2023-24 Season | Game #75 | Cavs @ Nuggets | March 31, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. | NBA TV

[bushwick_bill]

The sad thing is that Garland had some opportunities for shooting threes when he was wide open and barely looked at the basket

There is plenty not to like about this team right now at the moment. Cleveland and Chicago have the two worst records right now over the span of the last 10 games for the top 20 teams in the league... DG's lack of threes this afternoon has little relevance. He is among the top in the NBA since the All Star Break...

 

[Pierre Pan]

There is plenty not to like about this team right now at the moment. Cleveland and Chicago have the two worst records right now over the span of the last 10 games for the top 20 teams in the league... DG's lack of threes this afternoon has little relevance. He is among the top in the NBA since the All Star Break...

Well, his past shooting had little relevance for how he performed tonight which was dreadful. And obviously his shooting prowess post-All Star Break has had little correlation with the team winning which is the most important thing. You’ve stated it yourself above, as far as our record. Now you’re comparing us to the Bulls..who are a disaster. Yet , in March they’re 8-8 while we went 7-10; post All-Star, Bulls are 10-11 and we’re 9-13. So, obviously Garland being tops in the NBA in 3 point shooting means nothing.

Over the last 10 games , Garland is shooting 35% from 3 , which is significantly below the league average of 37%.

 

[bushwick_bill]

Well, his past shooting had little relevance for how he performed tonight which was dreadful. And obviously his shooting prowess post-All Star Break has had little correlation with the team winning which is the most important thing. You’ve stated it yourself above, as far as our record. Now you’re comparing us to the Bulls..who are a disaster. Yet , in March they’re 8-8 while we went 7-10; post All-Star, Bulls are 10-11 and we’re 9-13. So, obviously Garland being tops in the NBA in 3 point shooting means nothing.

Over the last 10 games , Garland is shooting 35% from 3 , which is significantly below the league average of 37%.

Entire team is not playing well and no one did this afternoon. DG's lack of three's this afternoon had zero impact on the outcome of this game this afternoon. The team right now has the same record as the Bulls over the last 10 games. I have zero idea what you are trying to argue here lol lol lol

 

[Pierre Pan]

Entire team is not playing well and no one did this afternoon. DG lack of three's this afternoon had zero impact on the outcome of this game this afternoon. The team right now has the same record as the Bulls over the last 10 games. I have zero idea what you are trying to argue with here lol lol lol

As being the highest paid player on the team and as you’ve stated such a prolific 3-point shooter, I’m suggesting that maybe , just maybe, he should perhaps score more than 5 points and perhaps attempt more than one three-point shot. If he had shot 7 for 10 from 3 like he did against the Phoenix Suns then perhaps the Cavs might have won. Mobley had his second consecutive 20 point game with 23 and 19 from JA against the league MVP while Darius Garland was being guarded by Reggie Jackson.

The Cavs were still in the game at the half and Garland contributed a big goose egg in the 2nd half and never scored over the last 34 + minutes of the game.

I’m not sure what game you were watching or maybe you weren’t watching at all or not until late in the second half when you first posted in the game thread

Just the facts as Jack Webb would say.

 

[bushwick_bill]

As being the highest paid player on the team and as you’ve stated such a prolific 3-point shooter, I’m suggesting that maybe , just maybe, he should perhaps score more than 5 points and perhaps attempt more than one three-point shot. If he had shot 7 for 10 from 3 like he did against the Phoenix Suns then perhaps the Cavs might have won.

I stopped reading this nonsense after what I highlighted. You can hate on DG all you want to but this afternoon is not the game...Entire team was awful...

 

[Pierre Pan]

I stopped reading this nonsense after what I highlighted. You can hate on DG all you want to but this afternoon is the not game...Entire team was awful...

29 minutes of play, 5 points and 3 turnovers. Stating that this is a lousy performance is hardly an irrational statement in reference to your highest paid player. It’s his second lowest point total of the year surpassed only by his 4 point barrage against the Spurs in February. From my perspective, it seems like the perfect time to be critical of his performance

 

[Cassity14]

I stopped reading this nonsense after what I highlighted. You can hate on DG all you want to but this afternoon is the not game...Entire team was awful...

I disagree. The bigs both came to play today and the stats even show it. The guards were awful and Denver was ridiculously hot through 3 quarters, but it wasn't a teamwide issue.

Even LeVert played a great first half.

 

[bushwick_bill]

The sad thing is that Garland had some opportunities for shooting threes when he was wide open and barely looked at the basket

This was your comment.

I simply let you know his shooting or lack-of shooting was not the issue and the blame is to go all around this afteroon. They lost by 29 and it was competitive in the first half.

I do not care how critical you or others want to be of DG most of the time. I will chirp up when I see stuff I do not agree with and this right here I do not agree with.

This afternoon the blame is to go all around.

Joker put up numbers that have not been put up since 1965 - is that DG's fault?

Nuggets shot 21-33 from 3 65% - is that DG's fault?

