Cavaliers have agreement to acquire Kevin Love
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Imo the NBA is immensely more entertaining than soccer. I don't hate soccer but it is a pretty unexciting game for me to watch.
I can't agree. the NBA is all about flash and me, me, me. There is VERY little us, and a whole lot of "look at me".
I know the Spurs win with a team first attitude. But most people don't even know who they are. Most people know Lechoke lost the finals more then the Spurs won it.
That is the problem with the NBA.
The only part of an NBA game that is exciting is in the last 2 minutes if the game is close. Otherwise it is boring
The only part of an NBA game that is exciting is in the last 2 minutes if the game is close. Otherwise it is boring
Isn't that how all sports are?
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love in cleveland does not automatically make the cavs as good as what the heat were.
i mean i don't see it. should have kept wiggins.
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I think that's going on in Cleveland this weekend isn't it? That's an event in the Gay Games I believe.
WSS
I know you'll be there.
I know you'll be there.
I'm perfectly happy to hang out with the gay community as long as we don't have to watch soccer.
WSS
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If Love was in the middle of a longterm contract, I really would have zero problem with this trade. I'm still not technically upset by this trade, because I think it will bring us at least one championship, but I think it was unnecessary. Had we waited just one more year we could have had Kevin Love AND seen what Wiggins and Bennett are about. If Andrew Wiggins is half of what he is projected to be, we could have had a situation like if the bulls had drafted kobe while Mike was still playing. As sick as Kobe has been had he studied under Mike for a couple years...it's sick to think about. Wiggins studying under Lebron has multiple upsides. The obvious one already stated, the other major upside is Wiggins taking reps off of Lebron during the season within a couple years. The presence of Andrew Wiggins on this team, along with Kevin Love in a year....could potentially have allowed Lebron to play well into his 40's if he was so inclined. I honestly think retaining Wiggins would have made Cleveland a dynasty the likes of which the NBA has never seen.
Kevin Love may alleviate Lebrons workload a little bit....but not like Wiggins would have. In the coming years you could have seen Lebron actually sit out numerous games as Wiggins plays in his spot. We pick up another young point guard and we could have started to pace Kyrie in a couple years. If Bennett lived up to some of his potential we could be sitting Love too. As the team is now....most certainly 1-2 championships should come Clevelands way. But if Wiggins starts skying out in Mn the trade cost us not 1 not 2 not 3....you know the rest. I was frankly perfectly ok with pacing Lebron this coming season and making Wiggins carry some of the load so we see what he's about....than the following year we get Love and a talented bench that got thrown in the fire the previous year. Greg Popovich and the Spurs would not have made this trade before seeing Wiggins in an NBA game....knowing that Kevin Love will not sign a long term contract anywhere but with them. We would have insured a decade or more of relevance for Cleveland basketball. Oh well.
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Couldn't have afforded him next offseason. I read the trade includes an agreement to resign after next year anyway.
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I guess the more I think about it, I'm ok with the Love trade now.
Had we waited until the deadline, it would have cost us half a season of chemistry to build between the New Big 3. A trade was inevitable, might as well get it out of the way now (even though I'm really bummed we lost Wiggins).
Regarding the deal, we couldn't sign him in the offseason. At least not for max money like he wants. By trading for him now, we now have his bird rights which allows us to resign our own players while going over the salary cap and into the luxury tax. We couldn't have signed him outright without gutting our team of ~$22M first.
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Wiggins is unproven in the NBA, Love is proven. He is young. Fuck the rebuild. We have the team NOW mother fucker!
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The Spurs have maybe one more year with Duncan and a good Manu. After that, they wont be the same team. The only team that would stand in our way would be the Bulls.
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I think that's going on in Cleveland this weekend isn't it? That's an event in the Gay Games I believe.Go watch Muggle Quidditch.
WSS
I think that's going on in Cleveland this weekend isn't it? That's an event in the Gay Games I believe.
WSS
Shit talk Quidditch all you want but it's the only sport I've ever seen a 125-lb girl drop a 225-lb man and break his collarbone.
It's also the only sport I've seen someone have a broomstick slice open their taint which required like 20 stitches.
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It's not a sport and it's lame as hell. You have to pretend to ride a fucking broom for Christ's sake
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It's not a sport and it's lame as hell. You have to pretend to ride a fucking broom for Christ's sake
It's not a sport and it's lame as hell. You have to pretend to ride a fucking broom for Christ's sake
What's wrong, you bruise your pussy practicing in the backyard?
