I also think we come out tonight and have a statement game. NEED these next two at home. Going back to oracle down 3-1 is elimination before it even happens.
I've said from the start that the Cavs would need AT LEAST 1, maybe 2 games where JR goes nuts. He's also arguably been their best defender this year which is insane (played great defense on the perimeter). He might as well not even have showed up to Oracle in the first two games because he's...
LeBron moving to PF tonight let's goooooo! Been a long time coming smh. RJ and his walker also starting. Sad thing is that he has been one of the only guys that look like they give a shit. Should be an interesting starting lineup matchup
LeBron can still get it done. He's been in assist mode because you can do that against the east. His post game and driving is still there. He's been taking dumb shots in this series and then checking out instead of taking it to the next gear. This is the biggest problem with having the easy road...
If we are being real, LeBron steps up and we have a whole different series. He starts to assert his dominance that we've seen in the past and then the Warriors have to help more to defend him which opens up teammates for shots. This year, he has the guys to hit those shots. He has been so...
TT still has a lot of room for growth. Pretty obvious he got that deal because of LeBron, but I'll take the trade off of having Thompson when I'm also getting LeBron. Would be cool to see them acquire a good defensive big (like Gobert for example) and slide TT to the PF role (where he should be...
To appease LeBron since they have the same agent. It was kind of a package deal. Another reason why LeBron isn't leaving until he wins a ship. If he goes to another team like the Spurs or the heat for example, he won't be given any control over the roster. He'll go back to being a player (maybe...
But back to Love... 16/10 as a third option and can shoot from range. Yes, the defense is bad. It's over amplified because the Cavs also start Kyrie and Tristan who are bad on defense. You can hide Love on defense normally, but it's harder on this Cavs team. He's still extremely talented and can...
A lot of people thought it would happen... Just not that quickly lol. Quite a few people thought it would happen when the cap jumped and he had theoretically won another championship or two in Miami by that point
Honestly tho you guys are all just looking at the moment and not as a whole. Love had a great year for the most part this year, and he can still get it done. With the cap jumping his salary won't be a full max either and he will have a nice looking deal. If the Cavs move him they would look to...
All of the noise about him leaving is just noise. He's tied to the city until he wins and then he's off the hook. Kd is going to sign a 1+1 and if they don't do anything next year or make an upgrade him and Russell could bolt together to somewhere else
Is KD fully committed like LeBron is (basically tied to Cleveland until he wins a championship/retires whatever comes first) or is he still going to jump ship after a year?
But realistically tho, what trade could the Cavs make? Trading love for anything less than a proven star-caliber player appears to be a waste and I don't think they go for that. But what team is willing to give up that level of a player for Love? I just don't see anything happening