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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:47 pm
Bryce James entering his senior year of high school next year might factor into LeBron staying in LA one more season.
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toooskies wrote:Bryce James entering his senior year of high school next year might factor into LeBron staying in LA one more season.
toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
toooskies wrote:ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
My only seeding desire is to not play the Sixers with a healthy Embiid in the first round.
Gotta be careful what ya wish for because with the Cavs making zero trades and shunning away buyout guys, the core who will play in a tightened playoff rotation is very similar to last season.ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
JujitsuFlip wrote:Gotta be careful what ya wish for because with the Cavs making zero trades and shunning away buyout guys, the core who will play in a tightened playoff rotation is very similar to last season.ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
Last thing ya wanna do is get bounced early 2 seasons in a row, especially by the same team. It is compunded by what Mitchell told Malika that winning is the only thing he's focused on in the short-term.
JujitsuFlip wrote:Gotta be careful what ya wish for because with the Cavs making zero trades and shunning away buyout guys, the core who will play in a tightened playoff rotation is very similar to last season.ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
Last thing ya wanna do is get bounced early 2 seasons in a row, especially by the same team. It is compunded by what Mitchell told Malika that winning is the only thing he's focused on in the short-term.
JonFromVA wrote:Curiously we're about the same home .vs. road. Maybe these guys truly are playing for each other and the fans don't much matter one way or another. Or perhaps they're even more fueled by the adversity of a road crowd than the comfort and cheers of a home crowd.
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:Curiously we're about the same home .vs. road. Maybe these guys truly are playing for each other and the fans don't much matter one way or another. Or perhaps they're even more fueled by the adversity of a road crowd than the comfort and cheers of a home crowd.
We started off at home with an 0-3 record because Garland and Allen missed the second, third, and fourth games of the season against OKC, IND, and NYK. Mitchell also missed the game against IND.
Kind of skews the whole thing.
JonFromVA wrote:toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:Curiously we're about the same home .vs. road. Maybe these guys truly are playing for each other and the fans don't much matter one way or another. Or perhaps they're even more fueled by the adversity of a road crowd than the comfort and cheers of a home crowd.
We started off at home with an 0-3 record because Garland and Allen missed the second, third, and fourth games of the season against OKC, IND, and NYK. Mitchell also missed the game against IND.
Kind of skews the whole thing.
Yet it doesn't change the fact we've been terrific on the road (#1 in the league), which is kind of weird for a young team.
In a good way, sure, but it may be telling us something about either the composure of our team or the strength of our road schedule.
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:toooskies wrote:We started off at home with an 0-3 record because Garland and Allen missed the second, third, and fourth games of the season against OKC, IND, and NYK. Mitchell also missed the game against IND.
Kind of skews the whole thing.
Yet it doesn't change the fact we've been terrific on the road (#1 in the league), which is kind of weird for a young team.
In a good way, sure, but it may be telling us something about either the composure of our team or the strength of our road schedule.
... Or maybe we didn't have a home-court advantage early in the year because of how many Cavs "fans" wanted to fire the coach or trade the best player.
ijspeelman wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Gotta be careful what ya wish for because with the Cavs making zero trades and shunning away buyout guys, the core who will play in a tightened playoff rotation is very similar to last season.ijspeelman wrote:
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
Last thing ya wanna do is get bounced early 2 seasons in a row, especially by the same team. It is compunded by what Mitchell told Malika that winning is the only thing he's focused on in the short-term.
I want to win against whatever opponent we get matched up against. If we lose, it feels like a failure no matter who we are against (especially in the first round). I don't think we are gunning for a championship this year so I am not necessarily rooting for an easy route to the conference finals
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:toooskies wrote:We started off at home with an 0-3 record because Garland and Allen missed the second, third, and fourth games of the season against OKC, IND, and NYK. Mitchell also missed the game against IND.
Kind of skews the whole thing.
Yet it doesn't change the fact we've been terrific on the road (#1 in the league), which is kind of weird for a young team.
In a good way, sure, but it may be telling us something about either the composure of our team or the strength of our road schedule.
... Or maybe we didn't have a home-court advantage early in the year because of how many Cavs "fans" wanted to fire the coach or trade the best player.
JujitsuFlip wrote:ijspeelman wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Gotta be careful what ya wish for because with the Cavs making zero trades and shunning away buyout guys, the core who will play in a tightened playoff rotation is very similar to last season.
Last thing ya wanna do is get bounced early 2 seasons in a row, especially by the same team. It is compunded by what Mitchell told Malika that winning is the only thing he's focused on in the short-term.
I want to win against whatever opponent we get matched up against. If we lose, it feels like a failure no matter who we are against (especially in the first round). I don't think we are gunning for a championship this year so I am not necessarily rooting for an easy route to the conference finals
Me too, more than anything, Cavs haven't won a series without LeBron in like 30+ years or something.
