Fear the 'Fro: A Cleveland Cavaliers Podcast

Fear the 'Fro is back after the All-Star break, as Cleveland, playing without Donovan Mitchell, falls to the Orlando.  The Magic outmuscled the Cavs, as their bench and an unusually good shooting performance led them to victory.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, sulks and then revisits Tim Bontemps appearance on Cleveland Sports Radio (92.3 The Fan).  Then we hit an audio mailbag.  (0:00) Cavs vs...

Fear the 'Fro is back after the Cavs win their 6th straight.  Evan Mobley and Darius Garland are acclimating just fine, as the Cavs keep the momentum and the wins coming.  Mobley gives us a Domas-light outing, Max exploded in the third quarter with shades of Jose Alvarado, and Donovan's MVP mentions have seen an uptick nationally.  We revisit our enemy of the pod, Mr. Bontemps, after his take ende...

Fear the 'Fro is back talking the Cavs continued winning ways, ugly or not.  Then we touch on a question from listener Ben regarding Darius Garland, and the anxieties his return has created.  Finally, you'll get a crisp 15 on Draymond Green's take on the Joel Embiid injury, and the NBA's 65-game threshold for awards. (0:00) Intro and Grizzlies talk (9:30) Audio Mailbag: Ben wants to discuss Darius...

Fear the 'Fro is back in advance of Evan Mobley's return and a Cavs-Clippers showdown.  Bob is joined by Adam Auslund, pre and postgame host of the LA Clippers Audio Network, to discuss the parallel hot streaks of Cleveland and Los Angeles, the All-Star Voting results, a historic Saturday evening showdown between the Lakers and Warriors, and why Tim Bontemps is still living rent free in Bob's head...

(0:00) The Formal Apology Of The Pod: Justin Rowan (2:20) The Formal Enemy Of The Pod: Tim Bontemps (12:45) Cavs Beat The Bucks And Split Season Series  (15:57) Dame Starting All-Star Game, Donovan Is Not (18:44) The Defensive Effort And Allen's Year Vs. The Bucks (25:33) Audio Mailbag: Jeff From Alabama On The Core Trade Suggestions

Fear the 'Fro breaks down another blowout win as the Cavs notch 8 in row, and 13 of their last 16.  Sam Merrill came out swinging, leading the way with 8 threes, Donovan Mitchell was brilliant and Jarrett climbed into sole possession of a franchise record.  Plus, Bob takes aim at a fellow podcaster who stands in the way of the Cavs and basketball immortality. (0:00) Bob Addresses Some Hard Truths...

Fear the 'Fro is here to celebrate what will forever be known as "The Niang Game".  The minivan had a career night, Donovan and the 'Fro were stellar, and Okoro's defense was stifling.  Then we talk trades, cause tis' the season, and what else should we be doing after a 40-point win over an Eastern Conference contender.  The Audio Mailbag returns with a question from Brian about a three-way Cavs t...

Fear the 'Fro is back as the Cavs held off the Chicago Bulls despite a late 25-3 run from Chicago.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, breaks down the win.  The bench was heroic in the first half, and some late game heroics from Donny, Caris, and Dean helped the good guys pull away.  The 'Fro pod audio mailbag is back with a questions from Anna regarding the drippiest of all movable contracts... Mr...

Viva la France!  Fear the 'Fro is back on the eve of a midday showdown with the Brooklyn Nets in Paris.  Bob Schmidt ,of Fox Sports Radio, is joined by Spencer Davies to talk about the Cavs and the race for seeding in the Eastern Conference.  We touch on the positive developments with Jarrett Allen and the three point shooters, the glut of competitors in the 4 through 9 seeds, the officiating grie...

Fear the 'Fro returns with a special guest... Mack Perry of the "It's Cavalier Pod".  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, and Mack discuss their feelings on the current state of the Cavs, discuss how blame is attributed for Cavalier shortcomings, the rotation issues that await when the Cavs get healthy, and then they dive into some Simmons-esque hypotheticals about Kyle Kuzma and the woeful Wizards....

Fear the 'Fro takes on the big trade in the NBA, as OG Anunoby heads to New York, and Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett head to Toronto.  How does this impact the Cavs?  Are the Donovan to NY rumors officially dead?  And the debut of the new 'Fro feedback segment, featuring a comment from BP in Pepper Pike.  Finally, Simmons is back on the Jarrett Allen to OKC nonsense.

