Cleveland Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz - Game Thread
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:00 PM MST
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Utah Jazz, Jan 24, 2009 7:00 PM MST
The stars are out tonight in Utah. With the annual Sundance film festival going on, there have been a lot of requests from Hollywood for tickets to the game. According to the local news, they're trying to work things out with courtside season ticket holders. That's an idea if you're looking to by season tickets. You can sell a couple of games a year to actors and pay for most of your cost. Hmmm.
Last year, I went when the Jazz played the Clippers. John Malcovich was in attendance. And in true LA fashion, he arrived just before the second quarter and left shortly after the fourth had begun.
The other star in town is none other than LeBron James. Maybe time has dimmed my memory, but I don't recall Jordan taking as many steps as James does and getting away with it. Check out some youtube highlights.
The Cavs are ones of the best teams in the league and will be one of the best tests we have this year at home. Last year the Jazz have Cavs had some pretty tight games including a basket-to-basket hoop by Deron last year at the ESA to win at the buzzer.
So to pre-empt Bolerjack, Buckle Up!
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Take a drink for every James travel
and star call
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:08 PM MST reply actions
does everyone realize
LBJ ripped that whole powder bit off from Garnett? Like, everyone knows this, right?
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Bad start.
Millsap needs to attack Wallace and Brewer needs to body up Lebron at least 15 feet out. He let him back him up about 8 feet away.
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D-WILL
Sick wit the crossover, missed the jumper, but I’ll take the 3-ball.
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That was a lucky shot by Wallace.
At least we know that Okur can help double all night.
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come on guys
if we lose to Bron Bron, fine. But don’t let Sideshow Bob beat us.
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awfully late whistle
p.s. Violet Palmer sighting. Is it just me or does she work an inordinate number of Jazz games?
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That is incorrectly called a charge if it's anyone but Lebron
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The first year she was in the league
She did a game against the Heat that I took my wife to. There wasn’t a possession without a foul called. My wife asked why I even like this game.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:24 PM MST up reply actions
Mo Williams is gonna start hitting those open 3s too.
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okay, seriously
Mop-head has eight points already. Frak me.
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And then another push off on the o-rebound. I am glad I don't have alcohol on hand.
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Anyone else's TV go red when they showed Brown?
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:27 PM MST reply actions
Or else a native american. That's not politically correct.
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These Cleveland announcers are killing me.
They worship “L-Train”
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Love that guy. He is playing good ball in the D-league.
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Apparently you can go over the back
As long as you dunk it. Then it’s okay.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions
Luckily for the Cavs they took going over the back out of the rule book this offseason.
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HE'S CUT! THE RUSSIAN IS CUT!
you see! he’s NOT a machine!
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… just realized the inherent irony in that since a Ukrainian was the one to hit him.
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Too bad AK is on the bench
Wait, that doesn’t work.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:34 PM MST up reply actions
Here's the irony:
The Cleveland announcers just said: “Unfortunately for the Cavs, the refs have swallowed their whistles on this (Cav’s offensive) side of the court.” Oh that would explain why you don’t have the 3 offensive fouls you should have.
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The Cleveland telecast just showed that Eric Snow is one of the injured Cavs.
Doesn’t he cohost an NBA TV show? Probably because of his hurt left knee.
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Seriously. No NBA player has ever been killed and then come back to hit two straight shots.
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I have it. Not on speed dial anymore, but I have it.
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Which begs the question: would the Jazz be better off with Harding or Harpring on the team?
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um, what?
Korver pulls an accidental Kobe, off the backboard.
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It would be safe to say that Fess was responsible for that defensive 3 seconds.
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hmm
a bunch of dribbling, leading to a 21-footer from Brev Brev, is not the best idea.
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The refs are mistaking Hickson for Lebron down low, cuz he is getting some sweet calls.
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nice to see
that JJ Hickson gets more benefit of the doubt than Paulie. Seriously, who do we have to bribe to get him a little cred?
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We are playing smart defense on Lebron though.
But right now the other Cavs are killing us.
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Lebron has 15 points on 6-12 shooting, with 5 boards and 4 assists. That doesn’t seem like smart defense.
I know what you’re saying, and it actually does feel like we’re playing okay against him. But the numbers say otherwise.
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you're right, though
it’s the 8 from Varejao we can’t afford.
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Well with him, you have to look at the defense. He put up 24 on the Blazers the other night and they played perfect defense on him.
But since the first two makes or so, we have forced him into jumpers.
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Okur is looking awful tonight. Trying way too hard.
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And now he is out the rest of the half. I wish we had something better coming in now.
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A good ref would have let us finish our fast break before calling a technical.
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He did get a piece of it
But the Cav was called for something else prior.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:51 PM MST up reply actions
don't think so.
but it doesn’t matter. The Koof will not be stopped. It will block all your shot attempts. It will get your rebounds. It will eat your children. Fear The Koof.
