Cavs: the Podcast

Nate and EG hopped in the podcast booth after a wild Bucks game to podcap about what worked for the Cavs, what didn't, and why we didn't feel too bad about this loss. Kevin Love's fourth quarter absence seemed odd to both of us given his 21-10 line in just 30 minutes, the Cavs' inability to rebound, and Jae Crowder's 0-5 brickfest from behind the arc. But we marveled at LeBron&...

Nate Smith, Tom Pestak, and Elijah Kim hopped in the podcast booth to discuss the game, the last week of Cavs' games, and what this "sustained period of excellence" means. We discussed LeBron's excellence, his ability to find the middle gear between chill mode and beast mode, and how he seems more engaged this season. We also talked about what the Cavs will look like when Isaiah Th...

What was supposed to be a short and sweet podcapping of the Cavaliers’ 13th straight victory to tie the franchise record, turned into one of the longest in the tooth… most winding… down the rabbitholiest stream of consciousness recordings in C:tB history. Sure, there’s plenty of discussion about how the Cavs woke from their slumber in the first half to fight and claw their way back against the Kin...

Nate and Tom hopped in the booth to discuss many topics ranging from the win streak, to the unceremonious firing of David Fizdale, to who the Cavs might still target as a mid-season pickup, to the quantum physics of why Derrick Rose is a basketball black hole. Though EG also tried to chime in, he was thwarted by his own technology, ultimately having to resort to "Evil Hawking" mode with Na...

So, is a five game winning streak capped by this terrific showing on the road against a good team a sign of a righted ship? Did it show us what we all truly believed this current team should be capable of? Or, did it make us all give a collective sigh simply because our expectations have been so immensely elevated over the course of the past three seasons from repeated trips to the Finals? Have we...

A vehicular soccer video game league that’s played with rocket powered cars isa pretty fitting metaphor for the kind of game the Houston Rockets play on a nightly basis in the NBA. It’s fast paced scoring with tons of shots and, when those shots aren’t falling… they pretty much just run into the other team and get to the line to score. The Cavs were the latest victim of this Rocket style of play,...

Nate Smith sits down with Clevelander and bestselling author, Brendan Bowers to talk about his new book, LeBron James vs. the NBA. The book's and our main topic of conversation: where does LeBron currently rank among the greatest players of all time? We also talk about some of the all time NBA greats, the Cavs' "eventful" summer, what this season looks like for the Cleveland, and h...

We're at Defcon 3, folks. And I'd wager another loss puts us at Defcon 2. At Defcon 1, Dan Gilbert goes nuclear on Tyronn Lue. Seven games into this season, and it's looking Ty's elevated coaching seat might just be the hotseat as the Cavs have lost three straight and four of the last five. Those losses have come against some of the worst teams in the league. Justin May and Nate Sm...

It’s that time of year again… time to dream about the road ahead for another NBA season. Before tonight’s tip off, every team has a chance to capture a championship (oh, who are we kidding… it’s the Dubs and maybe the Cavs as those two squads are probably destined to meet up for Episode IV). Well, anyway, it’s nice to dream… Speaking of dreamers, the very much woke Kyrie Irving won’t be wasting an...

With a wistful nod to the recently departed Tom Petty, we embark with the newly constructed Cavaliers on the (seemingly never-ending, but at least a bit shorter) pre-season campaign. In their first of five warm up games that don’t count, the guys in wine & gold red and yellow trimmed tighty-whites (which actually didn’t look half bad), took on the erstwhile Atlanta Hawks and their lone remaini...

Since it was Cavs Media Day, the C:tB ownership triumvirate felt compelled to shuffle their tired old bones into the podcast booth to hit the highlights of the events. Of course we did kick things off with a decent dose of Tribe: the Podcast as the Indians roll into post-season play, before diving into everything LeBron and the gang said to the local and national media. We rapped about LBJ's m...

Nate Smith, Tom Pestak, and Sam Meyer spent the first 2000 seconds of this pod gushing over the Tribe, their 19th straight victory, and their pursuit of 20. Inspired, we broke down the Cavs' probable starting and crunch time lineups to start the season and how it was put together. Tom and Sam argued over Dan Gilbert's right and perogative to do and say whatever he wants. Sam gave us his gu...

