2016-17 NBA Season: no IT ITT

[GR8 2 B FL G8R]

Norris Cole

I think you are misremembering what happened when LeBron left Miami for Cleveland after the 2013-2014 season.

Yes, Kevin Love was not yet on the Cavs the very day when LeBron signed, but Cleveland already had the #1 pick (Andrew Wiggins) and people already knew that LeBron wanted Cleveland to trade him for Kevin Love. Just do a google search for "LeBron James has reached to tell Kevin Love of his desire for them to play together with the Cavaliers". It was a forgone conclusion that LeBron was orchestrating the Kevin Love trade. At the end of the 2013-2014 season, Love was a three time All Star, had just made the All-NBA second team, and was 11th in MVP voting.

At the end of the 2013-2014 season, Kyrie Irving was already a two time All Star and was even named the MVP of the 2014 All Star game. So yes, a big reason why LeBron left Miami to go back to Cleveland is so he could team up with two other top players to form another super team like he had in Miami. If you want to argue that at the time Love was closer to #10 and Kyrie closer to #20 than the top 15, um OK.

Yes, Love and Irving were injured the first time Cleveland met Golden State in the Finals. Love was injured in round one of the playoffs against Boston and Kyrie in game 1 of the Finals. So what's your point? That LeBron was unlucky that his intended super team that year was injured at the most inopportune time?

I stand by initial point, it is dumb to criticize Golden State as being a super team when this Cleveland team was also created to be a super team. The only difference is that Golden State is now a more stacked super team.

We are criticizing KD allowing them to become a more stacked super team because he's bitch maid

 

[bruin228]

Terrible list. No Kemba OR Jokic?

Kemba doesn't need to be on the list because he's the undisputed GOAT

 

[bruin228]

Love was also playing on the god-awful Timberwolves at the time sooooo

I know lol, I'm a Timberwolves "fan"

Kevin Love has a special place in my heart considering he played for UCLA and the Timberwolves. He's still never been a top 10 player in the NBA, though.

 

[adchester]

I know lol, I'm a Timberwolves "fan"

Kevin Love has a special place in my heart considering he played for UCLA and the Timberwolves. He's still never been a top 10 player in the NBA, though.

Yeah I was agreeing with you, easy to put up great numbers when he was the only player better than reserve-caliber on the entire team.

 

[whiteyc_77]

Terrible list. No Kemba OR Jokic?

That list would need to get to 115 before we get to IT.

-YTC

 

[Bmack]

That list would need to get to 115 before we get to IT.

-YTC

Tell me about it! They just today upgraded my excel version after sitting in the help desk ticket since May 1st! SAD!

 

[evil1]

I think you're misremembering, because no one on Earth would've taken you seriously if you said Kevin Love was a top 10 player and Kyrie was a top 20 player in 2014.

I'm not saying I agree (in fact I always thought Love was a little overrated), but at the time (after the 2013-2014 season - before the 2014-2015 season)
Sports Illustrated had Love ranked #7 https://www.si.com/nba/2014/top-100-nba-players-2015-list#10to1
Bleacher Report had him ranked #7 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...25-players-in-the-nba-entering-2014-15-season
ESPN had him #7 http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11754398/

A quick google search shows that most sites had Love ranked anywhere from #5 to #10 and Kyrie #15 to #24 (but mostly around #20 to #23).

 

[NML]

That list would need to get to 115 before we get to IT.

-YTC

 

[whiteyc_77]

 

[bruin]

This last page

Gonna be a rough few weeks for the Yay area.


Lebron and Kovalev sends Ward to hell!

 

[Wuf]

 

[sayo]

Finally. I think Warriors in 6. If it goes to 7, I like the Cavs just cause the mental edge. I'm hearing lots of 4 or 5 game predictions and I don't buy it. Cavs aren't on the level of GS but they're still great offensively and can conceivably win shootouts. I just hope we get goat LeBron on both ends. I'm sure he's excited to play his two sons, kd and Steph.

 

[Southpaw]

Plus he prolly mad about someone out in enlightened progressive California painting "Nigger" on his house.

 

[GR8 2 B FL G8R]

If it said "ninja," we would know it was @dirt

Can't believe he posted in Politics thread before coming to tell us about the Dubs bowel movements

 

[sayo]

This shit is sloppy due to all this rest lol. Draymong already in foul trouble.

 

[Wuf]

Sloppy af but loving the energy. Determined LeBron in full effect.

 

[sayo]

LeBron holy shit... Lol at jvg tho

 

[sayo]

Yeah, this version of LeBron is so awesome. Cool to see him on KD early.

 

[bruin228]

Owns a sphynx cat

 

[Wuf]

This game is more like it

 

[sayo]

Iggy hitting threes now? If the Cavs can only hit the defensive glass...

 

[bruin228]

RUSS DEW CHUGGER

 

[Bmack]

Iggy hitting threes now? If the Cavs can only hit the defensive glass...

He hits 362 out of every 1000 he takes.

 

[bruin228]

Fellow Belmont grad gonna get destroyed by LeBron

 

[sayo]

He hits 362 out of every 1000 he takes.

He's 11% this playoffs...

 

[bruin228]

Top 10 NBA players Love and Irving destroying this Warriors team

 

[sayo]

Obvious hold is obvious.

 

[Bmack]

He's 11% this playoffs...

He hasn't taken 1000 this playoffs. Let him get his rhythm going.

 

[sayo]

Kyrie is so bad right now. Maybe one of these games he'll take advantage of a mismatch? Klay is also shitty but at least he is a plus on defense.

 

[sayo]

Also, Cavs making the mistakes you'd expect from a middle school team.

 

[bruin228]

Everyone on the Cavs outside of LeBron looks like a D-Leaguer right now

The only reason Kyle Korver exists is to shoot threes and he looks worse than me out there

 

[bruin228]

LOL

 

[sayo]

Irving with that goat cunt move. Fuck him.

 

[sayo]

The way that is called is dumb as fuck. Fighting over a screen isn't a foul.

 

[bruin228]

Cavs playing worse defense in the paint than I did with the Bucks on 2K14

 

[sayo]

Rip move sighting @Brick

 

[sayo]

That transition d. My HS corch would have thrown his clipboard and benched all 5 of us.

 

[sayo]

Cavs with a billion turnovers

 

[bruin228]

Bring back David Blatt

 

[bruin228]

Korver should kill hisself

 

[Wuf]

The fact that it's only 8 points is pretty amazing

 

[BasinBictory]

No meteor signing yet?

 

[NML]

[HOT TAKE]
If the Cavs have a -11 turnover ratio each half, they will lose
[/HOT TAKE]

 

[sayo]

The fact that it's only 8 points is pretty amazing

Yeah, the Cavs should honestly feel pretty good. Turnovers and defensive mistakes should have them down way more. Also, one of these role players has to step up and provide some firepower from outside. They're already shit on defense.

 

[Dr. Shats Basoon]

I think if the Cavs have any chance of winning this game they need to keep that air strip open and continue to let the warriors have a 10 ft sprint to their dunks. All that runaway just may wear them out

 

[Wuf]

Jalen Rose, ruining Jay Z lyrics one quip at a time

 

[NML]

Been spending the past week thinking that the Celtics off season should be really interesting...

*Durant kicks to Curry for a three, up 15*

Other sports are fun too

 

[sayo]

Cavs are playing so poorly. If they can consistently play not like trash, they have a chance in this series.

 

[Brick]

I don't watch the NBA now that RUSS is done. Is Stephen pooping on them boys?

DUBS DUBS DUBS

 

[bruin228]

Why is KD in the last two minutes of a 21 point blowout lmao