Yeah, agreed another 1st round loss probably ensures Mitchell doesn't extend. Doesn't mean they will trade him though, Koby has been very okay with being very passive this season. It doesn't even mean Jb will be gone, especially if the Cavs eclipse that 51 regular season win mark.
As it stands today the Cavs are currently matched up with the Heat, which I hate that matchup but nothing guarantees the Cavs will finish #2 then even if they do, the play-in has to happen.
toooskies wrote:ijspeelman wrote:toooskies wrote:Saw on wiretap that New York is optimistic that Randle will return this season-- which is really surprising to me because I thought he was only going to be out a few weeks.
I guess they tried to downplay his injuries for whatever reason... or they are just stating the obvious that he's coming back bc he's only out a few weeks.
Apparently, Mitchell Robinson hasn't been ruled out for post-season play either
A selfish part of me wants to play the Knicks early in the play-offs and win to expel the demons of last year, but also realize that we are some incredibly well-matched teams so maybe meeting in the 2nd round would be ok lol
My only seeding desire is to not play the Sixers with a healthy Embiid in the first round.
But the "playoffs going poorly" is a very subjective term.JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:ijspeelman wrote:
I want to win against whatever opponent we get matched up against. If we lose, it feels like a failure no matter who we are against (especially in the first round). I don't think we are gunning for a championship this year so I am not necessarily rooting for an easy route to the conference finals
Me too, more than anything, Cavs haven't won a series without LeBron in like 30+ years or something.
Yeah, agreed another 1st round loss probably ensures Mitchell doesn't extend. Doesn't mean they will trade him though, Koby has been very okay with being very passive this season. It doesn't even mean Jb will be gone, especially if the Cavs eclipse that 51 regular season win mark.
As it stands today the Cavs are currently matched up with the Heat, which I hate that matchup but nothing guarantees the Cavs will finish #2 then even if they do, the play-in has to happen.
I am not fond of firing a coach just to fire a coach. If the playoffs go poorly and we do fire JBB, I'm hoping we have someone back-channeled in mind. And if a specific coach is a pre-condition of Mitchell or Mobley being willing to extend, we'd have to consider that.
JBB is lined up to be the fall guy in case the team disappoints. I wonder if what the Bucks have gone through will inform our actions.
JujitsuFlip wrote:But the "playoffs going poorly" is a very subjective term.JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Me too, more than anything, Cavs haven't won a series without LeBron in like 30+ years or something.
Yeah, agreed another 1st round loss probably ensures Mitchell doesn't extend. Doesn't mean they will trade him though, Koby has been very okay with being very passive this season. It doesn't even mean Jb will be gone, especially if the Cavs eclipse that 51 regular season win mark.
As it stands today the Cavs are currently matched up with the Heat, which I hate that matchup but nothing guarantees the Cavs will finish #2 then even if they do, the play-in has to happen.
I am not fond of firing a coach just to fire a coach. If the playoffs go poorly and we do fire JBB, I'm hoping we have someone back-channeled in mind. And if a specific coach is a pre-condition of Mitchell or Mobley being willing to extend, we'd have to consider that.
JBB is lined up to be the fall guy in case the team disappoints. I wonder if what the Bucks have gone through will inform our actions.
What Mitchell thinks that means is important to his future.
What Koby thinks that means is important to Jb's future.
Potetinally what Dan thinks that means is important to Koby and Jb's future but i doubt it.
What the fan's think that mean isn't important but it could still vary from fan to fan.
I think Koby resting on his laurels based on a 20 game sample is foolish; especially since the opponent combined record is 448-646 (40.95% winning percentage). Sitting on his hands could come back to bite him in the butt.
Let's just wait until April and see if being passive was the correct move.toooskies wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:But the "playoffs going poorly" is a very subjective term.JonFromVA wrote:
I am not fond of firing a coach just to fire a coach. If the playoffs go poorly and we do fire JBB, I'm hoping we have someone back-channeled in mind. And if a specific coach is a pre-condition of Mitchell or Mobley being willing to extend, we'd have to consider that.
JBB is lined up to be the fall guy in case the team disappoints. I wonder if what the Bucks have gone through will inform our actions.
What Mitchell thinks that means is important to his future.
What Koby thinks that means is important to Jb's future.
Potetinally what Dan thinks that means is important to Koby and Jb's future but i doubt it.
What the fan's think that mean isn't important but it could still vary from fan to fan.
I think Koby resting on his laurels based on a 20 game sample is foolish; especially since the opponent combined record is 448-646 (40.95% winning percentage). Sitting on his hands could come back to bite him in the butt.
Name your move, describe why it would be beneficial and not mess up team chemistry, why the player would play in the rotation (or why they'd be happy on the bench), and why it would be worth whatever assets are going out.