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He is most definitely the most dominating player in the game right now. Best player, MVP, all of it. The Kobe lovers can't let it go.
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I mean, think of it this way. Who are you, as an opposing team's fan, most scared of? No question for me.
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Yep
We’re in for another decade of dominance
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:52 PM MST up reply actions
My wife just saw Varejao
And asked who was the girl?
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:51 PM MST reply actions
Yep
On the three point attempt nonetheless.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:54 PM MST up reply actions
check higher in the thread
BBJ likened him to Tonya Harding.
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I'll be honest. I miss Danielle's comments on KK. Does she know that they have the internet in Texas?
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lol
KK tries to dunk. You’ve got to laugh, really. Idiot.
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He can dunk. But sometimes a layup is a better option. Like that time.
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THE KOOF WILL RUN THE FLOOR AND MAKE ALL YOUR LAYUPS
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You can't stop him
You can only hope to contain him.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 7:58 PM MST up reply actions
I've heard Wally Szerb is a turd as a teammate...
Anyone else hear that? Just curious during the commercial…
Lots of Cleveland media outlets think that we would give up AK for Szerb.
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That's just a salary dump...
..and it fits Utah because Wally is white. (in the media’s whitey bias)
We should employ the hack-a-Wallace strategy. Especially when he is about to make a layup.
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How's that not continuation?
And that’s how you handle getting hit in the face.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:01 PM MST reply actions
I like Harpring on Lebron. I can't believe I said that.
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I know, kids. I'm scared too.
(looks around nervously.)
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the meteor
they all cram into Flanders’ bomb shelter.
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Really? I think he says it after something unexpected happens.
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Doesn't he say that when Marge snaps?
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:06 PM MST up reply actions
LISA
I can’t believe that extra-thick layer of pollution that I’ve picketed against is what burned up the comet.
BART
But what’s really amazing, is that this is exactly what Dad said would happen.
LISA
Yeah, Dad was right…
HOMER
I know, kids. I’m scared too!
Fade to credits.
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/scripts/barts-comet.php
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And it was in the meteor. I just thought you meant that he says it in the bomb shelter.
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He's getting under L-Train's skin and I like it.
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Sic him Harp
LeBron is getting bothered.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:02 PM MST reply actions
Probably screams it when he visits the phyical therapist
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:05 PM MST up reply actions
Or when the doctor says, "you'll be out another week."
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Or when he reads his favorite t-shirt, "Hold my trophy while I kiss your girlfriend."
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Okay
I officially hate James. He pushes off on his last drive and then complains when he doesn’t get a foul shot as well. He’s entered Kobe territory for me.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply actions
Totally agree.
Before this season, I really really liked him. He had a certain humility to him, actually. But his ego has been huge this season. I started getting super bothered when he wouldn’t admit that he travelled against the Hornets and called the “crab dribble”, a move that has been around for about 50 years, his move. He is trying to be a little too big now.
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Okay
How LBJ passed that out to the three-point line when he was falling out of bounds, behind the basket, on the other side of the court was impressive.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:10 PM MST reply actions
all in all
I’m pretty okay with that first half. Nothing from Memo, but surprising contributions from Tonya Harpring, The Koof and Korver.
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We made up 12 points in that second quarter.
And most impressively we did it with a spectacular defensive effort.
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Halftime comparison of young 7-footers
Koufos: 12:41, 1-3 shooting, 3 points, 4 rebs, 1 block
Fess: 3:46, 1-1 shooting, 2 points, 1 murder of LeBron
Both contributed nicely.
I like what I have seen from Fess. I actually think that his trip to Orem was better for him this time. He had some great games. ANd now I see more effort from him.
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And have you guys noticed that we have been outrebounded like 11 of the last 12 games.
We used to win the rebound battle about 75% of the time. That is one way that Boozer was really underrated. He got most of our defensive rebounds.
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I'm not sure about the numbers
but I think having CJ start also impacts it. AK would get more boards…
holy crap.
what a pass. I have never seen Deron make a better pass than that.
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Koufos needs to take more time when he is down low. He rushes his shots.
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Paulie!
nice tip-dunk.
On a side note… um, where did everyone go?
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They are all celebrities from Sundance at the game. Gotta beat the traffic.
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Nope...
the “memorize these 900 bones, ‘landmarks’ and angles of viewing by the quiz on Monday” type of anatomy.
If not for Deron and Millsap
we would be getting blown away.
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CJ!!!
Cry some more, Bron Bron. You hammered him. That was stupid, he had already beaten you.
Fun fact: that was LBJ’s first foul of the game. Wonderful.
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And the ref will be "dealt with" after the game
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:46 PM MST up reply actions
Although they did just say...
…Craig Ehlo does work for “nearby Gonzaga.” Love East Coast/Midwest biasers
aw man
not a bad call, poor Fes just couldn’t stop himself.
