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@ESPNCleveland That they were checked out. They’ve been checked out since 4th Q of game 1. They clearly don’t care as a team. They’ve underperformed at a historic level. And Kenny Atkinson? He should be shown the door after we’re swept or don’t expect me to show up to a game next season

What are your thoughts on the Cavs effort to finish game 3?

Just really thought master motivator Kenny Atkinson would have them ready for a backs-against-the-wall game.

@JeffKParnell @SportsBoyTony Oh so damn true. I was like whaaaat???? Leaning back in a chair is how you motivate your players?? This is a joke to him.

@SportsBoyTony Pre-game speech leaning back in a computer chair is a tough look

@Jon92473388 Atkinson’s been a joke of a coach. Don’t know who we can get that’ll light a fire under their asses

Well it was a fun year. Turned it off. Yall can’t play normal basketball without turning it over. No effort on D. No hustle. This will never be a championship roster. And coach not playing Tyson more minutes after that spark should get him fired. I’m out. Thankfor the year #cavs

So much for trusting the “process”. #cavs

#cavs in this offseason can we aim to get players on our team that hit 80% of their free throws? I don’t understand how you can be a professional & not make your free throws???

@uxcle Cannot agree more. He’s clearly hurt but we won’t hear that til Monday night when our #Cavs get swept

Mitchell is hurt. Noticeably easy to see. Time to turn this tv 📺 off in NJ! 😠 #Cavs

@rlo8pt0 @HammerNation19 At least he hustles down to play defense. Honestly don’t know why he hasn’t played him more in the playoffs

@HammerNation19 Cavs down 9 entering the fourth Kenny Atkinson: “Put Jaylon Tyson in” 😂 #Cavs

James Harden. Into triple coverage. And it's intercepted.

@GuardsTalk_ That was mostly on Atkinson. He had 4 timeouts in his pocket and 2 of his best defenders on the bench. It’s his responsibility to call time to end the bleeding and make adjustments.

James Harden has just lost this game for the #Cavs. Up 22, now down to 5.

@GregHaleBand Mostly the coach. Inexcusable to not make adjustments. Atkinson’s inexperience is blinding

#cavs fans who do you blame more for the collapse, Coach or Harden? #letemknow #letdown

@Gbush91 I can see it all now. He’s probably going to keep his job regardless of what happens in the series, only to bow out sooner in the playoffs next year when Gilbert finally realizes he should’ve fired him a year earlier. If not for the team saving his job, he woulda been gone sooner

This is turning into one of the worst choke jobs in the history of NBA playoffs. Kenny left harden on Brunson for a 20-1 run. Not one adjustment. #Cavs

@hayden_ghitp Disagree. It was poor coaching from Atkinson with 4 timeouts left who didn’t take time to reset his team so they could double team Brunson again.

This collapse from Cleveland is SOLELY on James Harden. Gave up 5 straight buckets to Brunson and then gets caught in lazy help defense on Bridges allowing the corner 3. Just a terrible 4th quarter from the most season vet on the Cavs. #nba #cavs #knicks

What the $?@! is Atkinson doing waiting to call a timeout when the lead is dwindled down to 5??? #cavs

@RuiterWrongFAN Call me crazy but maybe we should let Mitchell go too. Let’s not forget he was behind getting Harden here. While we’re at it, let’s say goodbye to Koby Altman too for letting himself get talked into this absurd idea

Yep. Not paying $50 million for this. Ridiculous. #Cavs

@AClassicFarce @RuiterWrongFAN To think so many of us lay most of the blame on JB, myself included, when it may have been mostly the team’s fault in the end. JB knows this too and he’s likely exploiting it.

@RuiterWrongFAN They are not mentally or physically strong enough to win 4 of 5. Turns out DG and JB weren’t the only issues with this team. #shocking

Evan Mobley ineffective. James Harden vanished again. Donovan Mitchell isn’t LeBron & can’t carry the team. Not sure I see #Cavs winning 4 of 5 if they keep playing like this.

@KGaskey81 @RuiterWrongFAN We benefit from pushing the ball up the court with speed and intensity. Harden is like a sloth out there

@RuiterWrongFAN Harden needs to sit the start of game 3. Better energy with Tyson, Strus, or Schroeder.

I was under the impression James Harden was acquired to help win playoff games. Not give them away. #Cavs

@CleFan2025 @RuiterWrongFAN Yeah he’d better not Stefanski it

@RuiterWrongFAN Can’t wait for him to say “ I gotta be better and I will be better”

@ole_yodi @RuiterWrongFAN Then that’s a reflection on the coach. He’s been abysmal. It’s like the #Cavs are only trying to stay in games on the road, not win them

@RuiterWrongFAN Just throwing it out there that he broke his finger not long ago. Not an excuse but could be the reason for horrible ball handling. Either way he’s been horrible.

@RuiterWrongFAN This is why so many of us fans cringed when we heard he was acquired. Improvement over Garland? Maybe but arguably not by much

@Gbush91 This ks the same laissez-faire attitude they took in Toronto. The #Cavs are not championship ready and won’t be under this configuration. Time to disband the team after this likely season ending series. & to think Kenny is getting outcoached by a mediocre coach in JB is sad

I’m starting to have a healthy dislike of watching the #Cavs we ripped them for 48 hours about lazy turnovers and they come out to open game 2 with the same BS! Walking around the court like it’s OK 👌 to play with no focus!