Cavs The Blog Podcast

Nate Smith and David Wood hopped in the podcast booth to discuss this Wizards game and the Cavs development over the past couple games. They then touched on the NBA at large, who the Cavs might trade first, some G-League Action, the Cavs front office, and who the the Cavs might get in trades this season. And, they covered their preferred turkey making methods.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tom Pestak and Nate smith hopped into the podcast booth to discuss the Thunder loss, the overall NBA, the disaster that was Monday's collapse against Orlando, and the guys the Cavs could've drafted instead of Sexton. We also hit on a lot of "get off my lawn" topics with rants on punditry, horrible headlines, clickbait, and the mind numbing blandness of linked-in and its mind-numbingly milquetoast motivational memes. It seemed like a metaphor for how the Cavs are competing: saying all the right thing while nothing really changes.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Last season, when David Fizdale was relieved of his coaching duties by the Memphis Grizzlies, Tyronn Lue said he wasn't worried about his own job, because "only bad coaches get fired." Flash forward almost a year, and Lue now finds himself on the other end of that assertion. Was he a bad coach? Did he deserve more than six games to figure out how to make the Cavaliers competitive in a post LeBron landscape? And, was his sudden release more the result of his losing games... or losing a power struggle with his own front office?To try and answer these questions and more, Nate, Tom and EG donned their headphones and hopped in the booth armed with their opinions, best guesses and possible conspiracy theories. We debate the reasons both real and imagined behind the jettisoning of the one coach in 60+ years to win a Championship in Cleveland, who his replacement might be (maybe or maybe not Larry Drew...), what course of action the Cavs should take going forward to either save or tank the season, and whe

Will the Cavs really win fewer than 31 games this year? Will the Lakers win more than 48? Will the Warriors continue their boring domination? Will the Indiana Pacers go Hoosier and shock the world? Who will win the end of season awards? And, most importantly... will Tom have to become a vigilante to stop the spread of a new fruity drug scourge from claiming victims in Southern Ohio?All of these questions get answered... and much, much, much (really way too much) more on tonight's eve of the regular season podcast. Nate, David, EG and Tom all crowded into the booth to get a lay of the land... and The Land as the Cavs embark on this year's journey. We try to separate reality from surreal hoax... and head down a rabbit hole filled with guns, drugs, fake news and denied Linked-In requests. You have to hear it to believe it...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thanks to Kyrie Irving being unable to keep his ungrateful, recalcitrant pie hole buttoned... EG went full Pestak tonight, dragging Nate down a rabbit hole of NBA rants. The Evil one gave both barrels to the Flat Earther about his recent comments about Boston "saving" him from the living hell that apparently must have been Cleveland for him. That vitriol spilled over into other topics like Jimmy Butler's weird hold out that doesn't extend to insane practice sessions where he shouts at people like a lunatic... uninformed announcers and media honks who seem hell-bent on bursting any bubble of happiness we Cavs fans want to nurse in the days before the games matter... and the insanity EG and Nate found in actually rooting for the Warriors in a meaningless preseason tilt in Vegas with LeBron's Frankenstein Lakers.Whew... that's a lot of annoyance packed into an hour or so of a two man pod... but hopefully you'll get a kick out of a couple of geezers letting off steamAdvertising Inquiri

Podcast 181: Taking Flight by CavsTheBlogAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This podcast started out with a fully triggered Tom Pestak ready to rant to David Wood and Nate Smith. Despite plenty to talk about in the world of basketball, the Cavs, sports, and culture, Tom's ire was focused on a perceived slight towards CtB. This delved into a discussion of the state of Cavs' media, and a realization that we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of CavsTheBlog this season. The topics for this anniversary podcast ranged far and wide.Also catching Tom's ire? The state of nutrition science today (if that seems random to you, you're not alone). Tom can't shake the feeling that despite years of data it feels like we know less now about the topic than we did 20 years ago. "We just don't know," was also an apt summation of our thoughts on this Cavs season, as we delved into an array of topics. Manu Ginobili, one of the greatest guards of his generation? Who's been watching Dion Waiters' nutrition and could the Cavs use Saint Weirdo? Where will Jimmy Bu