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YOU CAN"T CALL A CHARGE WHEN THE CHARGER STOPS
He made almost no contact with James. They need to change the way they call charges in this league. I think it is the #1 problem with NBA officiating.
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I agree. Knight hasn't looked good for about 6 games or so now.
I feel like I jinx players. AK has never been as good since I wrote that piece about how well he has been playing. And now Knight doesn’t look so good and I have been praising his game for awhile now.
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3rd quarter just like the first
Will the 4th be the same as the 2nd?
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:53 PM MST reply actions
If you think that's weird
Wait until until #5 comes back
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 8:57 PM MST up reply actions
Okay
I’ll retrain from saying bad things about Harp… for a while at least
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 9:01 PM MST reply actions
Wallace forearm shivered him in the back
Deron wasn’t looking at all.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 9:05 PM MST up reply actions
Wallace takes out Williams in the back
I think Tonya should return in kind.
by Basketball John on Jan 24, 2009 9:04 PM MST reply actions
He needs to shoot wide open 3s.
We don’t have anyone on the court who can create their own offense.
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And they yell it, just like the Cavs just hit the game winner to win the NBA championship.
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in all fairness
Boler yells every time anything happens.
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I think he gets that from SEC football broadcasting
if you don’t yell, no one can hear you over the loud crowds.
This will be the 2nd straight game that Okur has singlehandedly cost us the game.
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why
have we not driven right at Sideshow Bob? He has five fouls.
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Damn.
Memo.
I’m so disheartened. I can’t say anything else.
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You got one shot. One chance. His arms are heavy, knees weak, palms are sweaty. There's vomit on his sweater already. Mom's spaghetti.
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you transposed the first two phrases.
His palms are sweaty / knees weak, arms are heavy
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It's not like I have seen that movie like 30 times.
Okay, I have.
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This one is solely on Okur.
And the fact Deron got injured right when we were rolling.
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He was so good the second half of last season. And now he has stunk it up since his 43 point game.
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not entirely
only 8 against Houston, but had 22 and 23 in the two games before that.
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Some hurt worse than others.
Tomorrow is a must win. Along with almost every game left on our schedule.
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right
this loss I can get over — it’s painful, but I can handle it. We HAVE to beat the Nugz.
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I don't think it's overstating things
to say that tomorrow is a defining game for this season. We win, we have life, we have hope, we can recover, we can get healthy, we can make the playoffs, maybe win the division, maybe make some noise. We lose, we retreat, we get the feeling just isn’t our year, we fall too far behind, we have too much ground to make up, we fail.
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I would agree.
But only if Denver can stay healthy, which is a big if. Portland is going to falter like last year and if Denver loses a big guy, I think we still win the division by default and continue to get the 5th, I mean 4th, seed.
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I just switched over to the Blazers game and the first thing I heard the announcers say was.
“The Utah Jazz have just lost to the Cavs. This is a big game for the Blazers.”
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a couple of those
were tip-ins that didn’t fall. I don’t feel like he made poor shooting decisions. also, THE KOOF IS DISPLEASED AT YOUR CRITICISM.
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The Kouf played really well tonight. In fact, his 3-9 was exactly 3 times better than Okur. I was glad not to see Collins.
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Oh, well
didn’t see the game.
Just looking at the stats.
Maybe he needs help working on the tip-ins.
hey, over 300 comments in the game thread tonight.
True, a good two-thirds of those were me and Clark. But still!
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I was a little anxious about the game tonight, I guess. I get chatty when I get anxious.
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wasn't a criticism.
I post more than anyone. It actually makes for very entertaining re-reading.
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And the Jazz are totally breaking my heart right now.
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Drive By Cavs Fan Here
You guys have a tough team and should be even tougher when you get healthly. No offense but, I think LeBron was pissed about getting raked in the face. You can’t hurt him and he has a way of making a team pay for such things.
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Lebron put up some huge numbers, but only 13 points in the second half.
I actually thought we played him pretty tough and should have won the game. He was mad about that shot to the face, but he shouldn’t take it personally. Varejao and Williams were more responsible for this win than James.
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I agree to a point. Mo was money.........
but Every time 23 went out of the game it affected both the offense and defensive. He does so many things that go beyound points. Seems like he tipped a lot of passes and kept the ball alive for second chance points. Anyway…
Good luck the rest of the way. I am sure you will make noise in the playoffs.
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thanks for stopping by
yes, maybe we should have known better than to touch the King’s person at all. Foolish Jazz.
No, seriously, solid game both ways, and if Mo or Sasha make one fewer 3-ball, or Memo or Korver make one more, the Jazz win this one. Good luck to y’all, though — better you than Boston out East.
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And it's always a bad idea to shoot 66% from the free throw line.
We missed 7 of 21 free throws, which also means we only shot 3 freebies in the second half, most of that to do with a lack of attack and the Cleveland defense. But the saddest thing is that our players that we can expect to make free throws, missed them. Deron missed 3 and Brewer missed 3 in a row.
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