Cavs (3-3) at Celtics (3-4) Game 8 11/14/14

[SHAQATTACK]

Stevens was brain dead ......or following some pre formulated lineup that is stupid

He had very poor floor feel for this game tonight.

Game loss is on Stevens .....he has KO playing out of his mind ....and trying to do something different ?.......

Why not ...not play the law of average .....I though he was analytical ......any dummy can see the play is to keep Sully and KO attacking ......

I'm stumped .....did the man have a seizure

Very very very ..poor coaching during the last quarter .

[Beat LA]

Bizarre lineups in the fourth quarter.
I have no idea what Stevens was thinking.

I'm starting to wonder if Stevens ever thinks at all lol .  He's sure got some 'splainin to do .

[dreamgreen]

Sad part is I'm not that upset because when the third quarter ended I was certain they were going to lose the game. Young team with a young coach = falling apart, choking.

Until Brad figures out what players can finish off a game and coaches much better this is going to be a common theme.

[Kane3387]

This is a young team. Young teams often find it hard to close games. Growing Pains.

[Schintzius]

Sad part is I'm not that upset because when the third quarter ended I was certain they were going to lose the game. Young team with a young coach = falling apart, choking.

Right there with you.  As great as that 3rd quarter was, you could just tell there was going to be a Cavs run, or the Cs would implode.  Turns out both of those things happened.

Regardless, I was very, very impressed with KO.  That drive to the hoop midway through the third was exactly what he needs to do.  I want to see him MAD, not goofy.

[rondohondo]

This is a young team. Young teams often find it hard to close games. Growing Pains.

doesnt help when you ice our best scorers and put rondo on lebron in isolation of a tied game.....

[Cman]

This is a young team. Young teams often find it hard to close games. Growing Pains.

Yes. This reminds me of Celtics circa 2005-2006.

[86MaxwellSmart]

it tees me off to no end, that OUR announcers (Kyle Draper/Jessica Moran,etc) keep referring to Lebron as "King" James....Get out of here with that crap----Don't we get enough of it from ESPN--?

Really, a guy who Quit on 2 different teams after big losses----?   STOP___!!

 

[Snakehead]

How do you guys think that Turner played tonight?  I liked what he did out there, and 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists in 26 minutes off the bench is nothing to turn your nose up at.  Even though we lost, I loved our assist total of 34, especially to 14 turnovers, and no one committed more than 3 of them, so that's a definite improvement.  I'll take what I can get at this point.  Btw, I love how Joe Harris is getting calls as a rookie (sarcasm).  Wow

Turner had his moments but wasn't thrilled with his 4th quarter performance.

I hate watching him and I don't understand why he was in down the stretch.  The Cavs were going small?  Fine.  I don't care.  Olynyk needed to be in the game there.

Anyways, we played pretty well.  Don't want to be too down.

I do like Stevens overall but the way he messes with line ups at times I don't care for.  I'm not sure what he is seeing in Turner.  Or some others of you are.  I think he overdribbles and absolutely kills offensive flow in what otherwise is a pretty dang good offense with nice ball movement.

[eugen]

Stevens was brain dead ......or following some pre formulated lineup that is stupid

He had very poor floor feel for this game tonight.

Game loss is on Stevens .....he has KO playing out of his mind ....and trying to do something different ?.......

Why not ...not play the law of average .....I though he was analytical ......any dummy can see the play is to keep Sully and KO attacking ......

I'm stumped .....did the man have a seizure

Very very very ..poor coaching during the last quarter .

Stevens is not a real coach....

[j804]

This is a young team. Young teams often find it hard to close games. Growing Pains.

doesnt help when you ice our best scorers and put rondo on lebron in isolation of a tied game.....

this one kills me its was tied up with like 30 seconds and we put Rondo on an island on him smh

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Ugh. I'm trying to be patient with this young team, but tonight's result was discouraging—especially considering they blew a big lead in their previous game. Blowing a 19-point lead in one quarter? SMH.

I did have a feeling before the game that the "struggling" Cavs would find their groove against the Cs—because stuff like that just seems to happen a lot against Boston. I'm sure it happens just as much to other teams, but it seems like it happens more often to the Celtics—mediocre players have big games (Anthony Morrow), opponents cease their losing streaks, etc.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

How do you guys think that Turner played tonight?  I liked what he did out there, and 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists in 26 minutes off the bench is nothing to turn your nose up at.  Even though we lost, I loved our assist total of 34, especially to 14 turnovers, and no one committed more than 3 of them, so that's a definite improvement.  I'll take what I can get at this point.  Btw, I love how Joe Harris is getting calls as a rookie (sarcasm).  Wow

Turner had his moments but wasn't thrilled with his 4th quarter performance.

