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2014-2015 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

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Apr 28, 2015 12:37 PM
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RT @twithersAP: ‪#‎Cavs‬ GM David Griffin says Kevin Love likely done for season, shoulder extensively damaged. RT @HowardBeck: Source: Kevin Love's labrum tore away from the bone, and will need 4-6 weeks, minimum, to heal. If it doesn't, surgery a possibility.
Apr 28, 2015 12:37pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:40 PM
thavoice;1724769 wrote:He can opt out after this season if he likes.
Ahhh, thanks for the clarification.
Apr 28, 2015 12:40pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:40 PM
Con_Alma;1724773 wrote:Ahhh, thanks for the clarification.
and that is one of the reasons why some were pretty adamant about not trading Wiggins for a guy who only is guarenteed to be around one season....that and the fact that can you imagine how good the cavs would be in thenext 5 years if they had Wiggins and he is just close to as good as what many expected?
Apr 28, 2015 12:40pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:42 PM
I think he will resign.
Apr 28, 2015 12:42pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:43 PM
Still can't believe you can end a player's season in the playoffs, on a title contender, and only receive a 1 game suspension for likely an irrelevant regular season game.

Way to send a message to teams that there may be a benefit to taking out a key player if the punishment is only 1 game.
Apr 28, 2015 12:43pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:43 PM
Automatik;1724775 wrote:I think he will resign.
This. No doubt about it.
Apr 28, 2015 12:43pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:45 PM
Con_Alma;1724768 wrote:He is in a contract year isn't he?
He has an option to opt in or out for next year. If he opts in he'll be a FA in 2016.
Apr 28, 2015 12:45pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:46 PM
sleeper;1724777 wrote:This. No doubt about it.
I don't know the contract specifics, but what can Cleveland offer him in terms of max money? With that core, they can compete for titles for the next 4-5 years at least. He would be dumb not to resign.
Apr 28, 2015 12:46pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:47 PM
Love's max contract scenarios

Apr 28, 2015 12:47pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:49 PM
Automatik;1724779 wrote:I don't know the contract specifics, but what can Cleveland offer him in terms of max money? With that core, they can compete for titles for the next 4-5 years at least. He would be dumb not to resign.
No clue. However there is no team that can offer him both money(a max deal) and a chance to win titles. Not sure why you would leave. The only thing other teams can offer is a chance to be "the main guy" but we saw how well that worked in Minnesota.
Apr 28, 2015 12:49pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:49 PM
Automatik;1724779 wrote:I don't know the contract specifics, but what can Cleveland offer him in terms of max money? With that core, they can compete for titles for the next 4-5 years at least. He would be dumb not to resign.
Trying to find it, but can a team afford 3 max deals? James will get one, Irving will get one...enough for a 3rd?
Apr 28, 2015 12:49pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:54 PM
thavoice;1724783 wrote:Trying to find it, but can a team afford 3 max deals? James will get one, Irving will get one...enough for a 3rd?
we can afford Love but not TT for what he wants.
Apr 28, 2015 12:54pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:55 PM
thavoice;1724783 wrote:Trying to find it, but can a team afford 3 max deals? James will get one, Irving will get one...enough for a 3rd?
It'll be just like the Miami model; Big 3 and bunch of veteran role players/cheap contracts.
Apr 28, 2015 12:55pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:55 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;1724785 wrote:we can afford Love but not TT for what he wants.
TT is gone.
Apr 28, 2015 12:55pm
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Apr 28, 2015 12:57 PM
sleeper;1724787 wrote:TT is gone.
Unless he changes his mind and accepts less.. which he wont.
Apr 28, 2015 12:57pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:29 PM
thavoice;1724783 wrote:Trying to find it, but can a team afford 3 max deals? James will get one, Irving will get one...enough for a 3rd?
We can go over the cap because we have Love's Bird rights.
Apr 28, 2015 1:29pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:34 PM
Love is out for the remainder of the playoffs. I feel bad for that entire city, this team has no shot unless Lebron goes Game 5 vs Pistons in the entire finals
Apr 28, 2015 1:34pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:34 PM
Smith's suspension was excessive. Anybody who's played competitive basketball know that that was just a reflex swing with no intent on punching anyone. Shame on the league for screwing the Cavs. Chris Fidor was going off last night on how Smith should have been banned for the rest of the playoffs. Idiot.
Apr 28, 2015 1:34pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:36 PM
Footwedge;1724811 wrote:Smith's suspension was excessive. Anybody who's played competitive basketball know that that was just a reflex swing with no intent on punching anyone. Shame on the league for screwing the Cavs. Chris Fidor was going off last night on how Smith should have been banned for the rest of the playoffs. Idiot.
If it had happened before that incident......probably right.
but afterwards and, well, unfortunately they not only see it as the play that it was but also retaliatory and premeditated .
Apr 28, 2015 1:36pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:41 PM
sleeper;1724776 wrote:Still can't believe you can end a player's season in the playoffs, on a title contender, and only receive a 1 game suspension for likely an irrelevant regular season game.

Way to send a message to teams that there may be a benefit to taking out a key player if the punishment is only 1 game.
This.

It's really unbelievable.

The cavs should send a 12th man out there and have him jack jimmy butler in the face so hard that he needs facial reconstructive surgery and is done for the playoffs. That player will play the remainder of the game and then sit out the next one. No biggie.


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Apr 28, 2015 1:41pm
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Apr 28, 2015 1:42 PM
SportsAndLady;1724814 wrote:This.

It's really unbelievable.

The cavs should send a 12th man out there and have him jack jimmy butler in the face so hard that he needs facial reconstructive surgery and is done for the playoffs. That player will play the remainder of the game and then sit out the next one. No biggie.


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Kendrick Perkins just read that and realized he was completely erect.
Apr 28, 2015 1:42pm
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Apr 28, 2015 2:08 PM
Heretic;1724815 wrote:Kendrick Perkins just read that and realized he was completely erect.
In my opinion, that's really all Kendrick is there for. He is an enforcer and a big body to throw around. His basketball skills are irrelevant.
Apr 28, 2015 2:08pm
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Apr 28, 2015 2:10 PM
Absolutely. He has very little to offer other than intimidation. Think Crowder is intimidated now? lol
Apr 28, 2015 2:10pm
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Apr 28, 2015 2:20 PM
But again, I'm not worried about the Bulls even without the diminished roster. As long as Lebon/Irving/Mozgov are healthy, there's no reason we can't take the Bulls in 6 or less. I think we also should cruise by in the East Finals, but the West/NBA Finals could be much more challenging without a full team.
Apr 28, 2015 2:20pm
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Apr 28, 2015 2:26 PM
Olynyk should've gotten the same suspension as J.R., but you can't change the severity of a suspension because of when the injury happened and how long the injured player missed. If a pitcher throws at a batter in baseball and ends his season, do you suspend the pitcher the whole year instead of a standard 5 games? It was a shitty play but an even shittier break for the Cavs.
Apr 28, 2015 2:26pm