Not too much to say about this one. Wasn't even fun to watch, even though the game went to overtime. Lester Hudson hit a game-tying shot to force overtime for the second game out of the last three. And for the second time in their last three games, the Cavs lost in overtime.
Pattern?
Anyways the closer this season comes to ending, the more and more I'm on board for the Cavs to drop every remaining game. I'm aware of the tanking debates, but at this point what do they prove by winning? That they can overcome mediocrity year after year? They aren't a playoff team yet, but I feel they are two pieces away from being very good in two or three years. If there is a realistic shot at getting Anthony Davis by having the second worst record, why not go for it? After that, a free agent signing of a wing scorer could be the final piece.
I feel like any pick in the top five could jump start what Cleveland wants to do, as there is talent there that could fill a need for the Cavs. They could use players like Davis or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or Bradley Beal or Andre Drummond or Harrison Barnes. But I'll get into that later. The best thing the Cavs can do at this point, is to put themselves in a position to grab the best player in the draft. Even if they can't nab Davis at one, they can be in a better position to grab one of those other players with a top five pick.
Back to the game, this team is fairly hard to watch without Kyrie once you've seen him running the floor. He makes this team exciting, and that excitement is mostly gone while he's off to the side in a suit. I remember an 8-point lead in the fourth quarter and remember thinking, "We're gonna lose this game." Clearly I've seen a few Cavs games before.
But they're close, let me tell you. Kyrie has sped up the rebuilding process by at least three years.
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