in swapping Darius Garland for James Harden, the Cavs finally acknowledged some hard truths about the "core four." for today's newsletter, words on a surreal few days in Los Angeles, and an end of an era open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

in swapping Darius Garland for James Harden, the Cavs finally acknowledged some hard truths about the "core four." for today's newsletter, words on a surreal few days in Los Angeles, and an end of an era open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

linked with @andrewspayde.bsky.social for a new episode of the pod! we talked: -Darius Garland getting swapped for James Harden -Todd Monken's presser and the complete lack of buzz around it -*sigh*...Deshaun Watson like, subscribe, etc (RSS feed coming soon!) youtu.be/PHqEI4RgwK4?...

It's me and @jordanzirm.bsky.social and this time, the CAVS go first. We talk Harden trade and what comes next... ...then we suffer a relapse and talk Browns for 35 minutes. All capped off by me forgetting last week and recommending saunas again. ITS A GOOD PODCAST youtu.be/PHqEI4RgwK4?...

Darius Garland being introduced to the Clippers crowd while the Cavs bench watched was one of the more surreal sports experience I think I’ve ever had

here to see the debut of the newest, most exciting Cav: Keon Ellis

ready to pay tribute tonight

I think, for a lot of us, Garland was that first real player to cling on to post-LeBron. got to watch him develop and become the face of the team before the Mitchell trade. injuries really stunted what we hoped he’d become, but he’ll be one of my favorite Cavs forever 🫡

Sam Merrill getting not one but TWO fly-bys before launching and burying a three was aesthetically cool as hell

De'Andre Hunter threw some of the worst passes I've ever seen last night

the homie @andrewspayde.bsky.social and I worked through our feelings (mostly crashed out) over the Browns coaching search process and how it ended in Todd Monken youtu.be/_mmywZ2IRHs?...

to their credit, the Cavs have looked like a very serious basketball team for the last two weeks. you mix in Tyson’s emergence and Tomlin’s energy with the returns of Garland/Mobley/Strus and you just might be cooking

Cavs might really be back

the homie @andrewspayde.bsky.social and I worked through our feelings (mostly crashed out) over the Browns coaching search process and how it ended in Todd Monken youtu.be/_mmywZ2IRHs?...

so the guy they kept trying to force on candidates as the DC…didn’t even want to stay if he couldn’t be head coach

the Monken hire reeks of a franchise without a clear direction with too many voices involved. tried to force a coordinator on the younger candidates because they can never fully relinquish control. what an uninspired, laughable process

never in my life have I heard a narrative about a team so desperately wanting to hold on to a coordinator during a coaching search like the noise about the Browns and Jim Schwartz right now. it's bordering on parody

Jimmy Haslam, who famously overruled the front office to hire Hue Jackson over Sean McDermott, is heavily involved in the coaching search again. who has it better than us?

the optics are going to be pretty awful if the Browns lose out on both Udinksi and Scheelhaase. those were the two guys they clearly identified and made a point to interview before any other teams even had them on their radar

writing about sports felt pretty hollow today, so I wrote about Minnesota instead open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

JJ McCarthy must’ve said no

just saw Andrew Berry and Nathan Scheelhaase sharing a Hailey Bieber smoothie at Erewhon

there is no humanity in these people. they are on the streets looking for reasons to kill people, and then they'll lie to your face about what happened despite the existence of video. they don't care

did Grant Udinksi finish his interview yet or is he not done floating in the sensory depravation tank that the Browns make you experience as the final step

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

with the swift hiring of Kevin Stefanski, the Atlanta Falcons are making a bet that Cleveland was an inescapable s**tshow. that and more in a Friday edition of the newsletter, live at the link below. subscribe if you haven't yet! open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

what other podcast is going to compare the Browns potential offense in 2026 to a bag of Wet Arbys? answer me that! full episode with me and @andrewspayde.bsky.social here: youtu.be/c0OQnlrKJEg?...

a win is a win, but the Cavs just scored 38 total points in the second half against the 21st ranked defense in the NBA

I was way too negative about the Browns on this pod. Surprise surprise. BUT...always great to be real dumb with Jordan. One of us says the phrase "Wet Arby's"

my guy @andrewspayde.bsky.social and I got together for a long overdue pod to talk: -the Browns ongoing coaching search -Kevin Stefanski running it back in Atlanta -Baker Mayfield being exactly who we thought he was and more! youtu.be/c0OQnlrKJEg

you can leave the Cheesecake Factory parking lot, but the Cheesecake Factory parking lot never really leaves you

it’s comforting to know Baker Mayfield still has the maturity level of a high school senior in line at Chipotle

the Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy and then bringing back Aaron Rodgers would bring me unprecedented amounts of joy. never needed something to happen so badly

The Cavs "Core Four" are now four seasons in, with almost nothing to show for it. whatever they are, it isn't nearly enough. that and more in a Tuesday edition of the newsletter, live at the link below 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

I, personally, love to get a stop and then immediately turn the ball over

the Cavs committed the third-fewest turnovers in the NBA last season at 13.2 per game. the Cavs are committing 14.4 turnovers per game this season, a jump of 1.2 per game. the Bucks are the only team from the top 10 last season with a bigger increase in TOs (13.4 to 14.8)

Cavs shot 23% from 3 and turned the ball over 21 times. even with Merrill and Garland in the lineup they don’t have enough shooters or ball handlers to constantly beat good teams

turnovers are the result of bad offensive process, and the Cavs can’t do a god damn thing against this Thunder defense. brutal watch

Patriots are gonna cakewalk to the Super Bowl I’m sick

I'm much more intrigued by the Udinski/McDaniel/Scheelhaase group than I am the Schwartz/Monken/Minter group for the Browns

Tyson’s the type of scoring wing the Cavs have never had post-LeBron. hell, Proctor might be too. pretty promising developments in what’s been a frustrating season

I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT AND IT RESEMBLES THE FORM OF JAYLON TYSON

look at Embiid man I’m in tears

I just...don't have a ton of interest in Jim Schwartz as a head coach. been around forever, doesn't really ever adjust what he's doing on defense (he's gonna play man and he's not gonna blitz). org needs a full cleansing imo

For a fleeting moment in 2020, the Browns had what the Chicago Bears do now: the coach, the QB, and the vanquishing of a division rival. I want it back! That and more in today's edition of the newsletter, live at the link below 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

For a fleeting moment in 2020, the Browns had what the Chicago Bears do now: the coach, the QB, and the vanquishing of a division rival. I want it back! That and more in today's edition of the newsletter, live at the link below 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thecuyah...

impossible to predict how the Cavs are gonna play anymore lmao. best they’ve looked in months…on the road against a really good 76ers team. sure!

Darius Garland’s body language ever since he went down has me pretty worried

Cavs haven’t moved the ball like this since last season, hot damn

Cavs are truly the most bipolar team I’ve ever watched