Happy Trails, Kyrie. With the news of Mr. Irving's trade to the Celtics we sounded the conch and Tom Pestak, Ben Werth, Nate Smith, and EvilGenius assembled in the podcast booth to break it all down. We all gave our knee jerk reactions to the trade and gave our yays or nays to Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, (up the) Ante Zizic, and the Nets' 2018 draft pick. We also discussed the enigma that...

Well, it's been a while since we had Ben and EG in the booth, and they were both pretty riled up given recent Cavalier events... so the hot take sparks were flying almost from the jump. Fortunately, Nate was there to keep the friction from becoming a Kyrie vs. LeBron-esque conflagration, so Ben and EG can probably still work together going forward. We got all hot under the collar about the Kyr...

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven't done much this offseason and Nate Smith and David Wood aren't impressed in this episode of Cavs:the Podcast. . Lots of malaise over Green and Calderon who by ma ly statistical measures are in the 10th percentile of NBA players. The also argu vehemently on whether or not Cleveland should consider trading LeBron James. Before you get up in arms, one of them th...

EvilGenius and Nate Smith, still reeling from as blustery an offseason week as ever we've experienced, teamed up in the podcast booth to dissect the proceedings since the Finals. At the top of the topic list? David Griffin's firing. Did Dan Gilbert have a plan in place, and if so why is it taking so long to execute? Or did things fall apart at the drop of a hat, with Gilbert scrambling to...

Nate, Tom and EG spent an extra-long session in the booth following this final game of the season. We touched on this game, the series in general, and reflect on the entire season, as well as discussed the immediate future of both teams, what the Cavs need to do to improve, and where we go from here. Fair warning, this pod does get awfully long in the tooth. But, hopefully, it helps in coping with...

In the infamous words of Roy Scheider… “we’re gonna need a bigger boat.” The Cavs played much better overall in returning home for Game 3 of the Finals… had their biggest lead of the series (seven) in the fourth quarter, and still led by six with just over two minutes remaining. Unfortunately, they allowed the Warriors to score the final 11 points of the game, while missing the final seven shots o...

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Nate, Mallory and EG jumped into the booth to recap the Cavs' 12th straight playoff victory (dating back to last year's Finals), break down the awesomeness of LeBron and Love, examine just how underwhelming the Celtics were, and take a brief peek ahead to a potentially looming rematch. We also journeyed down an entire mess of rabbit holes covering everything from MVP candidates, top coache...

Nate, Tom and EG gathered around the podcast booth and raised a few toasts to the Cavs for their performance in this initial second round game (they're now 16-1 at home in the playoffs the last three seasons). We speculated on what changes or adjustments the Raptors might make in Game 2, and whether or not they'd be able to make it a more challenging series. We took a look at some of the o...

Nate, Sam, and EG spent some time in the booth breaking down the particulars of Game 4, the entirety of the first round against the Pacers, and discussed some trends we saw with the team and Ty Lue's approach to how they handled Indiana. We touch on LeBron's greatness, the madness of Kyrie, whether or not it was the last showing of PG-13 in Indy, and if we feel sorry for Jeff Teague and hi...

One game into the 2017 NBA Playoffs, things are playing out pretty much as expected... unless of course you're a Celtics, Raptors or Clippers fan and you find your home court advantage got cracked like an Easter egg. From a Cavalier perspective, Game 1 against the Pacers might have been a wee bit more fragile than we hoped for, but still a close win is better than a close loss. Nate and EvilGe...

Nate Smith, Tom Pestak, and Samuel Meyer trudged to the podcast booth to cathartically rant about two consecutive epic fails against the Hawks, the Cavs' bizarre decision to cut DeAndre Liggins and sign Dahntay Jones, Ty Lue and his inability to manage minutes, why the Cavs aren't just resting guys, the ridiculously bad officiating, the Cavs' amazing ability to screw things up, the pla...

Nate, EvilGenius, and newcomer, Sam Meyer, jumped into the booth to discuss the big double OT win, whether or not it means the Cavs are back on the right track, what the rest of the schedule holds, and how large Wednesday’s showdown with the Celtics looms. We also touch on LBJ’s dustup with Tristan Thompson late in this game, and speculate on some potential first round opponents. The Cavs won Sund...