thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
May 27, 2011 9:54am
wildcats20;782994 wrote:Absolutely.
I mean look at what Bron is doing with his jumper now. It was broke as I am when he first came in the League and now it's becoming one of the more consistent ones.
Crazy to think he's only 26.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
May 27, 2011 9:56am
Commander of Awesome;782995 wrote:Same could be said for Jason Kidd. He had ZERO jump shot when he came into the league.
Exactly. If there's any aspect of an NBA player's game that is easiest to add, IMO it's a jumper. With the ability to work with shooting coaches in the off-season, it's not crazy to see someone shoot really poorly one year and much better the next.
That being said, I really want to see Rondo learn how to hit a jumper. I would enjoy watching him play more than almost any other player in the league if he can score off his J.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 27, 2011 10:32am
if I see COA type "lolpwned" one more time I might throw up. How old are you? good lord.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
May 27, 2011 2:54pm
lhslep134;782987 wrote:Nope, not at all. The reason they traded Green was to get playing time for Harden.
With Green in the lineup, who do you sit between Ibaka, Collison, WB, Harden, Durant?
Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Green, Ibaka...
Jeff Green is a Forward, so I'm not sure why he'd interfere with Harden. They traded Green to bring in some interior toughness. The line up I posted above would have been a much better line-up facing the Mavs.
Jeff Green at 6'9 can score and create his own shots, plus he's athletic enough to defend Dirk and give him problems defensively.
grodt
Posts: 1,588
May 27, 2011 4:51pm
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
May 27, 2011 5:39pm
My friend's buddy designed it.
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
May 27, 2011 6:40pm
I'm ordering one. Only 22 bucks, Ive wasted my money on dumber shit
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
May 28, 2011 10:09am
hoops23;783446 wrote:Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Green, Ibaka...
Jeff Green is a Forward, .
Kind of. He's a SF, definitely not a PF. He can't guard the bigs downlow and they traded him so they could shore up defensively downlow while getting more playing time for Harden, whose minutes were being eaten up by Green. Harden was averaging around 22 min/g before the trade and about 31 after it.
grodt
Posts: 1,588
May 28, 2011 2:02pm
Chris Broussard just tweeted that the Pistons, TWolves and Cavs are discussing a trade which where Detroit would send us Rip and the 8 pick which we would absorb with the TPE. We would then send the 4 and 8 to the TWolves for the #2 pick. He says that we would then take Irving and Williams.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
May 28, 2011 2:04pm
grodt;784003 wrote:Chris Broussard just tweeted that the Pistons, TWolves and Cavs are discussing a trade which where Detroit would send us Rip and the 8 pick which we would absorb with the TPE. We would then send the 4 and 8 to the TWolves for the #2 pick. He says that we would then take Irving and Williams.
Hmm pretty interesting. I much rather take the pistons draft pick next year.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
May 28, 2011 2:24pm
grodt;784003 wrote:Chris Broussard just tweeted that the Pistons, TWolves and Cavs are discussing a trade which where Detroit would send us Rip and the 8 pick which we would absorb with the TPE. We would then send the 4 and 8 to the TWolves for the #2 pick. He says that we would then take Irving and Williams.
I would enjoy that. IMO the only 2 sure things in the draft (not sure thing like perennial all star but at the very least a good player) are Irving and Williams
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
May 28, 2011 2:41pm
grodt;784003 wrote:Chris Broussard just tweeted that the Pistons, TWolves and Cavs are discussing a trade which where Detroit would send us Rip and the 8 pick which we would absorb with the TPE. We would then send the 4 and 8 to the TWolves for the #2 pick. He says that we would then take Irving and Williams.
Do it do it do it!!!!
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
May 28, 2011 3:39pm
I'd rather have Kanter than Williams.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
May 28, 2011 4:25pm
Cavs are doing all the right things to rebuild their team imo. Let's not forget this deal http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/trade_100710.html.