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You guys should've waited until the off season to sign Love. Y'all could have easily cleared the cap room with all the draft picks y'all have as sweetners. You don't think the 76ers would take on some salary for a first rounder? Throw Bennett in y'all can send out whatever salary you want basically. I'll admit I'm not privy to your cap situation but if there is a will, there's a way. The cap is only a problem if you lack draft picks.
Regardless of how Wiggins pans out, he's already a plus defender due to his athleticism and length. LeBron is now the only plus defender on the roster. Keeping Wiggins would've given your team more balance and reduced the wear of LeBron by him not having to guard the opposing teams biggest threat night in, night out.
This trade makes your team less balanced. Before the trade you would've had a top tier offense along with a legit (and possibly top tier if Varajao can stay healthy) defense. Now you'll have a top 3 offense and a bottom of the rung defense. That's not a winning recipe for championships in the NBA historically.
Despite my pessimism, I would probably put the Cavs as my second favorite team. With that said, if Rose is healthy, the Bulls are more of a favorite now in my eyes, at least in the East. They'll have a top tier defense regardless of Rose's health and they've loaded up on offense. If they even have a league average offense, they'll be the favorites, at least from a purely basketball stance.
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The Spurs have maybe one more year with Duncan and a good Manu. After that, they wont be the same team. The only team that would stand in our way would be the Bulls.
The Spurs have maybe one more year with Duncan and a good Manu. After that, they wont be the same team. The only team that would stand in our way would be the Bulls.
And the Thunder.
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I think that's going on in Cleveland this weekend isn't it? That's an event in the Gay Games I believe.
WSS
Shit talk Quidditch all you want but it's the only sport I've ever seen a 125-lb girl drop a 225-lb man and break his collarbone.
It's also the only sport I've seen someone have a broomstick slice open their taint which required like 20 stitches.
Shit talk Quidditch all you want but it's the only sport I've ever seen a 125-lb girl drop a 225-lb man and break his collarbone.
It's also the only sport I've seen someone have a broomstick slice open their taint which required like 20 stitches.
Lorena Bobbit=Jim Brown.
WSS
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I can't agree. the NBA is all about flash and me, me, me. There is VERY little us, and a whole lot of "look at me".
I know the Spurs win with a team first attitude. But most people don't even know who they are. Most people know Lechoke lost the finals more then the Spurs won it.
That is the problem with the NBA.
The only part of an NBA game that is exciting is in the last 2 minutes if the game is close. Otherwise it is boring
Go watch Muggle Quidditch.
Go watch Muggle Quidditch.
go watch the Sac Kings vs Phi 76ers
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The only part of an NBA game that is exciting is in the last 2 minutes if the game is close. Otherwise it is boring
Isn't that how all sports are?
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I know you'll be there.
I'm perfectly happy to hang out with the gay community as long as we don't have to watch soccer.
WSS
I'm perfectly happy to hang out with the gay community as long as we don't have to watch soccer.
WSS
that's funny
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For the people who wantied to just sign Love as a free agent, you're assuming that he would make it to free agency. Minnesota would trade him for Greg Oden's ass pubes before they'd let him hit the open market. The cavs gave up a lot of potential and relatively cheap talent, but Cleveland fans have been through enough rebuilding; it's time to win.
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For the people who wantied to just sign Love as a free agent, you're assuming that he would make it to free agency. Minnesota would trade him for Greg Oden's ass pubes before they'd let him hit the open market. The cavs gave up a lot of potential and relatively cheap talent, but Cleveland fans have been through enough rebuilding; it's time to win.
At the deadline, probably. If they can sign him to a 5 year extension? That's a different story.For the people who wantied to just sign Love as a free agent, you're assuming that he would make it to free agency. Minnesota would trade him for Greg Oden's ass pubes before they'd let him hit the open market. The cavs gave up a lot of potential and relatively cheap talent, but Cleveland fans have been through enough rebuilding; it's time to win.
Y'all have the best player since MJ on your roster. Damn near every NBA player would love (no pun intended) to sign there. Do you really think Love, with his current reputation, would turn down a less than max deal from the Cavs next summer? Hell if y'all kept enough cap space for 2016 Durant would have to take a serious fucking look at joining the Cavs. I'm not sure how it would work positionally but you'd have to make that happen.
With that said, if you motherfuckers poach Durant I swear to God there will be a new Civil War between Oklahoma and Ohio. I don't want to meet any of you assholes across trenches so I guess I'm in favor of the Love trade now, as long as you lock him up long term.
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Go watch Muggle Quidditch.
go watch the Sac Kings vs Phi 76ers
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go watch the Sac Kings vs Phi 76ers
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey now, that's just rude. Boogie is worth watching though.
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