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IDK about you guys, but after the all-star break this is all I have been waiting for. The end of the regular season didn't give me any new scouting on the Cavs and its all about the playoffs.

I need to see the Cavs impress this off-season or we have huge off-season questions the FO will need to answer.

I like us against the Magic and I hope the Cavs use them as momentum to get ready for the second round rather than this be a tooth-and-nail fight. I will be impressed if we win in 4-5, but I am realistically strapped for a 6-7 game series

I like this better than the 76ers or Heat.

In theory Mosely shouldn't out coach jb.

Their team is mostly inexperienced but i do think Suggs and Isaac are solid defenders and will cause some issues. On the other end, Banchero and F. Wagner will probably get off.

I really hope Morris doesn't have to break M. Wagner's jaw in this series but you know he'll press the limit.

It's not just that the Cavs avoided the Heat and the Sixers, it's that the Celtics will more than likely go through one or the other before facing us. If we can't get out of the first round against a young and inexperienced Magic team, then I'm probably trading both Allen and Mitchell. Reset around Garland and Mobley.

jbk1234 wrote:It's not just that the Cavs avoided the Heat and the Sixers, it's that the Celtics will more than likely go through one or the other before facing us. If we can't get out of the first round against a young and inexperienced Magic team, then I'm probably trading both Allen and Mitchell. Reset around Garland and Mobley.

It wouldn't be a bad strategy with how young Mobley and Garland still are.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:It's not just that the Cavs avoided the Heat and the Sixers, it's that the Celtics will more than likely go through one or the other before facing us. If we can't get out of the first round against a young and inexperienced Magic team, then I'm probably trading both Allen and Mitchell. Reset around Garland and Mobley.

It wouldn't be a bad strategy with how young Mobley and Garland still are.

We have a week to prepare and heal up. We have a series to build momentum and confidence. Assuming we win, I don't hate how we match up with the Celtics.

jbk1234 wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:It's not just that the Cavs avoided the Heat and the Sixers, it's that the Celtics will more than likely go through one or the other before facing us. If we can't get out of the first round against a young and inexperienced Magic team, then I'm probably trading both Allen and Mitchell. Reset around Garland and Mobley.

It wouldn't be a bad strategy with how young Mobley and Garland still are.

We have a week to prepare and heal up. We have a series to build momentum and confidence. Assuming we win, I don't hate how we match up with the Celtics.

Gotta take it a series at a time but shoot if they were able to beat the Celtics, no one else should be able to stop em, those guys have been juggernauts.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:It wouldn't be a bad strategy with how young Mobley and Garland still are.

We have a week to prepare and heal up. We have a series to build momentum and confidence. Assuming we win, I don't hate how we match up with the Celtics.

Gotta take it a series at a time but shoot if they were able to beat the Celtics, no one else should be able to stop em, those guys have been juggernauts.

We've matched up oddly well with the Celts the last few years. I wouldn't bet on us winning, but I think it'd at least be competitive

Don't want to get ahead of ourselves tho. Seeing a lot of predictions for Magic winning in 5-6 games

ijspeelman wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:
We have a week to prepare and heal up. We have a series to build momentum and confidence. Assuming we win, I don't hate how we match up with the Celtics.

Gotta take it a series at a time but shoot if they were able to beat the Celtics, no one else should be able to stop em, those guys have been juggernauts.

We've matched up oddly well with the Celts the last few years. I wouldn't bet on us winning, but I think it'd at least be competitive

Don't want to get ahead of ourselves tho. Seeing a lot of predictions for Magic winning in 5-6 games

I really wouldn't be shocked if the Magic pulled off the series victory. I would be highly disappointed if they did though.

Idc if Mitchell still doesn't extend, I just want a series win, without LeBron. It's been far too long.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:Gotta take it a series at a time but shoot if they were able to beat the Celtics, no one else should be able to stop em, those guys have been juggernauts.

We've matched up oddly well with the Celts the last few years. I wouldn't bet on us winning, but I think it'd at least be competitive

Don't want to get ahead of ourselves tho. Seeing a lot of predictions for Magic winning in 5-6 games

I really wouldn't be shocked if the Magic pulled off the series victory. I would be highly disappointed if they did though.

Idc if Mitchell still doesn't extend, I just want a series win, without LeBron. It's been far too long.

This series loss would definitely be worse than last years, but I agree that its 100% possible.

I just want to see this team take charge and dispatch the Magic somewhat quickly. We split the season series this year and swept the series last year.

ijspeelman wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:
We've matched up oddly well with the Celts the last few years. I wouldn't bet on us winning, but I think it'd at least be competitive

Don't want to get ahead of ourselves tho. Seeing a lot of predictions for Magic winning in 5-6 games

I really wouldn't be shocked if the Magic pulled off the series victory. I would be highly disappointed if they did though.

Idc if Mitchell still doesn't extend, I just want a series win, without LeBron. It's been far too long.

This series loss would definitely be worse than last years, but I agree that its 100% possible.

I just want to see this team take charge and dispatch the Magic somewhat quickly. We split the season series this year and swept the series last year.

I think it's really hard to take anything away from those regular season games, since we were always missing guys, outside of that first one.

Biggest problem for this team is staying healthy.

JonFromVA wrote:Biggest problem for this team is staying healthy.

I think it's probably 1a/1b with jb being their head coach lol

JonFromVA wrote:Biggest problem for this team is staying healthy.

We are lucky at this point that basically all of our normal rotation (besides Wade) are available to play for the first game

Fell into the pre-sale trap and will be there during game 1

ijspeelman wrote:Fell into the pre-sale trap and will be there during game 1

What time do you think they will tip on Saturday?

ijspeelman wrote:

JonFromVA wrote:Biggest problem for this team is staying healthy.

We are lucky at this point that basically all of our normal rotation (besides Wade) are available to play for the first game

Honestly Wade's importance is pretty huge in both this matchup as a defender against Paolo/Franz and in a potential second round matchup against Tatum.

ijspeelman wrote:

JonFromVA wrote:Biggest problem for this team is staying healthy.

We are lucky at this point that basically all of our normal rotation (besides Wade) are available to play for the first game

I'm predicting Mitchell will aggravate his knee when Garland trips and falls eye first in to it...

JujitsuFlip wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:Fell into the pre-sale trap and will be there during game 1

What time do you think they will tip on Saturday?

One of 1pm, 3:30pm, or 6 pm. If I had to guess, 1 or 3:30 based on the match-up