Well... it's been a long, eventful summer. Amazingly, the NBA season is just around the corner with just a few weeks to go until training camps start up again. To celebrate the dog days of August before we delve back into the thick of all things Cavalier, Tom, Nate and EG settled into their old aluminum and frayed nylon lawn chairs to shoot the breeze for an hour or two. We talk LeBron and the Lakers, touch on some of the new faces coming to Cleveland, take some detours to the Browns, Tribe and even the unfortunate Urban Meyer saga... plus we share a little of our own travails this summer... including the time Tom and Nate had a random encounter at the same gritty Michigan small town chocolate factory.Yeah, it's long in the tooth... so what else is new? Be sure to stick around for Tom's awesome softball tales to get some real context for the lawn chairs in question...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Podcast Episode 177: Adding A Young BullAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Well, it's a complicated case you know... about what happens next for the Cavs. A lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's for both LeBron James, Dan Gilbert and Koby Altman to ponder. Frankly, there's just a lotta strands to keep in our heads, man... lotta strands like the draft... free agency... and the future of the team. Probably too many strands for the old Duder to keep straight... but maybe not too many for Nate, Mike and EG to unwind over the course of a couple of hours in the podcast booth.We give one last gloss over the Finals, delve into the Lebowski er, LeBron Watch, speculate on where the King might end up, examine what the team might look like next year either with or without their leader, and take a stab at who we like coming out in next week's draft. Yeah, it's a long one... but like we said... it's a complicated case.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Wood hopped into the podcast booth with Nate Smith to try and make sense of what’s happening right now.The Warriors picked up another win tonight behind a super efficient 10-14 night leading to 26 points for Kevin Durant and a Stephen Curry record setting nine 3s. Throughout the game the Cavs played winning stretches of basketball where they were forcing misses and getting great looks. Against almost any other team in the league, their level of play would of netted them a win, but the Warriors are a different beast.The Cavs certainly had a hard enough time overcoming the Warriors, but we talked a lot about how the Cavs are having to overcome officiating in a series that should be tied, and have to overcome the shortcomings of their own coach (who's running their star player into the ground, and who's unable to play his best players), and the officials who seem to fall for every bit of Golden State BS and let them get away with sooo much more contact. It's almost like the Cavs are playing fiv

Episode 174: "Then I Will Make It Happen" by CavsTheBlogAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 174: "Then I Will Make It Happen" by CavsTheBlogAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, The Cavs proved once again to be no match on the road as they fell behind early at the TD Garden by 13 in the first quarter, and wound up losing by precisely that margin in the end. Though they made runs in the final three quarters, they never really got the deficit under 10 that often, and trailed by as much as 20 early in the fourth quarter. The Celtics didn’t even really shoot that well, averaging just 36.5% from the field on the night… but they wound up taking 11 more shots than the Cavs given Cleveland’s 15 turnovers, and a lot of those were threes. Ty Lue once again went the inexplicable route in his wonky rotations… and had an even weirder response for why he didn’t play Kyle Korver at all in the first quarter…To recap and try to make sense of this nonsense… Nate, EG and RightDownEuclid gathered their courage and hopped into the podcast booth. We dissect what went wrong (mostly Ty Lue), what went right (Larry Nance stood up for himself), and whether or not we

Nate Smith, Right Down Euclid, and a moribund Tom Pestak dragged ourselves into the podcast booth to lament the Cavs' game two loss to the Celtics. They discussed the Cavs' lack of discernable offense or defensive scheme, Ty's continuing inability to play his best lineups, the dumpster fire that is Rodney Hood's play, the Celtics, the future, and so much more. Don't rage quit. This one will be cathartic.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 171: Swept Away by CavsTheBlogAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Wood,Evil Genius and Nate Smith gather to talk about the Cavs convincing win against the Raptors. Tom Pestak hopped in late too. We discussed the win, OG Anunoby, the match-up issues for Toronto, Chewbacca Ibaka, Star Wars, the 76ers, Rodney Hood and Jordan Clarkson‘s lack of NBA ability, TT’s awesome screens, LeBron and his unstoppable skyball turnaround, and much more. *We experienced some issues with the podcast tonight. We cut out around the 37 minute mark and at that point Nate did some producing magic to make the podcast listenable. We’re going back to our old recording methods for the next game, so appreciate the broken pod for what it is. David cuts out and Nate, Tom, and EG, talk without me. It’s a mess, but it’s a beautiful one. *Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After an exhausting, maddening, thrilling, nail-biting series, the Cleveland Cavaliers emerged victorious over the Indiana Pacers in a series that saw Indy outscore the Cavs by 40 points over seven games (courtesy of two blowouts). LeBron James proved that he is simply the best basketball player on this planet scoring 45 points on 72 TS% while adding nine rebounds, seven dimes, and four steals. The wine and gold got a very unexpected contribution from Tristan Thompson who started the game after being buried on the bench, and who went off for 15 points, 10 rebounds, and one monstrous block on Victor Oladipo late that helped preserve the victory. The Cavs also got 14 from Kevin love who returned to form a bit at 4-8 from downtown. Cleveland held off a furious charge from Victor Oladipo who dropped 30 with 12 boards and six assists. It was an exhausting game that saw a few lead change until a furious comeback in the third gave Indy the lead briefly in the third, until Cleveland was able to hold them at bay to cl

LeBron James went all Top Gun on the Pacers in Game 2, scoring 20 points in the first quarter and 46 for the game to lead the Cavs to a victory that wound up a little closer than it should have. In the end, Cleveland evened things up with the feisty Indy squad and their “Iceman” Victor Oladipo. The Cavs supporting cast didn’t wash out as much as they did in Game 1, as Kevin Love, Kyle Korver, George Hill and JR Smith all started and contributed. JR even had a terrific strip of Dipo and pulled the “hit the brakes and he’ll fly right by” move on the other end for an easy bucket. Love got a bit of a scare with what looked like a nasty thumb injury, but according to Ty Lue, he’ll be good to go for Game 3.Nate, EG and Tom hopped in the cockpit to break this one down and crack wise about all things Cavs, NBA playoffs and yes, the time Tom watched Top Gun in Spanish in Long Beach (trust us, you won’t want to skip the amazing story at the end of this one…). It also gives us the subtitle of this recapShareAdvertising