smackeddog wrote:The Cavs show that you can have a piece of s*** owner, make bad decision after bad decision, but still luck out and end up with a potential championship team.

Dan Gilbert- the man who made his fortune by dubious means, who was willing to lockout for the entire season because apparently teams in small markets can't compete, whined about super teams and demanded Stern block CP3 to the Lakers, ends up with a super team. Life ain't fair!

You sir are a poet. I couldn't have said it better....but that team is going to be fun to watch!

NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:The Cavs show that you can have a piece of s*** owner, make bad decision after bad decision, but still luck out and end up with a potential championship team.

Dan Gilbert- the man who made his fortune by dubious means, who was willing to lockout for the entire season because apparently teams in small markets can't compete, whined about super teams and demanded Stern block CP3 to the Lakers, ends up with a super team. Life ain't fair!

You sir are a poet. I couldn't have said it better....but that team is going to be fun to watch!

NBA seems rigged sometimes, don't it? The odds are astronomical for how lucky Gilbert got. He may be a douche, but it's better to be one of those and lucky, than to be one of those and play "rock and roll" badly.

Nalod wrote:He didn't trade his picks away and decided to rebuild.

Bennett pick sucked so the team got "lucky" again being low and high in the lottery.

they kept their moves that allowed Lebron to return.

Looks pretty freaking smart and opportune in my book. Lots of owners are *******s. That has nothing to do with it.
None bigger than Dolan. Some *******s are just smarter than others.

Luck <> Smart

But it sure can look smart when everything works out. I am actually stoked to watch some Cavs next season. I am psyched for Love (one of my favorite bigs in the league) to have a champion to go to war with. I'm glad for Cleveland to once again have a reason to exist.

And the Knicks ain't going anywhere until we dump our dead weight AFTER next season. This year is the transition to Phil&Fish's Triangle & team first approach. It will be fun to watch, too.

NardDogNation wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:The Cavs show that you can have a piece of s*** owner, make bad decision after bad decision, but still luck out and end up with a potential championship team.

Dan Gilbert- the man who made his fortune by dubious means, who was willing to lockout for the entire season because apparently teams in small markets can't compete, whined about super teams and demanded Stern block CP3 to the Lakers, ends up with a super team. Life ain't fair!

You sir are a poet. I couldn't have said it better....but that team is going to be fun to watch!

NBA seems rigged sometimes, don't it? The odds are astronomical for how lucky Gilbert got. He may be a douche, but it's better to be one of those and lucky, than to be one of those and play "rock and roll" badly.

Yeah, I definitely think the NBA is rigged. There is too much money at stake for them not to control certain outcomes. Just look at past drafts and I think that much becomes evident: Derrick Rose, native Chicagoan ending up in Chicago, despite a 0.7% chance of them getting the no.1 pick; LeBron James, a native Ohioan, ending up in Cleveland, in spite of how rare it is for the league's worst team to get the no.1 overall pick; John Wall, D.C. native, ending up in the draft the year that the Wizards had the no.1 overall pick. On and on these "coincidences" occur.

In spite of it all, I was still hoping that the Knicks traded Tyson Chandler and filler at the deadline for the Cavs unprotected 2014 pick. I know that the deal would be grossly lobsided in our favor but the Cavs have made a name for themselves at making bad decisions (see them trading assets for a 3 month rental of Loul Deng). With how desperate they were to make the playoffs, I could've easily seen them giving up the pick at an ill-fated attempt to get bounced out of the first round. And the funny thing is that they would've likely been no better with Chandler than they were without him. And we would've been looking at a top 4 pick, to be used as a tool to bring Kevin Love to NY.

Bonn1997 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:The Cavs show that you can have a piece of s*** owner, make bad decision after bad decision, but still luck out and end up with a potential championship team.

Dan Gilbert- the man who made his fortune by dubious means, who was willing to lockout for the entire season because apparently teams in small markets can't compete, whined about super teams and demanded Stern block CP3 to the Lakers, ends up with a super team. Life ain't fair!

