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Post by fatmenace on Jun 24, 2010 14:01:32 GMT -6
Bulls send Hinrich and 17th pick to Washington. Making tons of cap room.
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 25, 2010 12:52:32 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Jun 25, 2010 13:03:29 GMT -6
Bulls send Hinrich and 17th pick to Washington. Making tons of cap room. I'm not sure which ones it will be. But there are going to be several teams that screwed themselves for going all-in for Lebron. Some teams are going to wake up in mid-July and realize the only worthy free agents left are Carlos Boozer and Joe Johnson and the best player they have on their team is Jermaine O'Neal or something.
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 25, 2010 13:04:46 GMT -6
This times a million. I guess you kind of have to go for it, but there's no second place here.
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Post by gk on Jun 27, 2010 7:40:10 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 27, 2010 13:40:58 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 27, 2010 14:14:22 GMT -6
The fact Lebron is making all teams meet with him in Ohio has to be great news for the Cavs. It appears the decision will be mostly basketball, as opposed to celebrity.
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Post by gk on Jun 28, 2010 16:06:59 GMT -6
This Bulls-done-deal stuff is getting a little out of hand. But let's say LeBron AND Bosh go to the Bulls and we get this supposed Rose-Deng-Bron-Bosh-Noah combo starting 5.
1) Is that such a good starting five? Each of those players individually is pretty darn good, but where is the outside shooting coming from? Deng? With a career .300 3-point %? Seems like a mismatched starting 5.
2) They would have no, NO bench. Again, where's the outside shooting coming from? Devin Brown? Who's coming in to give the team a spark? Jannero Pargo? Hakim Warrick? What if there's an injury to one of those 5? They'd be screwed.
3) If we put the Cavs' last two seasons' wins' average of 63 wins as the over-under, do the Bulls exceed that? With no bench and no outside threat? Would they be able to beat Orlando?
The big counter-point is that there is going to be a huge power vacuum when the Lakers and Celtics eventually slag off, and it doesn't really matter where LBJ goes because that team would be an instant contender with LeBron and 11 scrubs.
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 28, 2010 21:33:13 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 28, 2010 21:33:38 GMT -6
I agree about a very shallow team in Chicago. Gotta have that depth for a playoff run.
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Post by gk on Jun 29, 2010 5:57:58 GMT -6
Would a Wade-Bosh-LeBron Miami team be good or bad for the NBA?
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Post by gk on Jun 29, 2010 6:16:02 GMT -6
For the record, I think I'd prefer the Wade-Bosh-LeBron combo in Miami more than I would the LeBron-Bosh to Chicago scenario, though I can't really explain why.
OR LEBRON COULD RETURN TO THE TEAM THAT LED THE LEAGUE IN WINS THE PAST TWO YEARS.
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Post by gk on Jun 29, 2010 6:32:30 GMT -6
By the way, the Simmons-Ford podcast drove me insane. "Every trade they made was terrible?" WTF? Didn't Simmons mention that the Wizards just gave the Cavs the championship by trading them Jamison? Have you seen the 2007 finals roster? Also incredibly annoying was their reluctance to place any blame on LeBron himself for the Cavs' win-now-at-all-cost strategy. By remaining aloof and noncomittal, he forced the team's hand in all those trades (that, by the way, improved the team each step of the way). Didn't Simmons mention that that the Cavs got 5 of the best 8 players in that 3-team Larry Hughes dump a couple years ago? Wasn't he fully behind the Mo Williams trade? (or, would he rather still have Eric Snow playing the point?) And, you're telling me that Chicago is some sort of genius team for landing the number 1 pick and drafting Derrick Rose? GREAT JOB CHICAGO! That's how you win in the NBA: suck so bad you luck into the #1 pick and take the consensus #1 pick! And Joakim Noah is their other supposed "superstar." If I were to put the o/u on Joakim Noah all-star appearances at 0.5, would you take the over? He's basically Anderson Varajao without the great defense. There's no way I would trade Varajao for Noah. Yes, a team with two #1 overall picks and a bunch of other top 10 picks would be pretty good. Fantastic. The real underlying problem is this: Once they drafted LeBron, the Cavs got too good too fast. They had the worst record and drafted LeBron in 2003. The next year they had the 10th pick (yes, they wasted that on Luke Jackson, but just look at how awful that draft was after Dwight Howard, although the Cavs did land Varajao through that draft). By that time the Cavs were essentially out of the lottery in perpetuity. In short, they didn't have the "luck" of wallowing for a few years. They didn't even have the Lakers' "luck" to miss the playoffs and be rewarded with Andrew Bynum: they just got too good too fast. And barring a Pau Gasol-type heist, you're not just gifted a second all-star. Unless of course, you suck so bad and you trade away decent players until you sign one in free agency. Boffo job, Chicago.
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Post by gk on Jun 29, 2010 9:59:01 GMT -6
Cavs close to hiring LA assistant Brian Shaw. Without knowing much/anything about him, I like it! Triangle offense, here we come!
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 29, 2010 10:25:45 GMT -6
Simmons can't remember what he likes from month to month. He gets called out occasionally on it, especially by Klosterman. I felt Ferry did a good job as GM. There was no way they were beating the Spurs in 07, so that shouldn't be considered a failure. The past two years I felt (along with millions of others) that a better coach might have gotten them to the finals. Plus, Lebron was clearly pouting some in these playoffs, so he has to shoulder much of the blame. I can't put too much blame on Ferry.
There were deficiencies with the team, of course, but they had enough talent to at least make the finals.
I have no if a mega star team could win or not. Regardless of how they're listed on the roster, Lebron and Wade essentially play the same type of game. Not sure if they could co-exist. Plus, I don't think Bosh would be very happy. He would be the third scoring option. However, if Riley came back to coach, then....that could be trouble. I think THAT'S why I prefer them in Miami, because I think the experiment would fail. In Chicago Lebron would obviously be the top dog, and even though Rose may not compliment his game, it sure would be easier to build around. He could be dangerous in Chicago, not so much in Miami.
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