2017 Offseason Thread

[Cavsfan4life]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

The twist being what, he came home and won y'all a chip then bounced again?

Pretty much, he put a lot of emphasis on coming back to Northeast Ohio saying it was more than just basketball. I know a lot of fans, including myself wouldn't really have an issue if he left, especially after winning a title here. Its why I think the rumors are not true.

However, him leaving to others would make the coming home story much more like a PR stunt than it already was, as well as giving Kobe and MJ stans more stuff to talk negatively about.

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I;d actually rather have something more to talk about this summer than LeBron James.

The NBA is bigger than just him.

[vtcha]

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I;d actually rather have something more to talk about this summer than LeBron James.

Is it time to revive the legendary thread!!? :P

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Is it time to revive the legendary thread!!? :P

I have no powers to do so but I'd say yes

[ojandpizza]

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I could easily see the CP3, Wade, Bron, Melo team getting their last year or couple years in together on the same squad. Especially considering he's made it known that he would like to do that, and brought the championship to Cleveland.

But I can't imagine a team full of those guys all in their mid 30's would be all that good. Paul would be around 33 and full of injury history, LeBron around 34, Wade 36/37 and also with some knee history, Melo also around 34. They would be a playoff team, but not competing for championships. The rest of the roster would have to be really complete.


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[Vni]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

Let's talk about who really went to LA

He wanted to come to the lakers but Jeanie said no.

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He wanted to come to the lakers but Jeanie said no.

Thats crazy how many times they just ignored him

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[Boltman]

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He wanted to come to the lakers but Jeanie said no.

Sounds reasonable.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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So just as an update, who are the "reliable" writers now for this coming offseason?

[Fresh Tendrils]

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For this off-season?

I'll still trust Woj, but we don't need to rev the LBJ to LA motor quite yet do we?

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

LeBron James said he has never played for a super team. Riiiight.

Kevin Durant feels the same way about these Warriors. Yes, the Warriors with four of the top 15 players in the NBA, the ones that won 67 games then rolled through the playoffs with a 16-1 record. The one with a seat at the table with the greatest single-season teams ever. KD says they are not a super team.

Here’s what Durant said to Chris Haynes of ESPN.

“First of all, if everybody wanted Steph, he would have been the No. 1 pick,” Durant said. “A lot of people passed on him. A lot of people doubted Steph, saying he wasn’t going to be this good. Klay Thompson, he was just supposed to be this OK shooter in the league, like that’s what you thought of Klay Thompson when he came in. Draymond, nobody wanted him. He was a 6-5 power forward. [They said] he couldn’t play in the league, he couldn’t start in the NBA. Shaun Livingston had a crazy knee injury.

“Nobody wanted him. Nobody thought that he would get back to being Shaun Livingston. Andre Iguodala, he got traded a couple of times. Nobody wanted him. A lot of people didn’t expect these guys to be where they are today. Superteam? No, we just work extremely well together. Coach puts us in position to maximize our strengths.”

Yes, the Warriors core — outside of Durant — were guys overlooked and underestimated by the league at points. However, that is different from not being a super team.

The Warriors are a super team. Players don’t like that term because it suggests winning was easy, that the thousands of hours of work to craft their games didn’t matter, that they team coasted to a title. It can imply they didn’t put in the work — and that’s not fair. Despite what your friendly neighborhood sports talk radio host (or bitter old newspaper columnist) might suggest, there are no easy titles. The Larry O’Brien trophy is no participation medal, it must be earned. Golden State had to figure out how to mesh all this talent, overcome injuries, and in the end handle a LeBron led Cavaliers team capable of hanging with them.

No doubt the Warriors are filled with players where the Warriors recognized and developed the talent that others missed. Credit them for that.

Doesn’t mean the Warriors are not a super team. They are. One that may ultimately be remembered along with the other dominant teams this league has seen.

I just need Brook Lopez or Jeremy Lin to come out and say, "We're not a bad team. We're a good team that just happened to lose more games than necessary".

[Caveman24]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

So just as an update, who are the "reliable" writers now for this coming offseason?

Woj FT Woj

[King_B_Mack]

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I just need Brook Lopez or Jeremy Lin to come out and say, "We're not a bad team. We're a good team that just happened to lose more games than necessary".

He been eating the same poo burgers as LeBron, cause they both full of it with that mess.


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[The 24th Letter]

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I 100% agree with KD.

On that note- I still dont understand why we're calling a guy who got cut from his high school team the best ever...

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“First of all, if everybody wanted Steph, he would have been the No. 1 pick,” Durant said. “A lot of people passed on him. A lot of people doubted Steph, saying he wasn’t going to be this good. Klay Thompson, he was just supposed to be this OK shooter in the league, like that’s what you thought of Klay Thompson when he came in. Draymond, nobody wanted him. He was a 6-5 power forward. [They said] he couldn’t play in the league, he couldn’t start in the NBA. Shaun Livingston had a crazy knee injury.

“Nobody wanted him. Nobody thought that he would get back to being Shaun Livingston. Andre Iguodala, he got traded a couple of times. Nobody wanted him. A lot of people didn’t expect these guys to be where they are today. Superteam? No, we just work extremely well together. Coach puts us in position to maximize our strengths.”

Jesus Christ that is embarrassing.