Fear the 'Fro: A Cleveland Cavaliers Podcast

LeBron has informed the Lakers that he will be playing next season elsewhere, effectively ending his disgusting purple & gold era once and for all.  Bob Schmidt discusses rooting for bad things for Los Angeles, Lebron's options as it relates to returning to Cleveland, Keon's departure, and then, mid pod, the Dean Wade news breaks.

Fear the 'Fro is here to talk Meleek Thomas.  Joining Bob is Cooper Klein (@Alley_Oop_Coop) of "Upside Swings" to break down Meleek's game, and what to expect of his addition to the Cavs.  We also go over other draft prospects not taken, from Brazile to Veesarr to Koa Peat.  Then we discuss some other team's surprising draft strategies, and dive into the Jaylen Brown for Evan Mobley trade chatter....

Bob Schmidt, of Fear the 'Fro is joined by Jon Chepkevich of Rookiescale.com to break down the Cavs 2026 NBA Draft Prospects.  We get into nearly every possible name linked to the Cavs at pick #29.  Conversations span Zuby Ejiofor, Henri Veesaar, Allen Graves, Joshua Jefferson, Tarris Reed Jr., Chris Cenac Jr., Alex Karaban, and Jayden Quaintance.

Bobby and Bob back at it!  Fear the 'Fro welcomes, ESPN's NBA Cap Expert Bobby Marks back to the pod to discuss all things Cavs, including Donovan Mitchell's Extension, James Harden's leverage and negotiations, the shifting value of draft capital, the markets for Dean Wade and Keon Ellis, assessing the "trade-ability" of the Cavs role players and some hypothetical offseason scenarios.  It's a full...

Koby Altman has surfaced for his end-of-season press availability.  Bob Schmidt reads the tea leaves, interprets the answers, and turns to the mailbag for an early discussion of offseason expectations and plan of attack.

Fear the 'Fro and his jinx of a baby have returned, just in time to talk about the end of the season and the Cavs humiliating defeat at the hands of the New York Knicks.  

The Cavs ADVANCE, and "Game 7 Jarrett Allen" is now officially a thing.  Gone is the "Donovan has never been out of the 2nd round" narrative.  Gone is the "bigs are soft" narrative.  Bob Schmidt, on the eve of the prodigal son's arrival, is here to celebrate advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals to take on the New York Knicks.  

Fear the 'Fro is back, trying to keep it together, after a very difficult loss in Game 6 puts the Cavs on the brink.  This Sunday, they'll win or they'll go home.  Bob Schmidt soaks in the misery with the Cavaliers faithful.

Fear the 'Fro celebrates the first road victory of the Playoffs for our Cleveland Cavaliers.  Bob Schmidt breaks down the game, and revels in victory with a closeout game on the horizon.

Fear the 'Fro celebrates a glorious Game Four victory as the Cavs hang a 22-0 run on the Pistons in the 3rd quarter, and even the series up at 2 games a piece.  The mailbag is overflowing and the mood has improved dramatically.

We're back in it!  James Harden... from goat to hero in a single game.  Bob Schmidt breaks down the Game 3 victory with a host of friends, as the Cavs have set the stage to even the series on Monday.

Fear the 'Fro recaps the Cavs loss in Detroit, which puts them in a 2-0 hole.  James Harden was atrocious.  Like REALLY atrocious.  Bob and the mailbag has some thoughts as the Cavs have their work cut out for them.

The Cavs are still winless on the road.  They dropped Game 1 vs. the Pistons, as James Harden struggled with ball control, and Jarrett Allen struggles with fouls.  Fear the 'Fro breaks it down on this episode of the pod.

Jarrett Allen LEGACY PLAYOFF GAME!  Fear the 'Fro celebrates the game of a lifetime from our franchise center, Jarrett Allen, as his strong third quarter sent the Toronto Raptors home.  We talk 'Fro, we talk Strus, we talk all things Game 7 victory!  Plus an anthem.

He made THAT SHOT?  Really?  RJ Barrett rips the hearts out of the Cavs with an end of overtime triple that dooms Cleveland.  It's a do or die game, and a mostly "i wanna die" pod.

The Cavs NEEDED Game 5.  They were down double digits... without Ingram... with a hampered Barnes, but they PULLED IT OFF.  Who was the hero?  DENNIS. SCHRODER.  The mailbag is bursting with joy and concern as the Cavs have positioned themselves to close out the Raptors on the road this Friday.

Fear the 'Fro is back for a gameday drop.  Bob joins Blake Murphy and Matt Bonner of "The Raptors Show" to discuss where the Cavs sit heading into a pivotal game 5.

COPE POD!  Fear the 'Fro discusses the disastrous Toronto trip,  and the state of the series heading into a pivotal Game 5.  We talk about the offensive frustrations, the recurring year over year themes of playoff execution failures, and reasons to be optimistic despite the taste currently in our mouths.  TONS OF MAILBAGS IN THIS ONE.

Fear the 'Fro reacts to a Game 3 loss in Toronto as the Cavs are slaughtered in the 4th quarter. Jamison Battle didn't miss in the fourth, and Scottie Barnes played like he heard all the slander I've been lobbing his way.

Fear the 'Fro celebrates a 2nd straight victory as the Cavs take care of their homecourt, and head to Toronto to try to make short work of the Raptors.  Brandon Ingram continues to struggle.  The stars continue to thrive, and Evan Mobley has outplayed Scottie Barnes in both games to open this series.

Fear the 'Fro celebrates a dominant 3rd quarter run that sealed the game for the Cavs in Game 1 of the Playoffs.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports breaks it all down from Mobley vs. Barnes, to Max Strus, and the all-important Dean Wade.  PLUS, a song.

Fear the 'Fro joins forces with Raptors Republic for a playoff preview of Cavs-Raptors.  Bob is joined by Samson Folk to discuss all the things, from James Harden, Mobley vs. Barnes, the 5th starter, and the All-NBA Defensive team discussion. 

Bob Schmidt is back to celebrate a message being sent in a victory against the Hawks, and then we dive into a discussion on the playoffs, and the state of the squad.

Fear the 'Fro is back to answer a mailbag from Jonathan in the aftermath of the rise of a new pod enemy, namely Kevin O'Connor.  Is Evan Mobley being assessed fairly?  Is he a "disappoint".  We go deeper.  Plus Allen

Fear the 'Fro has heard the people's cries.  The Enemy of the Pod has been awarded.  Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo Sports, took aim at Evan Mobley calling him most overrated, disappointing player in the NBA.  Bob Schmidt responds.