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Damn he's going in with some of those quotes :lol
Kind of funny how awful they've been since acquiring Korver when many thought it was a huge pickup and improvement over Dunleavy. It'll be interesting to see how they try to appease LBJ and which playmaker they bring in.
The Cavs have a pretty stacked roster, still has not fully running up to its potential, but it IS a championship caliber team. You have to play with the same rules man, perhaps the King won't be satisfied until they let his team playing 6 against 5 on the court.
Don't know how much they need a playmaker, but their defense has been very bad all season long. In any case, though, they can easily walk through the east and once in the finals they have the top tier talent to win a tough series.
Crying to have a new franchise player as usual
Lucky he's played in the east his entire career.
Well he's the GM so I'm not sure who he's pissed with tbh
Only has himself to blameQuote:
Originally Posted by 140
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Originally Posted by 140
all he needs to do is reach the finals, and if they face the gsw, go bitch to get horseface to be suspended again...
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Originally Posted by UZER
Troof bombsQuote:
Originally Posted by 140
We've seen this his entire career. Take the credit when it's good, pass the blame when it's bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by 140
They struggle because Tyron Lue shouldn't be head coaching anyone above the YMCA level. Dude channeled his inner-Rivers and dumb-lucked into a title.
Melo inbound for Love?
Coming out with a modicum of effort so you don't fall behind 20 points to a Pelicans team without Anthony Davis might help.
Not sure Melo qualifies as a playmaker and Love is the superior passer both suck on defense love the better rebounder ....both offer similar spacing Melo is the better scorer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs9
-Bogdanovic for James Jones, Birdman, McRae and a 1st rounder.
I'm confused. Isn't Lebron the designated playmaker? He plays heavy minutes with a high usage rate as it is, or has that changed? The logical solution is to convince Kyrie to be a playmaker in limited minutes. Why is this not happening?
Can't think of any decent playmaker out there that's on the market besides Rubio, but they don't have any pieces. Maybe they can snatch Felton or bring Mario Chalmers.
Lakers also have Huertas and Calderon. Give us DeAndre Liggins or Felder and it's a deal.
Can't see Phildo going for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs9
Then again, Phildo the GM = :lol
What about some Thompson combination for Melo. Maybe even putting up Thompson for some other piece to another team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fabbs
Ouch. What Cleveland gains in stat padding offense they lose in rebounding and D. Don't see how it helps them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs9
Whiny flopping bitch faggot, team is so stacked and still begging. I really hope they don't repeat.
Gotta love the double standards here from Media and the haters. LeBron is the devil because he'd like his front office to get a cheap backup point guard who can play. Meanwhile, Curry, Klay and Dray didn't even get criticized for begging Kevin Fucking Durant to join their 73-win team last year. Pathetic.
None of the players above could influence the front office like Lebron:lol. He wanted and made sure his "boys" JR Smith, Shumpert and Tristan Thompson got a ridiculous amount of paper, while also signing for the league maximum himself--- killing any flexibility for the Cavs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
You reap what you sow.
How can you even call it a double standard ?Raymone has been begging since the beginning of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
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Originally Posted by StrengthAndHonor
If you actually think Curry has no influence over the Warriors' front office, you're on crack. The old CBA made teams so scared of losing their stars that they've all given them a say in personnel decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by StrengthAndHonor
Hopefully the new CBA puts an end to that. Players, like coaches, shouldn't be meddling in the roster. They're too self-interested and have no incentive to think of the future.
The Warriors didn't get criticized for bringing in KD? :lol
LeBron is the primary playmaker so what do they need? A playmaker for the bench? Move Kyrie to the bench, then. I don't know who he thinks is magically going to appear and help his already STACKED team. If we're going to give them credit for beating a 73 win team then we need to start treating them like a 73 win team.
