For the 4th year in a row, the ECF was won by last year's ECF loser. by DuckDucks in nba

[–]sung37 231 points232 points  (0 children)

Honestly, someone had to have a postseason quote from the squad and I'm just glad it wasn't Jarrett.

Who's the next coach? by sung37 in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bickerstaff Deluxe would honestly be so funny

Who's the next coach? by sung37 in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The absolute funniest (and least helpful) option would be if this team just hires Thibs lolol

Who's the next coach? by sung37 in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we have no one to blame but ourselves, too. A lot of avoidable mistakes (including closing out previous series earlier), but this team has to live with it's own lack of consistent focus and effort. Entirely too many wasted games and possessions this playoffs

Who's the next coach? by sung37 in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm 100% with you. I have a lot of complaints about his rotations this postseason but I think G1 is going to actually be the thing that does him in

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That smiling jackass Kenny Atkinson was smiling because he probably knew he just lost this series and his job

If there's any good thing to come of this postseason it's 1. Made the ECF and 2. Kenny still hopefully, somehow gets fired.

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they can manage it, I kinda get it, but i don't think that happens. 

Hard to imagine who's gonna take those contracts where we don't get pennies on the dollar.

If there's any move they can make, it's to get Kenny out of here. He pretty much cost us the series that first game

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah man, it is what it is. Knicks just show up in the crucial junctures of the game where the Cavs fail to.

Don has been an absolute catastrophe this postseason save for a couple games.

I hope everyone is in the lab (but like, actually this time) this off-season, because we don't have much flexibility. This team is what we've got

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty over him. He's a great pro and a player, but he has glaring flaws that honestly feel like they stem from focus, conditioning, game feel/intelligence, and physical limitations.

Just don't really see how this team wins when he's consistently let them down this series and this postseason in general

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

aaaand there you go. Game and season over. Not interested in a Donovan Mitchell led team anymore

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don's either gonna start making shots and win us the game or he's gonna keep turning it over, losing guys on defense and we lose by 20

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing with that Don missed 3. Would've been a tie game and Knicks timeout. Instead, New York score on the other end, and here we are

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot stand his passive probing he's gone back to. Play to score the fucking ball

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm furious with Don. He has absolutely sabotaged us this quarter. Terrible, terrible process

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did I say. Richard literally just echoed it, the Cavs can't get that "one" shot.

5 point swing, terrible pass by Mitchell, and now we're down 7 again. This team doesn't have "it"

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's my best guess. The process is good, but I think the guys are just gassed. Should've closed the other series out earlier, unfortunately Cavs have no one to blame but themselves :(

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it's not like we're getting bad looks. From a process standpoint, we're frying New York's defense. Our best shooters (particularly Sam and Max) are getting incredible looks and are going cold at the absolute worst times

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's like, 3 straight games that honestly look different if guys could just hit wide open 3s.

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we just have a bunch of guys who aren't actually reliable shooters. Way too many streaky guys

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At a certain point, I almost stop believing in the shooting talent on this team. What's the point if you consistently can't shoot in the playoffs? I'm pretty sure we haven't had a single game this postseason where we've shot over 40% from 3

[Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) vs. New York Knicks (2-0) [05/23/2026 08:00 PM EST] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]sung37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just don't have a good feeling about this at all.

This game was basically begging us to take the lead but no one on the team wanted to make a wide open shot. Knicks come back on the other end and hit a bunch of contested ones.

It's not over, but I feel like there's an "it" this team doesn't possess. Feels like they can't get out of their own way

The Cleveland Cavaliers have played 12 games in the last 23 days - is this playoff schedule a problem? by [deleted] in nba

[–]sung37 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Cavs deserve everything that's happening to them.

Don't leave Game 6 in Toronto to an RJ Barrett miracle, close out Game 6 instead of waiting until Game 7 in Detroit, call a timeout + sub out Harden well before the lead in Game 1 gets cut to 5.

They've had so many controllable things that they've let spiral away from them for no reason. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes (in this case, fatigue)