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Maybe get on the bandwagon again in a few years heat fans.
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Maybe get on the bandwagon again in a few years heat fans.
Starts posting in NBA thread when Lebron goes to Cleveland....
....to call out Heat bandwagon fans
....to call out Heat bandwagon fans
One thing I find kinda funny and they also brought this up on Mike and Mike the other monring, Spurs just won the Championship and pretty much everyone is coming back and yet no one is talking about them on shows or radio. I'm actually glad they will go into this season thinking "Cavs getting all the attention and hype, lets do what we do."
Wish I would've kept my stubs because I've been going to games regardless of Lebron and rooting for the Cavs on the tube. I post in here because Cleveland is relevant again in the national media, which is why you are talking about road signs that are 5 miles away from my home. BTW we are having a welcome home Lebron party here, you know..the area he grew up in and played the majority of his career at.
It was announced today that the Love for Wiggins deal is done. It just can't go through until August 23rd, a month after Wiggins signed his rookie contract. The Cavs might be getting Allen and The Matrix, Shawn Marion. Face it man, the Cavs are loaded and they're going to win it all easily. The East will be a cake walk while the old Spurs have to battle in the West to even get to the Finals. I think the Spurs are really finished this time. They had their one last run. Duncan should reconsider retirement and go out as a champion. Remember what Timmy told Lebron. This is going to be your league in a little while. That was 7 years ago. Time for the old man to step down before the King takes the horse behind the barn and shoots it.
Doubting the Spurs and over hyping an as yet unproven put together team. I love it. Give the Cavs a few years of playing side by side with LBJ and they could be the top team in the NBA... but right now in their first year together I don't think so. They could get to the finals because of the weaker East I just do not see them beating the West yet.
Old Spurs
that team ball will show the doubters once again why they were the best last year and still the favorite to repeat this coming season.
Old Spurs
that team ball will show the doubters once again why they were the best last year and still the favorite to repeat this coming season.
eh Spurs is still a better team than the Cavs.
With Love, Cavs are now the favorite to reach the finals, but Lebron will choke (M.I.A.) during the 4qt against the Spurs like always.
Kevin Love = Chris Bosh. Lebron will regulate KLOVE into a spot-up shooter on offense (like it happened to bosh) so expect his rebounds to drop dramatically next year.
With Love, Cavs are now the favorite to reach the finals, but Lebron will choke (M.I.A.) during the 4qt against the Spurs like always.
Kevin Love = Chris Bosh. Lebron will regulate KLOVE into a spot-up shooter on offense (like it happened to bosh) so expect his rebounds to drop dramatically next year.
Yup, teaming up with Lebron usually means a drop in stats and a pay cut, but efficiency usually increases.
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TOOO much hype for these Cavaliers. Yes the Lebron James factor is huge but Love a world beater, a guy you can trust when it's time to get things done? NO I'm not buying it plus who's playing the Cavs D? We know they can make buckets but can they stop them? also I can't see Irving and Lebron working from the off, its a partnership that will need time to develop.
I will go on the record here and say that Chicago will win the East IF D. Rose can get back to fitness, along with Gasol they are a better side. My personal opinion.
I've got the Spurs, OKC, Warriors, Clippers and the Bulls ahead of the Cavaliers and don't write of Miami (they will make the play-offs) although it's down to D. Wade and those knees.
They over in Cleveland are building a solid foundation but this Isn't no championship team.
I will go on the record here and say that Chicago will win the East IF D. Rose can get back to fitness, along with Gasol they are a better side. My personal opinion.
I've got the Spurs, OKC, Warriors, Clippers and the Bulls ahead of the Cavaliers and don't write of Miami (they will make the play-offs) although it's down to D. Wade and those knees.
They over in Cleveland are building a solid foundation but this Isn't no championship team.
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You're like the most clueless fan, of any sport, ever. I know Lakers fans are delusional but come on. Stick to your insidehoops site or whatever.
If healthy, the Bulls have the strongest team in the east. On paper Gasol doesn't look like a massive Boozer upgrade but he is. They're also getting back a Rose that has looked amazing thus far in team USA practice. If everyone stays healthy, they're going to be tough.
I'm delusional? I'm just laying the truth and facts. You're delusional fan who thinks Rondo is a better player than CP3. Do some research before blabbing. Sick and tired of you saying Lebron will do this and that. When he fails, blamed it on his teammates and that he needs more help. GTFO. How much help does he need? Pretty much prove you don't know s*** about basketball. No wonder you stick with this site. Probably got banned from realgm, insidehoops, other forums for spewing nonsense.
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You sound mad that Lebron is better than Kobe. Or are you just upset that nobody wants to play for your team anymore? Like Kevin Love, who's from that area. The glits and glamor of Hollywood isn't enough to lure top players anymore. People are starting to see LA for what it is. You Lakers fans are living in the past. Kobe needed Shaq to get his titles and demanded a trade when the going got tough. Then the Lakers were gifted Gasol in a lop sided trade and they won two more. Put Lebron on those teams and it's an instant dynasty. Just think you'd still have Dwight Howard right now and your franchise wouldn't be in shambles if Kobe wasn't such a cancer.
