Manny Harris leads Cavs in scoring against the Pistons
Manny Harris lead the Cavs in points tonight against the Pistons. It's nice to see a former Wolverine catch a break in his homecoming.
Manny's line: 23 mins, 6-9 shooting, 3-5 from three, 3 reb, 1 block, and 18 pts.
Hopefully he is able to prove his worth over the last part of the season and solidify a roster spot! Go Blue!
Did Irving die?
April 17th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^
but Cleveland's will to win did, they are tanking the season playing back-ups. Smart move so they have a better chance at a better pick, but i like what the pistons are doing, they are actually trying and giving a shit, learning how to win as a team is going to help them in the future.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:06 PM ^
I wish we were that smart. Don't get me wrong "You play to win the game" but when there is clear incentive not to... you have to be smart. In the NBA more than any other sport it is about Jimmys and Joes more than Xs and Os.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:08 PM ^
The Pistons are also firmly away from last place. At this point in the season all they can really do is pray they get a good ping-pong bounce like the Bulls did a few years ago
April 17th, 2012 at 10:12 PM ^
thats what i mean, its not like they are close to being a top 5 pick they are in the 8-9 range now which is where they have been the past 2 years, let them play and get experience and hope to catch a break in the lottery.
the pistons need all the ping pong balls they can get. They need to work hard to drop a few spots.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:26 PM ^
Agree with you there, but we should be taking tanking to a whole new level. I mean we all knew wew weren't going to be a title contender this year no matter what so why not tank from game one? Hell why not tank for two seasons in a row? Seems like a good plan to me honestly. You give up two years in order to contend for 5-10 seasons? This is why the NBA is so screwed up. Incentives to lose are way too high. I get the lottery and whatnot, but it is rare that the Chicago thing happens.
April 18th, 2012 at 10:52 AM ^
This attitude/strategy of tanking in the NBA is quickly becoming a gigantic problem. Only a few years ago, this strategy was reserved for the bottom 2 or 3 teams. Lately, however, it feels like everyone who is missing out on the play-offs is contemplating tanking the rest of the season. It makes sense, and in some instances works (OKC), but is just terrible for the league.
April 17th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
We had a 1.7% of getting the number one pick that year and it happened. Without Rose we would still be wondering around in the middle somewhere. The worst spot to be in like the Hawks or Magic.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:12 PM ^
"Jimmys and Joes" really sounds like something Dick Vitale or Craig Sager would say, not sur eif that's good or bad....though I agree with everything you said, may Karma go The Pistons way and we end up with Anthony Davis
April 17th, 2012 at 10:23 PM ^
It is a football term to be honest. Not sure who coined it.
For whatever reason I am not sold on Davis. To me his offensive game isn't elite -although his defense is- and the NBA is all about offense. Some guys have the body to be elite defenders (Tyson Chandler, etc.), but in the association defense is all about effort. Most guys put effort into the offensive side of the game and the rules are skewed that way too. So if you get a number one pick you had better hope it is an elite offensive player rather than an elite defensive player in my e-pinion.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:34 PM ^
I'm with you on Davis. I see a very strong low post defender and above average rebounder but he has zilch offensive game right now and I'm not sure I see him developing one.
If my Cavs get lucky and get another high pick they could be tough next year with Irving, Thompson one year older (Thompson is quietly becoming a very good player) and Andy coming back. Plus we have two #1 picks again this year so they could get real good, real fast and be real young all at the same time. And we are still miles and miles below the cap so if we want to get a Free Agent or two we can.
If Lebron doesnt get his ring this year watch out.....Danny Gilbert's prediction of an NBA championship in Cleveland before Miami might actually start looking possible.
April 17th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
I would love this so much. There aren't a lot of players that I dislike as much as I do Lebron James, he's a phenomenal player but horrible human being. It's to the point with me that I really don't even like D Wade anymore because of Lebron. Go Cavs!
Strong words for someone who changed jobs.
April 17th, 2012 at 11:31 PM ^
April 17th, 2012 at 10:37 PM ^
Very true, only said Davis cause he seems to be the only can't miss pick this year, I wouldn't mind maybe if we pick up a Kidd-Gilchrist/Barnes type player on the wing to go with the Knight/Stuckey/Monroe core, Thomas Robinson is another player on my Dream-It-But-It's-Never-Gonna-Happen-List
April 17th, 2012 at 10:44 PM ^
Oh I know. Davis is the clear #1, but ESPN is making it seem like Davis is going to win 50 games by himself. Comparing him to Timmay. Come on now. Tim Duncan is an amazing offensive talent. Always was and always will be. Davis isn't going to win you 50 games. I just don't see the offensive production that ESPN sees in him.
April 18th, 2012 at 10:57 AM ^
They actually had this exact discussion on first take. Opinion's varied, but they seemed to range from abobut 20-40 games. Kid is good, but no way is he worth 40 games in the NBA. Put him on Charlotte and they still only win 15 games total.
April 17th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^
From ESPN:
"The Cavaliers were without rookie point guard Kyrie Irving, who was out with a right shoulder problem and hasn't played since April 3. Irving could return Wednesday night against Philadelphia. Cleveland forward Alonzo Gee was a late scratch because of a left ankle sprain."
My Cavs are are in full tank-job mode right now. Got to get as many ping-pong balls as possible.....
April 17th, 2012 at 10:02 PM ^
It was 50-100 at the end of the third quarter. That tells you all you need to know about the Cleveland's will to win. Congrats to Manny Harris though.
Hope no one begrudges Manny for not getting the memo. if you read the boxscore, it lookslike every single other player on the Cavs was in max-tank mode. Props (or anti-props) to Antwan Jamison, who not only hsot 0-10, but set the league-wide season low in the +/- statistic with a minus-48. Manny was the only guy in the positives in that category.