Fear the 'Fro returns for a Christmas week rant.  Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are out for several weeks, and of course, the "trade Donovan" stories have taken over.  Joe Vardon, Bill Simmons, Tim Bontemps..... all of them have ramped up the rumors & speculation.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, addresses that along with the 2 victories the Cavs have compiled since the unfortunate news. (1...

The road trip is on, and the Cavs begin a back to back with a loss to the Magic.  Fear the 'Fro breaks the Cavs loss to the Magic, and where it went wrong.  Plus, some musings on the reaction to Lakers winning the In-Season Tournament. 

Fear the 'Fro returns after a fantastic victory over the Eastern Conference early season cinderella, the Orlando Magic.  Behind a stifling defensive outing from Evan Mobley, and the dual-headed monster that was Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, the Cavs rode hot shooting to prevail over Paolo Banchero's 42-point night.  (0:00) Intro (2:00) A Tale Of Zeros - The Cavs Stifle the Magic (4:14) Fran...

Fear the 'Fro returns to talk Cavs at 25% of the season in the books.  Bob talks JB's future and his doubts that an in-season change makes sense.  The Cavs have some fun statistical achievements in this early portion of the schedule.  Then Jonathan Osborne, of the Sixth Man Podcast, joins to discuss the Cavs next opponent, the Orlando Magic.  Is Franz heating up?  Cole Anthony and Mo Wagner are le...

Fear the 'Fro is back on a night I think we'd all rather forget.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, is hear to break down a crushing second half outing as the Blazers bench unit defeated the Cavaliers, virtually at full strength.  Then Bryce Simon, of the Pistons Pulse joins to discuss the upcoming game against Pistons, a redraft of the 2021 draft class, and his questionable stance about Macaroni...

The Cavs in-season tourney hopes died like a Trae Young jumper tonight.  Fear the 'Fro breaks down the Cavs huge win over the Hawks, including Mobley's historic night, Niang's timely run, and Mitchell & Garland cohesion. (0:00) Intro (2:07) The Hawks and Trae Young's shortcomings (5:49) The Second Quarter Surge - Niang breakout (9:43) Evan Mobley's Historic Night (11:39) The Success of Small B...

WE'RE STREAKING.  Fear the 'Fro is back after the defending Champions, the Denver Nuggets fell to the now 7-6 Cavs. 3 wins in a row, 2 dominant outings from Darius Garland, and the emergence of Craig Porter Jr.  as the Cavaliers primary backup point guard make for lots to celebrate.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, breaks it all down.  Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Fear the 'Fro breaks down the Cavs big win over the Portland Trailblazers, led by Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and some timely stretches from Strus and Levert.  Jarrett Allen, free throw merchant?  Dean Wade, the best 0 point outing possible?  Bob Schmidt covers all that and more.

'Fro faithful assemble!  This is for the diehards.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, is joined by Danny Marang, of the Jacked Ramsays Podcast (a trailblazers podcast), as we go DEEP into the state of things in Portland, and preview some of the storylines that we should know about for tonight's matchup in Portland.  Plus we touch on the Draymond Green news, as this man continues to find new ways t...

Fear the 'Fro is back after the Cavs fall to the Kings, behind four 20-point scorers for the Kings.  Sabonis cooked.  Fox returned.  Huerter dominated the third, and the Cavs couldn't find a way to stop the three point barrage.  Plus, Bob is back to put a bookend on the Draymond Green reaction, after Kerr and Draymond both have commented publicly.   (0:00) ED issues and the Sacramento Kings fanbas...

I've calmed down.  We're not all going to burn.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, is joined by Spencer Davies (@spindavies) to discuss the state of the Cavs, and find some silver linings to the 3-5 start.  

Fear the 'Fro and OKC losses... Name a more iconic duo.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, talks about what the Cavs did wrong, what they did right, Shai's dominance, and Chet's place in history. Plus WW2 History!  

The Cavaliers snap the skid.  With a skeleton crew, the good guys toppled the Knicks at MSG as they sprayed the backboards with diarrhea. Fear the 'Fro reacts as Donovan Mitchell sets a record for the Cavs, Mobley has a big third quarter, and Cleveland remains undefeated on the road.  Then Bob Schmidt is joined by Adam Auslund, of the Clippers Radio Network, to discuss the James Harden trade, and...

Welp.  Cleveland choked that away.  The Cavs fall apart with 2 minutes left and a 9-point lead, to fall to the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, reacts and discusses the takeaways from Donovan's 43-point wasted effort.  Then, Fear the 'Fro welcomes Alex Golden of Setting the Pace, a Pacers Podcast, to discuss the upcoming game, and the season outlook for the Indiana Pacers....