Nuggets out-rebound the Cavs 11 -6 offensively and a staggering 40 -22 defensively. - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland gave up 35 points in the second quarter - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland gave up 36 points in the third quarter. - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland also had the FT shooting edge.

Cleveland got punked in the second half. Entire team not only DG.

Nuggets went on a run to close out the second and there was no turning back for them...

 

[Pierre Pan]

This was your comment.

I simply let you know his shooting or lack-of shooting was not the issue and the blame is to go all around this afteroon. They lost by 29 and it was competitive in the first half.

I do not care how critical you or others want to be of DG most of the time. I will chirp up when I see stuff I do not agree with and this right here I do not agree with.

This afternoon the blame is to go all around.

Joker put up numbers that have not been put up since 1965 - is that DG's fault?

Nuggets shot 21-33 from 3 65% - is that DG's fault?

Nuggets out-rebound the Cavs 11 -6 offensively and a staggering 40 -22 defensively. - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland gave up 35 points in the second quarter - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland gave up 36 points in the third quarter. - Is that DG's fault?

Cleveland also had the FT shooting edge.

Cleveland got punked in the second half. Entire team not only DG.

Nuggets went on a run to close out the second and there was no turning back for them...

Sometimes the inference gets misinterpreted over a message board. I was merely reinforcing and agreeing with your retweet of Chris Fedor’s post . I agree the entire team played poorly. Be well. Go Cavs

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

The sad thing is that Garland had some opportunities for shooting threes when he was wide open and barely looked at the basket

There must be some awareness on the part of the players that the guards can't dominate the ball, so you get Garland passing up shots to avoid it being "your turn/my turn" with Mitchell.

The ball distribution just doesn't flow naturally with both Mitchell and Garland on the court.

 

[Pierre Pan]

There must be some awareness on the part of the players that the guards can't dominate the ball, so you get Garland passing up shots to avoid it being "your turn/my turn" with Mitchell.

The ball distribution just doesn't flow naturally with both Mitchell and Garland on the court.

Agreed. Moreover, it certainly doesn’t help matters that Donovan is clearly far from 100%

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Agreed. Moreover, it certainly doesn’t help matters that Donovan is clearly far from 100%

Donovan is a shell of himself, Wade is out, Okoro was out, and CPJ, who scored 21 points on 10 shots when we played the Nuggets in Cleveland, was also out. This was not a game the Cavs could win, even with five made 3's from Darius. It still would have been a double-digit loss.

Nobody is going to beat the Nuggets in Denver when they go 21-for-33 from deep. We also don't match up well against them because our bigs are skinny and Jokic can just back them down under the rim. The way the game is reffed today the offensive player can just push his way to wherever he wants to go and even throw his shoulder into the defender's chest to create space. It gives big guys like Jokic an advantage.

Garland looks like he needs a couple of days off. He said something the other day about needing some practice time to "work on my craft".

Garland still can’t find his jump shot through 50 games. He can’t cut down on the career-high 3.1 turnovers he is averaging per game. He can’t find a rhythm because he can’t stop getting hit in the face, which sidelined him for over a month earlier this season. - Jimmy Watkins, March 30

In fact, Garland took an elbow to the face last night from 235-pound Aaron Gordon, which the refs reviewed for a flagrant foul. The Nuggets' announcers blamed it on Garland, saying that because he's only 6'1" his head is in the "elbow zone".

Over the last two weeks, Garland has played eight games, including five in seven nights and three in four nights. The Cavs declared their roster “exhausted” after Sunday’s loss to the Heat, and that was before playing three more games this week against the Hornets (twice) and Sixers.

Considering that workload, Garland deserves grace in his search for a rhythm just two months after returning from a broken jaw. And considering Garland’s place on any Mitchell-less scouting report, his offensive struggles — 14.6 points per game on 37.7% shooting over the last seven games entering Friday’s — deserve more context.

Just ask the man who usually commands the traps and best defenders....

“No,” Garland said when asked if he was 100% percent back. “That’s just the work I put in though. Get back in the gym. It’s been a rough little second stretch, just a lot of games. So when I have some time, (I will) get back in the gym. I’ll get back to work, back to my craft.” - Jimmy Watkins

 

[foucault87]

The Denver announcers suck which is unfortunate bc their team is fun

 

[LeQuit]

I honestly don’t see this team passing first round unless they are facing Atlanta or Chicago,but that as unreal as seeing snow in Arizona in the middle of summer.

 

[Beanie4Heisman]

I honestly don’t see this team passing first round unless they are facing Atlanta or Chicago,but that as unreal as seeing snow in Arizona in the middle of summer.

It's mostly because it's next to impossible to envision 4 games of the maximum effort and wit required due to there being literally no good vibes or things to build on after our guys have been so ran into the ground.

JBB is suddenly preaching about the importance of health, after all the starters have shown massive signs of regression in play from a season's worth of overutilization.

This was predicted by many of us here back in November already.