Cleveland Cavaliers Offseason Thread 2013

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Oct 16, 2013 2:09pm
Commander of Awesome;1518958 wrote:Keep in mind in 2009 we won the first 2 matchups 4-0. We were 8-0 heading into the series against Orlando.

2010 Game 1 against the Celtics, Mo Williams up 20 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, and 1 steal with only 1 TO while shooting 57%.

Mo WIlliams wasn't the problem, LBJ being a cocksucking bitch boy quitter was.
I said it then and I will still say it now, lbj was a ***** that series. He would just stay at the top of the key and wait until the shot clock expired before taking a long/mid range shot. Somehow he let bitch boy Howard in his head and was too much of a puss to be rejected by him.
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Oct 16, 2013 2:37pm
like_that;1518959 wrote:I said it then and I will still say it now, lbj was a ***** that series. He would just stay at the top of the key and wait until the shot clock expired before taking a long/mid range shot. Somehow he let bitch boy Howard in his head and was too much of a puss to be rejected by him.
Someone got into Lebron's head?

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Oct 16, 2013 2:42pm
Commander of Awesome;1518958 wrote:Keep in mind in 2009 we won the first 2 matchups 4-0. We were 8-0 heading into the series against Orlando.

2010 Game 1 against the Celtics, Mo Williams up 20 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, and 1 steal with only 1 TO while shooting 57%.

Mo WIlliams wasn't the problem, LBJ being a cocksucking bitch boy quitter was.
What about games 2-5 though? I'm not saying you're wrong but I remember that no one on the team could really hit anything from outside, and with the way the team was built that led to their demise. If Lebron had his post mentality that he used in the OKC series and beyond he could have maybe helped them overcome the shooting woes, but he wasn't there as a player yet.
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Oct 16, 2013 2:44pm
like_that;1518959 wrote:I said it then and I will still say it now, lbj was a ***** that series. He would just stay at the top of the key and wait until the shot clock expired before taking a long/mid range shot. Somehow he let bitch boy Howard in his head and was too much of a puss to be rejected by him.
How much of that is on coaching though? LBJ certainly deserves some of the blame as though he did have a pretty great series overall, not when it counted. Mike Brown deserves some of the blame for never making adjustments and putting his players(namely Lebron) in a better position to succeed. He's not a good offensive coach and it has shown over his time in the NBA.
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Oct 16, 2013 2:58pm
robj55;1518991 wrote:How much of that is on coaching though? LBJ certainly deserves some of the blame as though he did have a pretty great series overall, not when it counted. Mike Brown deserves some of the blame for never making adjustments and putting his players(namely Lebron) in a better position to succeed. He's not a good offensive coach and it has shown over his time in the NBA.
lol yeah, Lebron being a puss clearly was Mike Brown's fault, even though all year Lebron was taking it to the rim. You are reaching with your blind love of lebron.
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Oct 16, 2013 3:01pm
"He quit," Gilbert said. "Not just in Game 5, but in Games 2, 4 and 6. Watch the tape. The Boston series was unlike anything in the history of sports for a superstar."
The Cavaliers were beaten by 32 points in Game 5. During the game, James appeared distracted and uninterested, often glaring at Cleveland's coaches as the Cavs tried to foul to get back into the game in the second half. James also made some puzzling postgame comments, saying he had "spoiled" people with his play over seven seasons.

^ Yup, quitter
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Oct 16, 2013 3:02pm
Commander of Awesome;1519010 wrote:"He quit," Gilbert said. "Not just in Game 5, but in Games 2, 4 and 6. Watch the tape. The Boston series was unlike anything in the history of sports for a superstar."
The Cavaliers were beaten by 32 points in Game 5. During the game, James appeared distracted and uninterested, often glaring at Cleveland's coaches as the Cavs tried to foul to get back into the game in the second half. James also made some puzzling postgame comments, saying he had "spoiled" people with his play over seven seasons.

^ Yup, quitter
It was mike brown's fault

/rob
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Oct 16, 2013 3:03pm
ok im going to be 'that guy'...can we please take the Lebron talk to a new thread?


