Here we go again..

[illmatic99]

Rubio and Wiggins could be a pretty damn exciting duo. If Bennett turns into anything, this will work out great for Minnesota.

Ya they will be one of my five teams on LPBB next season. Along with them, I'm taking POR (obviously), LAL (Kobe chuckfest while gunning for the scoring record), TOR (decent team, and time zone diversity), and CLE (should be exciting for the few times they're not on national TV).

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Now Love is gone, I'm free to like Minny. I always liked Rubio, Pekovic is awesome, I wanted us to draft Dieng, and nobody could dislike Corey Brewer. It's kind of a shame Rick Adelman retired, as this team fits the early 90's run'n'gun (with Pekovic playing the Duckworth role) to a T.

All they have to do is unload Kevin Martin...

 

[Further]

As Bill Simmons has mentioned a few times this summer, that franchise absolutely does not DESERVE anything like this. They haven't had bad luck-- it's just a continuous cycle of horrible decisions.

You may be right, but Cavs fans still might, all those picks were dan Gilbert screwing up, not the fans. And the fans are a very knowledgable base, not like Miami fans at all. I know a handful of cavs fans and they run circles around me in basketball knowledge. Of course there will be a shit ton of Bron fans who don't know squat. But that's par for the course.

Any team Lebron went to is going to get some ring chasers and people who just want to play with the most dynamic player of this generation. I hated Miami mainly cause of the braggadocious nature of that team, and it was personified by being in the sun and party world of Miami. But this team is in Ohio. Ooooooo Hiiiiiii Oooooooo. No tax break, no sun, not a city place. Anyway, I'm actually happy cause I get to enjoy this team a little. Not as much as my blazers, but still, it's an east coast team I can root for at times, depending on matchup.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ya they will be one of my five teams on LPBB next season. Along with them, I'm taking POR (obviously), LAL (Kobe chuckfest while gunning for the scoring record), TOR (decent team, and time zone diversity), and CLE (should be exciting for the few times they're not on national TV).

Cleveland is a wasted selection. Go with Washington.

 

[crowTrobot]

All they have to do is unload Kevin Martin...

they may already have, if more trade pieces happen to be involved

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I read the title of thread and figured it would be about lamarcus demanding a trade

 

[illmatic99]

You may be right, but Cavs fans still might, all those picks were dan Gilbert screwing up, not the fans. And the fans are a very knowledgable base, not like Miami fans at all. I know a handful of cavs fans and they run circles around me in basketball knowledge. Of course there will be a shit ton of Bron fans who don't know squat. But that's par for the course.

Any team Lebron went to is going to get some ring chasers and people who just want to play with the most dynamic player of this generation. I hated Miami mainly cause of the braggadocious nature of that team, and it was personified by being in the sun and party world of Miami. But this team is in Ohio. Ooooooo Hiiiiiii Oooooooo. No tax break, no sun, not a city place. Anyway, I'm actually happy cause I get to enjoy this team a little. Not as much as my blazers, but still, it's an east coast team I can root for at times, depending on matchup.

You have a point. I went to college in CLE and lived there for 4 miserable years -- I know first hand how much it sucks.

Cleveland is a wasted selection. Go with Washington.

I had WAS (along with POR, NOP, CLE, GSW) last year-- they're really boring and their crowds suck so even the close games have little excitement. Even if I face a ton of blackouts with CLE this year, the 40 times they aren't will be exciting.

 

[Strenuus]

Ya they will be one of my five teams on LPBB next season. Along with them, I'm taking POR (obviously), LAL (Kobe chuckfest while gunning for the scoring record), TOR (decent team, and time zone diversity), and CLE (should be exciting for the few times they're not on national TV).

It'd be interesting to see how many times they were on National TV when not facing the heat since Lebron left, compared to this year.

So glad I don't watch national TV.

 

[oldmangrouch]

In terms of offensive fit, Love is much better than Bosh. Love is a much better shooter, a better passer and a better rebounder.

However, Bosh was a significantly better defender, so it's a worse fit on that end.

Love is also more of a ball-dominator than Bosh. I have my doubts about how he will respond if he feels he isn't getting enough touches. That was never an issue with Bosh.

Rubio and Wiggins could be a pretty damn exciting duo. If Bennett turns into anything, this will work out great for Minnesota.

3 years from now, this may look like a rotten deal for the Cavs. I'd bet LeBron wasn't willing to wait.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Best big 3 in basketball

 

[MickZagger]

Minnesota could put a really young team out on the court.

PG Rubio
SG LaVine
SF Wiggins
PF Bennett
C Pek / Dieng

No love for Bazz?