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**Cavs the Blog Podcast**

The folks who brought you Cavs: The Blog bring you Cavs: the podcast. Here you’ll find the most in-depth Cavs analysis in our audacious game recaps. We boast an insightful, clever, and civil commentariat – the best you’ll ever come across.

Latest Episodes:

Podcast Episode 100: Round One is in the Books May 01, 2016

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Podcast Episode 100: Round One is in the Books by CavsTheBlog

Episode 99: Cavs/Hawks Preview Apr 29, 2016

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I can't believe this is our 99th podcast! Tom Pestak will follow this one up with our 100th! For this trip to the CtB podcast studios, Ben Werth and I broke down the match-ups in the Cavs/Hakws series, possible minutes adjustments, what we'd like to see from the Cavs, and what we definitely don't want to see. It's much shorter than our usual long in the tooth podcasts, so hopefully you can listen to both pods before Game 1.

Podcast Episode 98: The Domin-matrix, and defending Kyrie's Honor Apr 25, 2016

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Tom, Nate, and Eli dig into the Cavs 12th straight playoff victory over the Detroit Pistons, discuss the subculture of Kyrie criticism, and look ahead to the next rounds of the playoffs.

InstaPod + Blog PSA Apr 21, 2016

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EvilGenius and Tom get together to discuss the Cavs triumphant victory over the Pistons (their 10th straight playoff victory over Detroit). Additionally, we at Cavs:TheBlog are looking for another writer and looking for feedback on new content ideas.

Episode 96: The Postseason Begins Apr 17, 2016

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Hey folks! We've an action packed pod for your listening pleasure. Nate Smith, David Wood, Tom Pestak, and Elijah Kim (the voice of @CavsTheTweets) all squeezed into the podcast studio to discuss Sunday night's Cavs game: LeBron, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, Cavs' defense (and lack thereof), YOLO Pistons' shooting, and Tom's 2009 playoff demons. We also took a look at the other series around the league and gave out a bevy of awards for the regular season.

Podcast Episode 95: Ky, Ny, Sigh Apr 09, 2016

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Kyrie Irving was a big topic of this podcast, and Tom Pestak, hopped up on NyQuil, showed up to help Nate Smiith and David Wood discuss the enigmatic Cavs point guard. We all wondered why the hell Irving can't use a screen, why the Cavs even bother setting them for him, and how demoralizing it must be to play with him at times. Will he ever "get it?" Can he ever be a consistently competent defender? And does he have to many off the court distractions? (Warning, the opinions discussed in this section were highly unprofessional and speculative and are only the podcasters' opinions and impressions and should not be taken as anything other than pure conjecture). We also talked about LeBron throwing guys under the bus , if Mozgov has any value, Lue's rotations, and the Cavs' optimal starting lineups. We gave a quick playoff preview of who we would like to see the Cavs play in the first two rounds, and who scares us. (We're all scared of the Heat). We also went out west to decide if anyone could stop the Warriors, and what Draymond Green would sound like ordering Taco Bell. Tom brought it all back to Cleveland with a a Reggie Hodges story. Whoop.

Podcast Episode 94: Good Charlotte, Bad Kyrie, Potent Perceptions in Practice Apr 03, 2016

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Nate analyzed the win over the Hornets, I analyzed the win over the Hawks, we piled on Kyrie as much as we could, we played a very long game of Potent Perceptions that focused on defensive-minded but still elite lineups around the NBA and LeBron's incredible play of late. We finished it off with some very long stories about having our perceptions biased by salesmen and women. Be warned: if you want nothing to do with Tom and Nate's personal stories about salespeople, just end the podcast at the 1:28 mark.

Episode 93: Back to Backs to Love's Back but is Mozzy Back? Mar 27, 2016

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Ben and Tom (we definitely need to hire a Jerry) discuss LeBron's defensive habits, the Cavs uninspiring play in Back to Backs versus games where they had rest, whether Kevin Love's struggles are more physical (back?) or mental, and whether or not Mozgov will peak at the right time.

Podcast Episode 92: The Balad of Lue & Longabardi Mar 19, 2016

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It was a mixed bag this week for the Cavs. During five games in seven nights: they whupped the Clippers, dropped an exhaustion game to the Jazz, blew a 19 points out of a 20 point lead to squeak by Dallas, dropped the Magic despite a 45 point night from Oladipo, and finally got their butts handed to them by the Heat on Saturday night. Ben Werth and I got in the podcast studio to discuss the week. A big topic of conversation was the coaching of Tyronn Lue and his defensive assistant Mike Longabardi: the rotations, the schemes, the sets, the timeouts and/or the lack thereof. The difficulty of coaching LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were topics of conversation, as was the problem of what to do with Kevin Love. We delved into many other topics: the Spurs and Warriors, the Kawhi/Curry MVP race. (I'll admit it was a bit of a Spurs love fest). We delved into our fears of Mark Jackson as Cavs' head coach as well as our fears of the Raptors and Heat. We discussed the nuances of the Triangle, and the media's ignorance of how it works, the motion offense, and why the Cavs should run the Hammer play when Kyrie dribbles into the corner. Here's a primer on the Triangle to go along with Ben's explanation, and here's the Hammer play out of San Antonio's Motion offense.

Podcast Episode 91: Evolution Mar 14, 2016

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Nate, Tom, EvilGenius, and Mallory talk about the updates to Cavs:TheBlog, the Cavs and Clippers going in different directions, play a game called Potent Perceptions, and discuss how polarizing Kyrie Irving has become in Cavs circles.

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