Cavs 09-10 Season (official thread)

[Magua]

I'm not seeing the arguement here. Jib's posts have made 100% sense and anyone trying to dispute his posting of "facts" needs to read more carefully. You're both posting facts. The difference being one of you is posting half of the facts(1-4 seeds) while the other is posting all of the facts(1-8 seeds). Like he said. the top 4 of each conference are playing the bottom 4 of each conference. Of course the West is going to have tougher 1st round series when the bottom 4 of the West are significantly better than the bottom 4 in the East. I didn't really think this required a lengthy debate, but once again internet message boards prove me wrong...

 

[tsteele316]

I'm not seeing the arguement here. Jib's posts have made 100% sense and anyone trying to dispute his posting of "facts" needs to read more carefully. You're both posting facts. The difference being one of you is posting half of the facts(1-4 seeds) while the other is posting all of the facts(1-8 seeds). Like he said. the top 4 of each conference are playing the bottom 4 of each conference. Of course the West is going to have tougher 1st round series when the bottom 4 of the West are significantly better than the bottom 4 in the East. I didn't really think this required a lengthy debate, but once again internet message boards prove me wrong...

no, it goes back to his constant whining about the cavs performance being more lackluster than say the lakers or mavericks for that matter and the level of competition being the latest excuse to give credence to his crybaby postings.

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

no, it goes back to his constant whining about the cavs performance being more lackluster than say the lakers or mavericks for that matter and the level of competition being the latest excuse to give credence to his crybaby postings.

Do you have jlb confused with scarletngray11? Looking back through the last few pages I am not sure I follow your assertion. Maybe I need to look back further, but...?

 

[jlb1705]

no, it goes back to his constant whining about the cavs performance being more lackluster than say the lakers or mavericks for that matter and the level of competition being the latest excuse to give credence to his crybaby postings.

All this coming from the person who blamed the refs for Game 3.

I think I'm the most optimistic person in this thread since the playoffs started. Maybe I'm just not doing that good a job of it, but I think the majority of my posts are speaking to the point that I think the Cavs are capable of playing better and and stand in complete control over whether or not they win a championship this year.

I don't think that in a series like this one that the officiating should matter. I think this is a team that should not be bothered by shots not falling when they have players capable of creating better shots than the ones they were just taking. I think this is a team that can beat anybody that comes their way as long as they don't allow themselves to be outworked. Their level of play from the first 3-1/2 games of this series is not their ceiling like it was the past few postseasons.

 

[Magua]

no, it goes back to his constant whining about the cavs performance being more lackluster than say the lakers or mavericks for that matter and the level of competition being the latest excuse to give credence to his crybaby postings.

It has been somewhat lackluster in the first 3 1/2 games. Look at our effort/efficiency on the defensive end as a prime example...

 

[Buckeye86]

maybe it would be better if Cleveland went back to sucking at everything? at least then the fans can unite behind something

 

[tsteele316]

It has been somewhat lackluster in the first 3 1/2 games. Look at our effort/efficiency on the defensive end as a prime example...

chicago is a team on fire, and has been for weeks. despite that, they've lost 3 games by double digits, including getting absolutely ghetto stomped at home. I don't see it. it's nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking.

 

[buckeyesin07]

chicago is a team on fire, and has been for weeks. despite that, they've lost 3 games by double digits, including getting absolutely ghetto stomped at home.

I agree with this, and I think it's something that's being overlooked. Chicago won 10 of 14 to get into the playoffs and has, in my opinion, played in the playoffs so far way better than any game I've seen them play in the regular season. Yet they're still down 3-1 in the series. So I'm not sure that the Cavs "only" being up 3-1 (with that one loss by only 2 points) is really cause for concern.

 

[exhawg]

Wasn't Chicago a 5 or 6 seed in the playoffs earlier in the season? They then had major injury problems and lost 10 in a row with their 3 best players out. I think the only Eastern playoff team that the Cavs would have swept this year are the Bucks with our without Bogut. I just want them to donkey punch the Bulls again tonight and open with the Celtics on Sunday. If Wade can pull out one more W all the better. Here's to Atlanta winning in 7 so that the Magic have to wait until Tuesday to start their second round series. Let them build up over a week of rust and give the Cavs a 2 day head start on their second round series.

 

[buckeyesin07]

If Wade can pull out one more W all the better. Here's to Atlanta winning in 7 so that the Magic have to wait until Tuesday to start their second round series. Let them build up over a week of rust and give the Cavs a 2 day head start on their second round series.

I'm not sure I follow you here. You say that if the Magic have to wait a week to start their second round series, then that'll build up a week of rust. But you also say that you want the Cavs to have a two day head start on their second round series. Wouldn't that mean that the Cavs will build up more rust when it comes to them facing the Magic in the 3rd round?

 

[y0yoyoin]

I think the only Eastern playoff team that the Cavs would have swept this year are the Bucks with our without Bogut.

i totally disagree with this...not sure if you watched us play the bucks during the regular season but it was not pretty...they remind me of a baby orlando team...good 3-point shooters with quick guards and a great center...i think the bucks could maybe take 2 in the series but i definitely wouldnt see the cavs sweeping them....and as far as the officiating in game 3, yes it was really bad but so was our defense and intensity...we got worked that game...the team that came out game 4 in the second half and the team that played game 3 are total opposites....if we could play the way we did in the 2nd half of game 4 theres no reason we shouldnt beat anyone we play every game

 

[exhawg]

I'm not sure I follow you here. You say that if the Magic have to wait a week to start their second round series, then that'll build up a week of rust. But you also say that you want the Cavs to have a two day head start on their second round series. Wouldn't that mean that the Cavs will build up more rust when it comes to them facing the Magic in the 3rd round?

Maybe I'm not making the most sense. I guess I think that a Magic/Hawks series (4-5 games) will take equal or fewer games to play than a Cavs-Celtics series (5-6 games) so a 2 day head start would allow the Cavs to play an extra game without the Magic getting to rest up before the Eastern finals. I think there's a fine line between rested and rusty. 3-4 days equals rested. 5 or more days equals rusty. I'm not sure if that makes any more since that my original post.

 

[Meyer]

LeBron's gonna put on a show tonight to close this one out.

 

[buchtelgrad04]

LeBron's gonna put on a show tonight to close this one out.

Link?

 

[jlb1705]

Link?