Raymone was "begging" for another NBA-caliber rotation player during his first stint in Cleveland. He wasn't begging for superstars to carry his ass like Kobe did his entire career. He's always done the carrying.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitemamba
Other than Stephen A. Smith, Media hasn't criticized the Warriors at all. They made every excuse in the book for Durbeta signing there. It's the polar opposite of the reaction to LeBron signing with the Heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by 313
What does this have to do with Kobe, he's retired let your obsession go already. LeBron begging during the prime of his career with the 2nd most stacked roster is pretty pathetic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
Do u read anything else or watch anything else besides first take ? The ratings show lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
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I must disagree there. Coaches need to have at least some input, otherwise you could end up with a poor match of roster/game plan. But yeah players should not, under any circumstances, be nosing around FO business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
I just want to take a moment and say clipper nation is the biggest Lebron apologist in human history.
He'll be livid now. Some white assistant is going to get canned.
Indeed. Harlem used to be the biggest that is why I thought CN was his altQuote:
Originally Posted by Thebesteva
Gilbert has done everything he possibly can for LeBron (highest payroll in the nba) but it's not enough apparently :lol
:lmao:lmao you can't make this shit up!
inb4 harlem praises him for trying to squeeze more money outta his massah
Aren't you still a Durbeta stan? Last I checked, your boy joined a 73-win team because his stacked team in OKC that was up 3-1 in the WCF until he choked wasn't good enough for him. Meanwhile, LeBron just wants the front office to add a backup point guard to the Cavs' anemic bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by oh crap
LeBron is very aware when and how he says things. Everything is very calculated.
As we have seen time and time again, he is super sensitive about his public perception. This is just a preemptive excuse for criticism should he not win the title, while at the same time attempting to elevate his status even higher if he does win the title.
A college kid dunked on me. I need that tape. :cry
Why anyone would think Lebron should give two shits about breaking Dan Gilbert's financial anus is beyond me. Lebron needs to make Lebron wealthy, fuck Gilbert and fuck the Cavs and that's probably how Lebron sees it as well.
tbh^:lol the lux tax is chump change for a guy who's worth $5 bil and he's about to pocket more $$$ under trumps America.
but LeBron should know the cavs have limited flexibility, if he wanted a playmaker who plays D, then he should've prioritized delly over jr smith, tbh.
I don't care how many billions someone is worth, $27,000,000 is a lot of cash going out. These guys didn't get to be billionaires by thinking that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by RsxPiimp
it's actually $54 million this year :lol while your statement has some truth in it, i look at it this way. LeBron has placed the cavs on the map, winning the championship and the massive exposure the cavs continues to receive more than raised the value of his franchise and provided him an obscene amount of revenues.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpursforSix
gilbert needs to step up and reciprocate the favor tbh. winning another title does not only serve LeBron, it also increases the long term value of his investment.
Lebron has all the makings of being Kobe II when he's TOSB, only difference being that he actually led his team in WS in championship seasons.
Nah, Lebron won't be delusional enough to be putting up 20 contested fadeaways per game as a TOSB.Quote:
Originally Posted by ambchang
They talked about it on TNT and Shaq cooked Barkley :lol
Splits can you post a link tbh?
Shaq is an ass. He wants it both ways on TNT.Quote:
Originally Posted by lefty
He wants to act like an immature 5 year old clowning around all the time on set, doing shows in his underwear, then act like he's the absolute final word authority on any serious basketball talk.
Charles was right, LeBron is acting like a big baby crying for more help.
Lol I meant Chucked cooked Shaq , my bad :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by UZER
Shaq refuses to be wrong
What has Lebron said after the last loss they had?
Top 10 beggar. :lol
This is the team we have right now,” Thompson said. “That’s how you got to approach the game. You can’t go out there hoping somebody is coming to walk through the door. Play with whoever the hell we got right now, and let’s win some [expletive] games.”
Hmm,!things are getting worse in Cleveland.
:wow old school TristanQuote:
Originally Posted by StrengthAndHonor
:lol today's NBA
"I need more help to get out the lEast!" :bangQuote:
Originally Posted by Thebesteva
Signed,
LeHype
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LeHype wants to coast, but can't - even in the lEast. 80pt beat down KD gave him must be messing with his head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
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