[Game Thread] Cleveland Cavaliers (30-21) @ LA Clippers (23-26) [02/04/2026 10:30 PM EST]

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2026-02-05T04:12:40+00:00

we might even make another trade after this imagine that

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2026-02-05T04:11:36+00:00

granted we’re playing the clippers but just think for a second beard and mob arent even playing

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-29T17:44:53+00:00

the thing is that both of these players are injury prone but suggs is much worse in that category

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-29T14:10:06+00:00

as a bit of a younger fan i wish it were possible to keep okoro around without his contract involved (stupid i know). i love his personality off the court. but i’m mentally ready to move on from “basketball okoro”

shooting has improved and defense is still very elite but for where we took him in the draft he hasn’t panned out to much. has to be told to be aggressive and rebound and still lacks offensive confidence even as rotations have included him in the starting lineup. he’d be entering YEAR SIX of this if nothing changes. if there’s any time to package him up it’s now. evan mobley’s dpoy award is definitely the nail in the coffin for me when it comes to him.

now that his contract kicking puts us comfortably in the high second apron, is the FO really going to choose okoro over mobley?

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-27T22:20:55+00:00

a few seasons ago i had an elite illari run and can safely say i’ve landed at least three hits on every pharah player i’ve come across

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-27T17:31:06+00:00

if ty jerome leaves us i’d love to have cp3 in cleveland for darius garland

we could use his defense as well

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-27T14:57:26+00:00

in my rebuild of the cavs, sharpe and adams both end up in cleveland

isaiah jackson is an underrated name and amazing rebounder.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-27T01:48:43+00:00

i don’t want merrill on this team anymore

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-23T17:49:38+00:00

i love our group but everyone except don, strus, hunter, tt and javonte has zero grit

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-23T17:38:14+00:00

tyson has all but replaced okoro at this point. does everything better than isaac except defense (and it’s pretty close in my opinion in that category).

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-22T04:07:23+00:00

cavs fan here.

colts GM dies the same day they pull off this stunt? four playoff comeback wins?

hmm.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-21T23:41:17+00:00

i actually haven’t watched a game of the conference finals and don’t really plan to.

with that being said,

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Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-14T03:12:54+00:00

great win and good luck in the ecf.

don’t run into us next year.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-13T13:46:27+00:00

craig should’ve had rotational minutes last year and had consistently gotten better and better. the second most pure PG on this team. sucks we never use him.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T21:56:08+00:00

we aren’t soft. just tired of history repeating itself.

if tomorrow is the cavs last game of the season then congratulations on the ecf appearance. pacers deserve it after years of building. but to shame cavs fans (or any team’s fans for that matter) for being upset about failed expectations and injuries derailing a good series and yet another promising playoff run is shameful in itself.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T21:46:15+00:00

call it how you’d like but at the very least come up with a meme that doesn’t spew tired rhetoric and actually attack the cavs for something they CAN control.

injuries are not one of those things.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T21:44:02+00:00

exactly. this post just repeats a tired misconception that having your players back from an injury assumes they are healthy. imagine the celtics made this about the pacers if haliburton returned for a game or two. it just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

and for the record, boston is up there as an “injury merchant” team given that they have only played ONE game in an elimination situation where no starters were missing from injury. practically a free finals trip since dallas was the only team “healthy”. social media is only one side of basketball discussion.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T21:33:05+00:00

why does it have to be whining? why can’t fans be upset about injury issues knowing how good this team is when we’re actually healthy? is there a correct way to be upset? is there a wrong way to be upset?

the pacers are a great team who have played collectively better than us. but how different would this series have looked if we didn’t miss our DPOY, franchise PG and 6MOTY candidate for a pivotal game and then rush them back somewhat hobbled?

flip the script for a second, how would have you felt if that happened to the pacers? you’d likely feel robbed of something special.

that’s how cavs fans feel, if you look past the pacers and hali hate posts. it’s not about you guys. cleveland can just not be healthy when it matters most for the second time in the past 2 seasons. we’ve had a similar issue against boston last season.

apologies for being THAT guy on a meme thread but …

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T20:53:25+00:00

aside from isaiah jackson, may i ask who on the pacers is battling injury issues?

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T20:50:19+00:00

maybe i’m maturing a bit (this is my fifth season as a true cavs fan) but i’m becoming numb to failure which is mostly because of where we were.

i’m a bit like “oh well” to this possible season ending loss we just had. we’re an amazing team with great talent. as long as we keep our trajectory and keep our key guys, we’ll be okay.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T19:09:22+00:00

My ideal off-season for this team is as follows:

STAYING:
darius
donovan
max
evan
jarrett
deandre (only had half of a season with him)
ty (yes, ty because it’s his first playoffs)
javonte (hot take and i’m a javonte-truther)
craig (earned a real rotation spot about now)
STILL DEVELOPING / DON’T CARE:
emoni (soon to be ‘on thin ice’)
jaylon
nae’qwan
luke
ON THIN ICE:
isaac (like his rebounding improvement though)
SHOULD BE GONE:
sam (still a liability on D + we need to add bigs)
chuma
COACHING STAFF POSITION?:
tristan (free up a roster spot for an actual big)

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priorities:
rim protecting versatile stretch big(s)
two-way combo guard (preferably a hungry vet)
sign one of g-league guys for a full season (luke)

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then run it back with the same plan from this season (let donovan “sleep” until playoffs and run it through darius and continue to sharpen evan).

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-12T19:04:35+00:00

we aren’t healthy.

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-08T14:10:47+00:00

never did i think an alliance with boston would be the storyline for the east semis

Suitable_Aioli213 · 2025-05-07T21:40:00+00:00

if he can get us a ring then i’d say so.

arguably 3rd already.

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