As for Earl Clark, I'm probably wrong because I don't follow the Lakers closely, but didn't most of his "hype" come from just a good stretch of games (similar to Lin, but not as good obviously)?
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Oct 16, 2013 3:32pm
Pick6;1519012 wrote:ok im going to be 'that guy'...can we please take the Lebron talk to a new thread?
Sorry. Figured it was pertinent since the Cavs were brought up in the conversation. Mods can feel free to move it to the general NBA forum if they need to.
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Oct 16, 2013 5:39pm
like_that;1519005 wrote:lol yeah, Lebron being a puss clearly was Mike Brown's fault, even though all year Lebron was taking it to the rim. You are reaching with your blind love of lebron.
Playoff defenses are way different than regular season ones, that's a fact. I'm not eliminating Lebron from blame, he deserves a large portion of it. But they weren't creative in finding ways for him to the get the ball and be more effective, anyone who watched that series knows that.
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Oct 16, 2013 5:41pm
like_that;1519011 wrote:It was mike brown's fault

/rob
I never said that, you're taking a piece of the statement I made and running with it. I said he is a lousy offensive coach, which he is, and that he didn't make any adjustments.
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Oct 16, 2013 5:43pm
robj55;1519086 wrote:Playoff defenses are way different than regular season ones, that's a fact. I'm not eliminating Lebron from blame, he deserves a large portion of it. But they weren't creative in finding ways for him to the get the ball and be more effective, anyone who watched that series knows that.
I watched that whole series, along with the previous two series (they went 8-0). Lebron went from fearless leader, to a puss who didn't want to be rejected by Howard. Spin it all you want, but Lebron shit down his leg that series. He rose to the occasion for the heat, and simply shit down his leg for the cavs. That's the difference between the 2013 heat and the 2009/2010 Cavs.
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Oct 16, 2013 5:57pm
like_that;1519089 wrote:I watched that whole series, along with the previous two series (they went 8-0). Lebron went from fearless leader, to a puss who didn't want to be rejected by Howard. Spin it all you want, but Lebron shit down his leg that series. He rose to the occasion for the heat, and simply shit down his leg for the cavs. That's the difference between the 2013 heat and the 2009/2010 Cavs.
I thought we were talking about the Celtics series? Lebron averaged 39,8 and 8 in the Orlando series, they lost that series because they couldn't defend the high ball screen and got torched from the three point line. My previous comments were based on the Celtic series in 2010.
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Oct 16, 2013 10:09pm
Commander of Awesome;1519010 wrote:"He quit," Gilbert said. "Not just in Game 5, but in Games 2, 4 and 6. Watch the tape. The Boston series was unlike anything in the history of sports for a superstar."
The Cavaliers were beaten by 32 points in Game 5. During the game, James appeared distracted and uninterested, often glaring at Cleveland's coaches as the Cavs tried to foul to get back into the game in the second half. James also made some puzzling postgame comments, saying he had "spoiled" people with his play over seven seasons.

^ Yup, quitter
He definitely quit. It was a joke of a series and Lebron barely tried.
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Oct 20, 2013 3:42pm
I heard an interesting question the other night on KNR. Would Indy have been better off trading that number 1 overall pick to the Browns for their entire draft (since that was rumored to be on the table)? Would 3-5 more years of Peyton and all those picks been worth giving up on the next "big thing"? I thought it was interesting just because with Peyton, they may have been the odds on favorite to win it this year. Also, the Browns would obviously been screwed since that meant no Trent or no Brandon...lol
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Oct 20, 2013 3:45pm
wes_mantooth;1520711 wrote:I heard an interesting question the other night on KNR. Would Indy have been better off trading that number 1 overall pick to the Browns for their entire draft (since that was rumored to be on the table)? Would 3-5 more years of Peyton and all those picks been worth giving up on the next "big thing"? I thought it was interesting just because with Peyton, they may have been the odds on favorite to win it this year. Also, the Browns would obviously been screwed since that meant no Trent or no Brandon...lol
wrong thread ;)
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Oct 20, 2013 3:51pm
Pick6;1520718 wrote:wrong thread ;)
Lol...my bad.
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Oct 20, 2013 5:48pm
Think weeden can call up TT and learn how to throw lefty?
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Oct 20, 2013 7:08pm
Maybe we should just have one Cleveland thread...a mash of sadness
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Oct 20, 2013 7:36pm
How's the progress with Bynum? Any word when he'll be back?
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Oct 20, 2013 7:37pm
robj55;1520958 wrote:How's the progress with Bynum? Any word when he'll be back?
see post #835. Seems to be ahead of schedule. Participating in 3 on 3 practice drills
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Oct 20, 2013 7:38pm
Pick6;1520959 wrote:see post #835. Seems to be ahead of schedule. Participating in 3 on 3 practice drills
No set timetable?
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Oct 20, 2013 7:49pm
robj55;1520963 wrote:No set timetable?
I dont think there has ever been a real 'timetable'. They are being extra cautious with him and rightfully so.
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Oct 21, 2013 2:51pm