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@JonKrawczynski That contract will never see its end on a Cavs roster…

Evan Mobley had one rebound in 36 minutes? Am I seeing that right?

@theblockspot Said every acolyte of their ‘leader’ seeking to fill their shared emptiness inside them….

Just another night when LeBron James is showing the world his unfathomable greatness. He is the best player on the court whenever he wants to be. He is the best leader on the court whenever he needs to be. He is the greatest player we have ever seen.

@BGNHoops And he’s old, out of shape and still thinks it’s his hay day….

Harden’s struggles has nothing to do with the Pistons. He’s just in his own head.

@LegionHoops @WeAreCavsNation Shallow take…. yes survival and pro sports are different… lands like a flattened TED Talk… get out of the 2nd round, your team is payrolled for a title run… not surviving….

Donovan Mitchell: "I don’t feel pressure. Getting your next meal is pressure. Where am I going to live? You know, that's pressure. This is an opportunity. This is fun.” (@WeAreCavsNation)

@RealSkipBayless Greatness includes… knowing when to leave… that said, a healthy roster would have made a difference

LeBron played exceptionally well tonight. Longevity GOAT. Hanging on to 9th on my all-time ranking.

@JustEsBaraheni GM has been great…. but coaching is largely underplayed w/ OKC… Atkinson and Brown have struggled w/ expectations (and expensive) rosters…. Daigneault and Bickerstaff have not… notably JB w/ a back of players and a bottom end payroll….

Oh SGA is in foul trouble tonight? No problem. We’ll just get Ajay Mitchell, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jared McCain to carry this thing. What an absurd team.

@christiannnlb Another NBA2k move that didn’t work… shocking. See Harden, Beal, Irving… PG 2xs… poor GMs decisions…

i think it’s fair to say Tyrese Maxey and Paul George don’t compliment each other on the court. Maxey isn’t a point guard so he isn’t often looking to get an older Paul involved in the offense. Which leads to PG scoring 11 straight then not getting the ball til the 2nd half.

@realcavsfans Atkinson… you’re lost… managing and seeing the game like you know you’ve already been fired… get some backbone guy…. go out on your own terms….

Kenny on Harden: "On me -- he took two shots in the second half. I'll put that on me. I think the idea in the second half was to push the pace and try to play quicker, and get the ball up the court. ... Our offense is at a point now when him and Don should get off it, it should come back to them at some point."

@JoshReynolds24 Basketball physicality is such a joke… seen more physicality in baseball….

I’ve seen some crazy armbar stuff, but this is straight up UFC shit from SGA… Reaves is damn lucky he’s alright. Dirty as hell.

@SportsBoyTony Watched the Toronto series? He’s Leon Draisaitl on a back check…. hasn’t helped his playoff resume….

This to me is the best evidence he’s hurt. Watch 45 run back. He’s worried about the hammy

@DamienPetersNBA This isn’t simply about Harden…. the deal was done for good or bad… it’s about Atkinson and the rest of the team adjusting and living up to their contacts and billing… it isn’t 2018/19 Harden… adjust Atkinson…

I think James Harden is an all-time great and should be celebrated as such. But there is a reason why people say what they say about him in the playoffs. It wasn’t born out of thin air.

@CavsNationCP Atkinson has struggled mightily w/ rotations, timing, decision making and has lacked the courage to deal with Harden’s fit. That said, his best players aren’t playing their best…. the GM fanned on the Garland trade…..to say nothing of firing Bickerstaff… out-coaching Cavs….

Should Kenny Atkinson be on the hot seat if the Cavaliers lose in the second round? cavsnation.com/rumors/cavs-ru…

@elonmusk Intellectual laziness isn’t clever.

Hitler was a socialist, therefore all socialists are Hitler

@william_lou They’re capped their inability to adjust away from the Harden decision and focus on D w/ Strus and Tyson… to say nothing of rolling much of anything through their bigs… in other words Atkinson. Iso hunting isn’t the path for this roster, ball movement could be…

cavs are the most expensive team in nba history built entirely off skill. except they're capped by mitchell's inability to pass, harden's inability to not turn it over, and mobley isos where he dribbles it to his shoulders.

@RunItBackFDTV @MichelleDBeadle @ChandlerParsons @TeamLou23 Each changed the game in their own way….

Dan Issel's top-5 NBA players of all-time does not include LeBron James 👀📊 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Michael Jordan - Julius Erving - Magic Johnson - Larry Bird @MichelleDBeadle | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23

@geekedoutnegr0 @MrNikkiG Agreed

@Neillw6wl @MrNikkiG Harden's issue is that he's pressing -- he needs to let the game come to him, he has to understand that you don't have to do it all.

I’m buying everybody’s Kenny Atkinson stock. The playoffs come at you fast but fans will turn on their words even faster. Not trying to deny mistakes, but in about a week the Kenny hate won’t matter when we take control of this series. He proved in the last series he’s more than willing to change scheme and rotations.

@geekedoutnegr0 @MrNikkiG He’s been a heliocentric player most of his career… he’s not an off ball guy or a drive and kick really… is there a reason why they’re not running much to the bigs…. Offense looks too perimeter iso centric under Atkinson…

@RapsReport No… he needs to grow up and work for his next contract… he looked like someone ran over his dog during the playoffs… Darko is about as team as they come… try playing for Thibs….

Not even mad at him for saying it. He needs a fresh start if his career is going to go anywhere, and I think that’s pretty obvious to anyone who’s even remotely familiar with the situation.

@Wonovan1 Stop chucking and keep attacking… refs will adjust…

He’s had like 16 free throws in 8 games. It’s crazy cause he gets more contact on his drives than 99% of the league

@923TheFan @DerySpeaks @SportsBoyTony Roster has a bunch interesting role players teams will be calling for should they get eliminated

"If James Harden can't dribble a basketball and Evan Mobley making $47 million a year can't rebound a ball, it's gonna be a short series and a long offseason." 🏀@DerySpeaks to @SportsBoyTony on the Cavs players that need to step up after Game 1