hah how the fuck does he not get tossed sets a pick by nailing a guy around the neck then hits him in the face during altercation
Olynyk trapped his arm to keep him from getting reb and it pulled Love's arm out of the socket whether it was to hurt or just to keep from getting the board is up for debate
i kind of hope this goes back to cleveland and our fans are in full white trash bottle tossing mode. and we run them off the floor so we can spend a quarter with the scrubs in to goon it up. if olynyk still breathes when this series is finished, i'll consider it a failure.
You would think by now the officials would have figured out their help isn't going to change anything.
Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN 6m6 minutes ago Nothing will be known for sure until MRI but word within Cavs team tonight is Kevin Love likely out a minimum of 2 weeks.
From Windhorst: Nothing will be known for sure until MRI but word within Cavs team tonight is Kevin Love likely out a minimum of 2 weeks.
Ya I'm mad at Olynyk for being a shithead but honestly.... Fuck the refs for having 0 handle on that game at all from start to finish
Kevin Love's shoulder injury has officially been diagnosed as "an acute anterior inferior glenohumeral dislocation with the corresponding ligament/labrum tearing and humeral head bone bruising." He is out for the entire second round, and his status will be updated in a few days.
Cleveland sports! looking forward to the lebron post-decision treatment the fans give olynyk next season. hopefully they make him cry. also hopefully his heart gives out and he dies on the court.
JR is lucky he only got two games. Not that I thought he deserved more, just surprised the league didnt come down harder.
We've seen how they fair against Chicago without Love already this season. There was no spacing on the court, they double teamed LeBron & Kyrie every time they got the ball and collapsed the driving lanes. I expect them to exploit the middle and try to get Mozgov into foul trouble early, here's where having a competent backup at the 5 would be nice. Perkins is pretty worthless beyond 6 extra fouls. This is where we see what Blatt is made of. Can he coach his team up to get them through this?
They're probably not going to lose to Milwaukee but their play against them has been less than inspiring
They should just play small and make Chicago match up with them. Play Lebron at the 4 and put 3 shooters around him, that's their best chance imo. Like Riot said if they simply plug Thompson in for Love there's no spacing for Bron and Kyrie to drive to the basket. The first two games without JR are going to suck. Going to see a lot more of Jones, Delly and the corpses of Marion and Miller.
Problem with small ball is that puts Noah on LeBron and he's got enough length to cause him issues. This isn't the LeBron of years past. He's lost some of his handles. It looks like his reaction time is just a step slower at this point and his mind hasn't caught up or slowed up to match it yet. I'd like to see more of Shump than any of the others. They can stick him on Butler and just make him focus on defense. Between LeBron, Kyrie, and T-Moz they'll be fine offensively. I hate to say it but it's a toss up series at this point.
Healthy D-Rose, front court depth, Butler looking like he's making a leap, and we just lost our 3rd best player for the entire series at a minimum. Chicago's roster as constructed is the perfect storm for Cleveland without Love.
If Lebron plays the 4 though I don't see how the Bulls can play Noah and Gasol together. Noah is certainly long but he is a shell of his former self right now due to injuries and wouldn't be able to stay in front of Lebron without fouling. He's basically just out there right now to play defense and rebound. He's gotten a decent amount of assists in this Bucks series but he's not a threat to score, he's shooting a career low this season. I would assume if Lebron plays the 4 they would play more Gibson and Mirotic at the 4 and only one of Gasol or Noah. Gibson can somewhat match up with Lebron though he's also battling injuries right now. Mirotic could obviously not check Lebron but in that lineup they'd likely put him on whoever is playing the three and have Butler guard Lebron. I just wouldn't want to play two bigs against the Bulls because it plays right into how they want to play. It would be different if the Cavs had another stretch 4 but they don't. They also need to play way the hell off Rose at all times and let him shoot any jumper he wants. Shump is going to be huge in these first two games because I assume he'll be starting at the 2. He'll obviously need to play great defense on Butler and possibly even Rose but he'll also need to knock down some three's because you know he'll get some open looks off of Lebron and Kyrie penetration. Butler and Pau are going to get theirs so I think the biggest thing for this series is to make Rose take as many shots as possible to get his points and then try to keep any of their role players from going off. Can't let more then one of Dunleavy, Mirotic, Gibson, Snell or Brooks get 12+ points.
It should also be pointed out that I am a sports fatalist when it comes to injuries on my sports teams.
David Griffin says Love is probably done for the year. I thought we had the team to win it this year, damn it.
Knew it was probably coming, but confirmation is still shitty. Fucking Olynyk. Thought the stat was obviously worth noting. ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 1h1 hour ago Kevin Love out 4-6 months Cavs net efficiency: With Love on floor: +6.6 (on par with Spurs) With Love on bench: -1.5 (on par with Pistons)