I hate watching him and I don't understand why he was in down the stretch.  The Cavs were going small?  Fine.  I don't care.  Olynyk needed to be in the game there.

Anyways, we played pretty well.  Don't want to be too down.

I do like Stevens overall but the way he messes with line ups at times I don't care for.  I'm not sure what he is seeing in Turner.  Or some others of you are.  I think he overdribbles and absolutely kills offensive flow in what otherwise is a pretty dang good offense with nice ball movement.

I certainly want to see good ball movement, but offense isn't this team's problem—you shouldn't lose when you score 121 points.

[Beat LA]

How do you guys think that Turner played tonight?  I liked what he did out there, and 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists in 26 minutes off the bench is nothing to turn your nose up at.  Even though we lost, I loved our assist total of 34, especially to 14 turnovers, and no one committed more than 3 of them, so that's a definite improvement.  I'll take what I can get at this point.  Btw, I love how Joe Harris is getting calls as a rookie (sarcasm).  Wow

Turner had his moments but wasn't thrilled with his 4th quarter performance.

I hate watching him and I don't understand why he was in down the stretch.  The Cavs were going small?  Fine.  I don't care.  Olynyk needed to be in the game there.

Anyways, we played pretty well.  Don't want to be too down.

I do like Stevens overall but the way he messes with line ups at times I don't care for.  I'm not sure what he is seeing in Turner.  Or some others of you are.  I think he overdribbles and absolutely kills offensive flow in what otherwise is a pretty dang good offense with nice ball movement.

I like him because of his offensive versatility.  Yes, he can be frustrating to watch at times, but when he gets the ball within 15 feet of the basket, he's pretty automatic, and I wish that we had gone to him in the post when he was being covered by Irving, who simply went off once Rondo was out of the game.  Attacking the guy who has it going can definitely take away from his offensive energy, and Kyrie is a pretty poor defensive player.  Getting back to Turner, though, now that I think about it, he should have taken the last shot, seeing as he's the only guy who can create his own offense.  Duh. 

Also, in addition to Turner being in the game without Rondo, I really felt that there was a crucial point of the game where Stevens had AB as his point guard .  Hello!!!  Ugh, that was terrible, and Bradley threw away another pass down the stretch.  Seriously bro, do you even coach?

[Surferdad]

How do you guys think that Turner played tonight?  I liked what he did out there, and 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists in 26 minutes off the bench is nothing to turn your nose up at.  Even though we lost, I loved our assist total of 34, especially to 14 turnovers, and no one committed more than 3 of them, so that's a definite improvement.  I'll take what I can get at this point.  Btw, I love how Joe Harris is getting calls as a rookie (sarcasm).  Wow

Turner had his moments but wasn't thrilled with his 4th quarter performance.

I hate watching him and I don't understand why he was in down the stretch.  The Cavs were going small?  Fine.  I don't care.  Olynyk needed to be in the game there.

Anyways, we played pretty well.  Don't want to be too down.

I do like Stevens overall but the way he messes with line ups at times I don't care for.  I'm not sure what he is seeing in Turner.  Or some others of you are.  I think he overdribbles and absolutely kills offensive flow in what otherwise is a pretty dang good offense with nice ball movement.

I like him because of his offensive versatility.  Yes, he can be frustrating to watch at times, but when he gets the ball within 15 feet of the basket, he's pretty automatic, and I wish that we had gone to him in the post when he was being covered by Irving, who simply went off once Rondo was out of the game.  Attacking the guy who has it going can definitely take away from his offensive energy, and Kyrie is a pretty poor defensive player.  Getting back to Turner, though, now that I think about it, he should have taken the last shot, seeing as he's the only guy who can create his own offense.  Duh. 

Also, in addition to Turner being in the game without Rondo, I really felt that there was a crucial point of the game where Stevens had AB as his point guard .  Hello!!!  Ugh, that was terrible, and Bradley threw away another pass down the stretch.  Seriously bro, do you even coach?

Stevens also has to pull back the reigns of Tuner taking 3's. He took 2 tonight and missed both badly.  He's a mid-range shooter, 12-18 feet.

Rotations generally tonight were puzzling at times both in front court and backcourt.