Hopefully something makes the Heat falter from 2013-2017, especially when the Cavs are using their first rd picks.
Hopefully something makes the Heat falter from 2013-2017, especially when the Cavs are using their first rd picks.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 28, 2011 4:45pm
If they get that deal done with the Pistons, why wouldn't they just keep the pick? 3 top 10 picks would be huge
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
May 28, 2011 4:55pm
I'd rather just keep the 1, 4, and 8 pick. Irving is really the only thing I care about in this draft, but why not get 2 other young players from him to grow with? Is Williams even a sure thing?
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 28, 2011 5:09pm
derek bomar;783038 wrote:if I see COA type "lolpwned" one more time I might throw up. How old are you? good lord.
You and me both. I am guessing that he is either in high school or in his 5th or 6th year of college. My first guess was high school because of his inability to come up with an original thought (he usually bickers with somebody from his all-Pwn team or he cheerleads other posters who have a similar posting style). However, I find it hard to believe that he is still in HS with the amount of time he wastes on here. He's got to be in college.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 28, 2011 5:11pm
sleeper;784102 wrote:I'd rather just keep the 1, 4, and 8 pick. Irving is really the only thing I care about in this draft, but why not get 2 other young players from him to grow with? Is Williams even a sure thing?
My thoughts exactly. Most drafts are a crapshoot and while Williams is a great talent, there is no guarantee he'll be good. Take whoever falls to 4 and then hope you get lucky at number 8. With 3 top 10 picks, odds suggest that at least one of those guys will be good. If all 3 are good, then the Cavs might be back in contention sooner rather than later
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dave
Posts: 4,558
May 28, 2011 5:21pm
they already have 4 picks, 5 is a ton. With the trade they made with Boston roster spots are already limited.
There is a great chance they trade the #2 pick in round 2 to move up into late 1st round anyway which would still give them 3 first round picks.
There is a great chance they trade the #2 pick in round 2 to move up into late 1st round anyway which would still give them 3 first round picks.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
May 28, 2011 5:21pm
wildcats20;783548 wrote:My friend's buddy designed it.
cool story, bro
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
May 28, 2011 5:22pm
dave;784106 wrote:they already have 4 picks, 5 is a ton. With the trade they made with Boston roster spots are already limited.
There is a great chance they trade the #2 pick in round 2 to move up into late 1st round anyway which would still give them 3 first round picks.
Yeah, I have the feeling Chris Grant isn't going to be shy about wheeling & dealing.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 28, 2011 5:25pm
dave;784106 wrote:they already have 4 picks, 5 is a ton. With the trade they made with Boston roster spots are already limited.
Not to sound like a jerk, but so what? Just keep improving your roster whenever you can. Besides there should be a large difference in talent between the guy they get with the 8th pick and the 12th guy on their roster currently.
They werent a good team last year either. So I'm not sure why they would want to protect roster spots for many of the players on the team anyways?
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
May 28, 2011 5:27pm
sleeper;784102 wrote:I'd rather just keep the 1, 4, and 8 pick. Irving is really the only thing I care about in this draft, but why not get 2 other young players from him to grow with? Is Williams even a sure thing?
I'm kinda on the fence with this one. I'm not a huge fan of using the entire TPE to move up 2 spots in the draft, especially if either Kanter or Williams is still there at 4. Seems like alot to give up for a "tweener"
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
May 28, 2011 5:27pm
jordo212000;784109 wrote:
They werent a good team last year either. So I'm not sure why they would want to protect roster spots for many of the players on the team anyways?
No player on this current roster should really be safe.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 28, 2011 5:32pm
BR1986FB;784112 wrote:No player on this current roster should really be safe.
I was disappointed with Hickson's progression this year, but I think he is probably still a key piece, and then I was very impressed with Ramon Sessions. Shouldn't be a starter for them (especially if they draft Irving) and would be ideal as a Jamal Crawford type off the bench