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I couldn't bring myself to vote for the Cavs this season, i actually didn't vote for anyone.

Previous years I'd always vote 5 Cavs, even though the 5th guy was always hard to figure out lol

I personally don't think the Cavs deserve any All-Stars but i can see Mitchell making it in, based on his PPG.

JujitsuFlip wrote:I couldn't bring myself to vote for the Cavs this season, i actually didn't vote for anyone.

Previous years I'd always vote 5 Cavs, even though the 5th guy was always hard to figure out lol

I personally don't think the Cavs deserve any All-Stars but i can see Mitchell making it in, based on his PPG.

Mitchell 100% deserves it, Mobley probs does based on his competition, but fair if he's not put in, too few games and slow start for Garland.

But yeah I haven't voted for all-stars all year. Mitchell 100% won't be starting. I assume it'll be Brown (and deservedly so, this year)

ijspeelman wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:I couldn't bring myself to vote for the Cavs this season, i actually didn't vote for anyone.

Previous years I'd always vote 5 Cavs, even though the 5th guy was always hard to figure out lol

I personally don't think the Cavs deserve any All-Stars but i can see Mitchell making it in, based on his PPG.

Mitchell 100% deserves it, Mobley probs does based on his competition, but fair if he's not put in, too few games and slow start for Garland.

But yeah I haven't voted for all-stars all year. Mitchell 100% won't be starting. I assume it'll be Brown (and deservedly so, this year)

Who knows, they switched it to position-less this season, very well could have several guards selected from the East and West starters.

I voted for Thomas have-mercy Bryant because I knew ijspeelman wanted me to.

jbk1234 wrote:I voted for Thomas have-mercy Bryant because I knew ijspeelman wanted me to.

And I voted for CPJ for his PNR defensive chops

How bad are Maxey and VJ gonna cook Garland and Mitchell tn? Shoot, even Grimes and McCain off the bench probably get some buckets.

Good luck trying to hide Garland tonight so he doesn't break your defense.

Edit: i forgot 280 pound Embiid prolly gonna steal Allen and Mobley's lunch all night. That's before 300 pound rebounding machine Drummond checks in.

This team is such a bad matchup for the Cavs, sucks both games are in Philly, terrible scheduling.

I see we are winning by 13 at half. Do I dare turn the game on?

ijspeelman wrote:I see we are winning by 13 at half. Do I dare turn the game on?

The ball movement and defense are making it a fun game to watch.

ijspeelman wrote:I see we are winning by 13 at half. Do I dare turn the game on?

Did you get Garland hurt.

Wasn't going for the reverse jinx but that works.

Sucks that Garland and Merrill both got hurt.

We were playing faster than them all night. Hunter wasn’t even a drag. Good D and unselfish O.

CPJ with the 3rd highest +/- today and 13 guys played, nice!

Watched a replay of the injury, did Garland literally just tear his ligament in his other foot now? He grabbed the front bottom which is where a turf toe injury would be.

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I see we are winning by 13 at half. Do I dare turn the game on?

Did you get Garland hurt.

I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

ijspeelman wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I see we are winning by 13 at half. Do I dare turn the game on?

Did you get Garland hurt.

I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

An ongoing problem across two different coaching staffs is that we don't have a guy who will dissuade other teams from playing recklessly against us, so other teams will regularly play recklessly against us.

Garland was yanked from behind to the ground by one Sixer and the other dove through him to get to the ball and there was no call. The officials tightened up the game afterwards, but the incentives for junking up the game against the Cavs aren't great.

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:
Did you get Garland hurt.

I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

An ongoing problem across two different coaching staffs is that we don't have a guy who will dissuade other teams from playing recklessly against us, so other teams will regularly play recklessly against us.

Garland was yanked from behind to the ground by one Sixer and the other dove through him to get to the ball and there was no call. The officials tightened up the game afterwards, but the incentives for junking up the game against the Cavs aren't great.

This team, through different ownerships, front offices and coaching staffs has not had any serviceable players that can or will dissuade other teams from intimidating other teams. Since the Price Daugherty Cavs there has been an over the hill Tree Rollins and an over the hill Kendrick Perkins. Nobody to protect Mark Price, nobody to protect Garland. Talented but soft nice guys aren't going to win anything. This is what makes watching this team frustrating for me. Sorry, had to vent/rant.

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:
Did you get Garland hurt.

I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

An ongoing problem across two different coaching staffs is that we don't have a guy who will dissuade other teams from playing recklessly against us, so other teams will regularly play recklessly against us.

Garland was yanked from behind to the ground by one Sixer and the other dove through him to get to the ball and there was no call. The officials tightened up the game afterwards, but the incentives for junking up the game against the Cavs aren't great.

Even if we did, the team prides itself on playing "ethical basketball" while NBA is encouraging physical play.

I mean, did you see the call they overturned where Mobley and Embiid smacked each other in the face and they called a loose ball foul on Mobley because they apparently decided his blow landed first (by a fraction of a second)?

Why did the refs ignore that Mobley was the defensive rebounder with great position and it was Embiid who was shoving in to Mobley to take the rebound away from him?

JonFromVA wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

An ongoing problem across two different coaching staffs is that we don't have a guy who will dissuade other teams from playing recklessly against us, so other teams will regularly play recklessly against us.

Garland was yanked from behind to the ground by one Sixer and the other dove through him to get to the ball and there was no call. The officials tightened up the game afterwards, but the incentives for junking up the game against the Cavs aren't great.

Even if we did, the team prides itself on playing "ethical basketball" while NBA is encouraging physical play.

I mean, did you see the call they overturned where Mobley and Embiid smacked each other in the face and they called a loose ball foul on Mobley because they apparently decided his blow landed first (by a fraction of a second)?

Why did the refs ignore that Mobley was the defensive rebounder with great position and it was Embiid who was shoving in to Mobley to take the rebound away from him?

I'm suggesting they fill that 15th spot with a guy who is capable of standing up for his teammates in the game when the reckless play is happening prior to someone getting injured. The only players capable of escalating in real time to stop play are Hunter, Mitchell, and Strus, but I've never seen them do it on behalf of a teammate.

The one time Allen set a hard screen to get an overly physical defender off Garland, he was ejected because JBB had a full blown meltdown (which was just absurd). If we're not going to address junking up the game, in real time, we need the guy on bench who makes the officials think about whether it's maybe time to tighten up the whistles, and the other team think about being on the receiving end of reckless play.

Not for nothing, but I expect my coach to watch the rest of the game from the locker room if my all star PG gets injured on a play like that and there's no call.

gflem wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I did not turn the game on so you cannot blame me. Maybe mentioning the game did it

I will probs go back and watch this one

An ongoing problem across two different coaching staffs is that we don't have a guy who will dissuade other teams from playing recklessly against us, so other teams will regularly play recklessly against us.

Garland was yanked from behind to the ground by one Sixer and the other dove through him to get to the ball and there was no call. The officials tightened up the game afterwards, but the incentives for junking up the game against the Cavs aren't great.

This team, through different ownerships, front offices and coaching staffs has not had any serviceable players that can or will dissuade other teams from intimidating other teams. Since the Price Daugherty Cavs there has been an over the hill Tree Rollins and an over the hill Kendrick Perkins. Nobody to protect Mark Price, nobody to protect Garland. Talented but soft nice guys aren't going to win anything. This is what makes watching this team frustrating for me. Sorry, had to vent/rant.

Being a fan of this team often feels like tuning in to watch your kid get bullied at school.