How ugly was tonight’s Cavs game? Ugly enough that I started thinking about whether there’s some kind of blue-moon chance for the Browns to beat the Steelers Thursday night.
20 turnovers for the second straight game. 6 technical fouls. Bron shoots 8 of 21, including a nearly Satanic number of misses in the paint (but what else is new against Houston). Mo shoots 2 of 10, including 1 of 5 from beyond the arc. Shaq shoots 2 of 8 against a 6’-6” center. Mike and I attempt to keep our interest by only talking to each other in a Shaq voice for literally the entire second half. Not even nicknaming Chase Budinger “Space Ghost” could save the experience.
I could go on, but I won’t. Because this is one of those games that will only drive you strait-jacket insane if you keep thinking about it.
The best I can do is to suggest that the Cavs are going to work in 20-game cycles. They lost the first 2 of the season, then won 15 of the next 18 to end up at 15-5, which projects to a 60-win season. Then, they lose games 21 and 22 in equally unsettling ways. Only time will tell, though, if we’re going to go 15 up out of the next 18 again.
Portland on Friday. I suddenly find myself sickeningly glad that Greg Oden is hurt. In the mean time, let’s all agree never to talk about last night’s game again.
-T
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