Gilbert sucks but our owner would have traded away the pick used on Lebron in a useless starphuck

nixluva wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

smackeddog wrote:The Cavs show that you can have a piece of s*** owner, make bad decision after bad decision, but still luck out and end up with a potential championship team.

Dan Gilbert- the man who made his fortune by dubious means, who was willing to lockout for the entire season because apparently teams in small markets can't compete, whined about super teams and demanded Stern block CP3 to the Lakers, ends up with a super team. Life ain't fair!

You sir are a poet. I couldn't have said it better....but that team is going to be fun to watch!

NBA seems rigged sometimes, don't it? The odds are astronomical for how lucky Gilbert got. He may be a douche, but it's better to be one of those and lucky, than to be one of those and play "rock and roll" badly.

Yeah, I definitely think the NBA is rigged. There is too much money at stake for them not to control certain outcomes. Just look at past drafts and I think that much becomes evident: Derrick Rose, native Chicagoan ending up in Chicago, despite a 0.7% chance of them getting the no.1 pick; LeBron James, a native Ohioan, ending up in Cleveland, in spite of how rare it is for the league's worst team to get the no.1 overall pick; John Wall, D.C. native, ending up in the draft the year that the Wizards had the no.1 overall pick. On and on these "coincidences" occur.

In spite of it all, I was still hoping that the Knicks traded Tyson Chandler and filler at the deadline for the Cavs unprotected 2014 pick. I know that the deal would be grossly lobsided in our favor but the Cavs have made a name for themselves at making bad decisions (see them trading assets for a 3 month rental of Loul Deng). With how desperate they were to make the playoffs, I could've easily seen them giving up the pick at an ill-fated attempt to get bounced out of the first round. And the funny thing is that they would've likely been no better with Chandler than they were without him. And we would've been looking at a top 4 pick, to be used as a tool to bring Kevin Love to NY.

It's a bit hard to see the CAVS making that deal. Deals are harder to get done than it seems. In the end Phil made the best deal he could. I think if another team wanted to get rid of a player for Tyson while giving us a 1st rd pick of any kind Phil JUMPS at the chance to make that deal. As it is he made a good deal.

Yeah, it's speculation on my part but the Cavs had the contracts (Varejao and Alonzo Gee) to make it happen. Deals aren't easily made but this deal would not have required anything extravagant to get done. The question is whether the Cavs would do it and I think they would've since Chris Grant was desperate to save his job and retain Kyrie (see the Deng trade and Jarrett Jack signing). Ultimately, Phil didn't have any input in decision making before the deadline so he never had the opportunity to peruse the possibilities of this market.

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Vmart wrote:The Cavs got hosed in the deal. Wolves are laughing their heads off with this deal. Cavs just gave up the "Next" for Love. I believe the Knicks will have no problems with the Cavs going forward. The Spurs to me have reduced LeBron and his mystic in my eyes.

The Cavs are a lock for the Finals at this point; they are a juggernaut. Meanwhile, I still wonder if the Knicks can make it out of the first round.

No they aren't. They are no lock for first. Juggernaut really, they can't beat the Spurs they don't have the execution skills of the Spurs.

Vmart wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

Vmart wrote:The Cavs got hosed in the deal. Wolves are laughing their heads off with this deal. Cavs just gave up the "Next" for Love. I believe the Knicks will have no problems with the Cavs going forward. The Spurs to me have reduced LeBron and his mystic in my eyes.

The Cavs are a lock for the Finals at this point; they are a juggernaut. Meanwhile, I still wonder if the Knicks can make it out of the first round.

No they aren't. They are no lock for first. Juggernaut really, they can't beat the Spurs they don't have the execution skills of the Spurs.

The issues with the Cavs are:

1) will they jell in time
2) Defense- they have some horrific defenders (Waiters and Love are some of the worst defenders at their positions)- really not sure they can become even an average defensive team
3) Inexperience- a lot of that team haven't even been to the playoffs
4) Center is a big worry- Varejao's injury history is pretty bad (played 31 games, 25, 25 and 66 the past 4 years)- they have nothing behind him.
5) Will Marion, Miller and Allen (if he signs with them) hold up the whole year?

So I don't think it's set in stone that they will tear it up in the playoffs- I'm excited to find out though!