BloodRaven
MVP
At the end of the day it's weak af to me, theres nothing exciting or interesting about four All Stars cruising through a season unchallenged, wheres the sense of achievement? Anyways I'm glad this season is over.
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I think this was the most predictable season of sports I have ever seen.
KD joins a team that won the most games in NBA history the season prior? I wonder who will win this season.
The Cavs are still in an incredibly weak East with possibly the greatest player ever? Can't imagine who will win the East.
I wonder if the rest of the NBA actually felt they had a chance against GS in the playoffs or if they figured GS would just win it all. Like, as a player/exec/coach, yeah, you're always confident, but you had to look at that lineup and just realize it wasn't going to happen.
usmccharles
Practice Squad
Heres a thought, it would never happen but would be awesome. LeBron goes to Gilbert and says he will play for the Vet minimum and recruits other plays to play for a cheap price. Literally, this is the only way I see the cavs competing. Here are some of the 18' FAs that will be available: (Now I know no one will actually take vet minimum to play. But some of these guys could add an aspect to the Cavs that could help them)
-Paul George- This is the clear go to guy, trade Love for him?
-Chris Paul- having a true PG distributor would really help out Lebron and conserve energy. Shots would open up more and be more efficient and give Lebron the energy in the 4th which is where he struggled during the series. As long as Lebron was on the court during the series, the cavs were +
-Dwayne Wade- If Lebron could talk him into taking a reduced role
-Dirk- I don't know what he really offers, but coming off the bench would be a clear upgrade compared to others.
-Rondo- I think this is an under the radar guy that I think could really make a difference. I know he is crazy, but his defense could really help frustrate Curry.
-I don't know enough about the rest to analyze-
Avery Bradley
Gordon Hayward
Blake Griffin
I think the only combo that would really give the Cavs a chance is to Chris Paul and Paul George.
-Paul George- This is the clear go to guy, trade Love for him?
-Chris Paul- having a true PG distributor would really help out Lebron and conserve energy. Shots would open up more and be more efficient and give Lebron the energy in the 4th which is where he struggled during the series. As long as Lebron was on the court during the series, the cavs were +
-Dwayne Wade- If Lebron could talk him into taking a reduced role
-Dirk- I don't know what he really offers, but coming off the bench would be a clear upgrade compared to others.
-Rondo- I think this is an under the radar guy that I think could really make a difference. I know he is crazy, but his defense could really help frustrate Curry.
-I don't know enough about the rest to analyze-
Avery Bradley
Gordon Hayward
Blake Griffin
I think the only combo that would really give the Cavs a chance is to Chris Paul and Paul George.
Militant X 1
Ravens Ring of Honor
gtalk12
Ravens Ring of Honor
When Jordan and the Bulls reigned supreme in the east, who had a chance?
NOBODY.
When Kobe and the Lakers in the late 2000s ran the West, who had a chance? NOBODY.
When the Heat lead by James dominated for 4 years, who in the east had a chance? NOBODY
When James went to CLE again, who had a chance in the East? NOBODY
More like two superstars and two all stars on GS and two super stars and role players on CLE.
BloodRaven
MVP
Like the Thunder in 2016? the Thunder that were up 3-1 against the Warriors? the Thunder that had KD who said this:
https://twitter.com/kdtrey5/status/18688294600?lang=en
gtalk12
Ravens Ring of Honor
It is what it is, I remember when he said that and I agreed with him. Did I like his decision? No, but it's just a game and at the end of the day if your team won 70 games and you could add a player like that then you do. It's simple.
If the Lakers back in 2012 could sign James don't you think they would? Kobe, James, Bynum would have been the team. This whole idea about being loyal etc etc benefits the owners only for not putting a team around said player. Again, I did not like the decision, however one can not deny that the Thunder committed too much money to Kendrick Perkins which caused them to lose out on Harden and the rest was history.
CLE also made horrible decision and listened to acting GM James when they overpaid back then for Anderson V, when they should have saved their money and go after the likes of a Bosh or Dwight Howard if not both back then.
Is it weak? Yea I can see why you say that.
gtalk12
Ravens Ring of Honor
my guy, besides the obvious choices of Curry, Durant, Irving, James, it was Love who played the best among every other player averaging 16pts and 11trb.
Klay averaged 16 and 4.
Klay was off this entire playoff go around for GS, but we could say the same about Love.
He went off in game 4 and provided solid rebound numbers, but he was way top inconsistent offensively and defensively for me to say he really stood out
BloodRaven
MVP
Honestly it just makes me cringe, he's obviously free to go to whichever team he wants but he can't control how people feel about it warranted or not. Imagine Jordan in a Pistons jersey, or Bird in a Lakers jersey etc
Tank
Hall of Famer
'Cmon Blood, you know that's not fair. MJ may have moved had he not been a part of the Bulls dynasty, same with Larry and the Celtics. Guys want rings, plain and simple.
usmccharles
Practice Squad
Maybe...but MJ was just too busy winning.
BloodRaven
MVP
My wife and I went to that 2014 Sugar Bowl. We were so drunk that week.
@usmccharles literally copying and pasting between here and rsr I see lol
Tank
Hall of Famer
You mean the Bulls were too busy winning.
usmccharles
Practice Squad
Saw a post on FB that said Jordan played in a more competitive time than LBJ.
Jordan played during a time of 8 expansion teams and when the strong teams of the 80's were declining due to age and retirements. Not really sure how you can say Jordan actually had it hard.
Jordan played during a time of 8 expansion teams and when the strong teams of the 80's were declining due to age and retirements. Not really sure how you can say Jordan actually had it hard.