Lebron has had no help until he went to Miami and he had to carry the team the last couple years. Without Lebron, that team doesn't get to the Finals once. He's led a Cleveland team to the Finals himself, with no help whatsoever. Name the second best player on that 07 Cavs team and tell me where they are now. Lebron's failures lol. I don't know what Finals you watched, but when Lebron went down in game 1 it was a close game and the Heat instantly got blown out. Game 2, Lebron went off and won them that game. Game 5 he did his part and they still got blown out. What more can he do? Ask Kobe about playing hero ball. Where did that get him post Shaq era? A first round exit. Lebron can lead a team deep into the playoffs by himself, Kobe can't. And i don't post at those other sites because it's all delusional Knicks and Lakers fans. It's beyond unbearable.
Spurs are still a better all around team than the Cavs. Give the Cavs some time and they could be great. It is not happening this year. Only thing that could stop the Spurs is the tough West and a 7 game series that doesn't go their way. If they get back to the Finals again you can smell repeat.
Love this trade. Wiggins gets to go all out for 4 years in Minnesota to gain some exp before signing with the raps.
If the Cavs and Spurs each made it to the finals, the Cavs would have the three best players in the series. In the NBA that typically means your team wins.
PS: Let's not sleep on Cleveland's depth here either. They're building a monster of a team.
TLDR: People who think the Cavs aren't winning it all this year don't know basketball.
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In a Championship series the Spurs wipe the floor with the Cav's. but we'll never know because the Cav's aren't making it.
Yeah, okay. Their only threat to stop them from getting to the Finals is the Bulls and that's if Rose doesn't blow his knee out again. The Cavs are basically going to be the Heat with a fresh legs Wade in Irving and a more capable Bosh in Love. Just wait and see. Love is going to be a beast in Cleveland playing along side Lebron. Either King James gets to the rim or it's a 3 ball in the corner pocket. Plus Love is a monster on the boards unlike Bosh. Varejao will bring the energy like he always does. I mean, Kyrie is a great scorer and all he has to do is pass the ball like Rondo did with the loaded Celts for years. Teams will have to pick their poison. This team might win 73 games if they decide to play D. Lebron led a bunch of role players to the best home record in NBA history in 2009. What do you think he's going to do with this roster? I can only imagine how loud the Q is going to be come playoff time. That city is ready.
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Don't believe the hype. If they decide to play D? even if they decided to play D they'd have to find players that are capable of actually playing D. This years Cav's won't make the championship game let alone win it.
The strongest team in the East is the Bulls. If everyone stays healthy, they'll be extremely tough to take out in a series. They're extremely deep. Snell had a phenomenal summer league and looks to have put in a ton of work. Doug McDermott looks to be a steal of the draft.
If it is Spurs/Cavs in the Finals, Spurs will win it. Spurs showed what great team ball is and other than LBJ and a few vets Love and Irving have NO playoff experience. I think the Cavs WILL become a great team and win it all soon... not this year. Give them some time playing together. Cavs look great on paper, but until they have a full season of playing together I just do not see them winning it all in their first year. This will be a trial year.
People always doubting the Spurs though I find it funny.
People always doubting the Spurs though I find it funny.
Depth matters in the regular season. It matters much less when teams start playing their top 7 or 8 during the playoffs.
The NBA isn't about "team ball". It's about who has the most dominant players.
People like to act like the Spurs changed into something different last year. They were the same Spurs that we've seen the past 5 years only this time they got to play against a Chris Bosh who averaged 14 ppg and 60% of a Dwyane Wade. LeBron james had a better supporting cast in his last few years with the Caveliers before he jettisoned. God, did anyone actually watch that series?
Kevin Love is >>> Chris Bosh
Kryrie Irving is >>>> Dwyane Wade
LeBron James is = Lebron James
Oh and WTF is up with people thinking Doug McDermott is going to be a net positive player next year? Stop buying into the hype and start looking at the history of rookie classes.
and when the Spurs/West beat the Cavs then what excuses you going to come up with?
Spurs have this many titles and the highest winning % in all of pro sports for a reason. Yet team ball means nothing.....
Like always haters wanna doubt the Spurs and make up excuses when they win.
Are you one of those that think 0 playoff experience does not matter? It does matter this is why young talented teams do not go deep in the playoffs and why two of the oldest teams were in the Finals. Playoff experience does matter. Love and Irving have 0 playoff games.
Spurs have this many titles and the highest winning % in all of pro sports for a reason. Yet team ball means nothing.....
Like always haters wanna doubt the Spurs and make up excuses when they win.
Are you one of those that think 0 playoff experience does not matter? It does matter this is why young talented teams do not go deep in the playoffs and why two of the oldest teams were in the Finals. Playoff experience does matter. Love and Irving have 0 playoff games.
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Find me the last time the team with TWO, not three, but TWO of the best players in a series lost an NBA championship. You would have to go back to the 2004 Pistons. It just doesn't happen in the modern NBA.
The Spurs "team ball" looked real good when Dwyane Wade was hobbling up and down the court for the entire series. How did their "team ball" look when Wade was healthy?
Also...James, Love, and Irving will be the three best players in that series bar none.
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