Cavs: sheridan: 100% this is lebron's final season as cavs

[Fabbs]

Because he's a mercenary who is one of the greatest at what he does, it kept budging in on GM duties, creating a sub optimal situation and then leave, blaming the GM.

Before / After

Cleveland I
Miami
Cleveland II

[Clipper Nation]

Love, Tristan, Skumpert, JR Smith are trash, but not Kyrie.

Kyrie is Marbury 2.0. He should thank LeBron every day for saving his career and making him one of the most overrated athletes in sports.

[Spurtacular]

He's a mercenary. I called it a long time ago. Media will protect him regardless of what decision he makes because he is a made man.

Media will play up all the angles at the right times; but they'll be sure not to vilify him too much. In the end, they're best off if he's the conquering hero.

[ambchang]

Before / After

Cleveland I
Miami
Cleveland II

What's your point?

[Fabbs]

What's your point?

Read the Won / Loss before and after Lebron.

Next, read ownerships profits before and after Lebron.

I have zero problems with the terms Lebron left on. My only problem with him currently is his signing thru this season rather then being a FA now.

[ambchang]

Read the Won / Loss before and after Lebron.

Next, read ownerships profits before and after Lebron.

I have zero problems with the terms Lebron left on. My only problem with him currently is his signing thru this season rather then being a FA now.

How does that relate to what I wrote? Larry Brown made huge impacts to the teams he joined as well. That's my point.

[Xevious]

Lebron wants to be player-coach, GM, and superstar. No way he gets along with Pop for an 82 game season.

[ribcage6foot6]

Kyrie is Marbury 2.0. He should thank LeBron every day for saving his career and making him one of the most overrated athletes in sports.

Damn straight. He ain't no Mo Williams. 02/24/2011

[LkrFan]

Kyrie is Marbury 2.0. He should thank LeBron every day for saving his career and making him one of the most overrated athletes in sports.

Rank these two players son:

Kyrie
CP0

[phxspurfan]

Not a chance. LeBron is leaving to form another superteam with his friends.

Yup, and Kawhi is his foil at this point, along with KD. No way Spurs give up on Kawhi and no way LeBron can play with him. KD wouldn't even play with Kawhi

[Fabbs]

Lebron wants to be player-coach, GM, and superstar. No way he gets along with Pop for an 82 game season.

LeBrons is not going to be a submissive bitty when Pop power trips and trots out his pet lineups and benches worthy players. So yeah, might be a good idea to scuttle Pop if Lebron comes down to San Antone.

It cost Duncan, it's now costing Kawhi.
I will say viva la Pop for the strategy vs Golden gots in Game 1 and we'll never know how that series would have turned out.

[lefty]

CN will always spin anything in favor of LeHopper

[dfens]

Lebron wants to be player-coach, GM, and superstar. No way he gets along with Pop for an 82 game season.

he might just wish for a two way capable non geriatric roster tbh..

[DMC]

If he leaves and doesn't go to NY or LA, he's a ing fool. He's not a ing fool. His agent is in LA (Hollywood).

[DMC]

Yup, and Kawhi is his foil at this point, along with KD. No way Spurs give up on Kawhi and no way LeBron can play with him. KD wouldn't even play with Kawhi

Spurs won't try to afford a stacked team. It's not how they do business. They are a smaller niche market in SA, and that's how they remain profitable by not overspending for guys who won't increase the bottom line even if they win 3 in a row. It's too expensive to win a ring these days, if you can do it with your core players and a meteoric upstart like Leonard, you're in unicorn territory. Most teams will take a financial loss to try to position themselves as a winning franchise. Mark Cuban wouldn't even go year 2 after a ring. That's because it's a big money sink and somewhat of a gamble.

So Spurs won't pay Durant, Irving, James... anyone, that kind of money unless they are the "build around" piece. KD would be, but they think they have it already in Leonard. At least he'll sell tickets and get into the post season. That along with a no-nonsense coaching approach keeps the Spurs within striking distance while other teams jostle for position to acquire the latest big name that probably isn't going to change their fortunes much, other than getting them some y coverage from ESPN and reality TV shows.

[phxspurfan]

Spurs won't try to afford a stacked team. It's not how they do business. They are a smaller niche market in SA, and that's how they remain profitable by not overspending for guys who won't increase the bottom line even if they win 3 in a row. It's too expensive to win a ring these days, if you can do it with your core players and a meteoric upstart like Leonard, you're in unicorn territory. Most teams will take a financial loss to try to position themselves as a winning franchise. Mark Cuban wouldn't even go year 2 after a ring. That's because it's a big money sink and somewhat of a gamble.

So Spurs won't pay Durant, Irving, James... anyone, that kind of money unless they are the "build around" piece. KD would be, but they think they have it already in Leonard. At least he'll sell tickets and get into the post season. That along with a no-nonsense coaching approach keeps the Spurs within striking distance while other teams jostle for position to acquire the latest big name that probably isn't going to change their fortunes much, other than getting them some y coverage from ESPN and reality TV shows.

This, and everyone's one injury or random playoff performance away from losing anyway. Just ask the Warriors in 2016

[MultiTroll]

This, and everyone's one injury or random playoff performance away from losing anyway. Just ask the Warriors in 2016

And ask the Warriors in 2015 and 2017 too

[baseline bum]

And ask the Warriors in 2015 and 2017 too