I'll said this again. Supporting cast was not the biggest issue for LeBron in Cleveland it was his coach. He's gone. Byron Scott is a better coach than Mike Brown.
4 of 6 games were after they clinched HCA throughout the playoff. And that's why LeBron sit. You think the rest of the team were more concerned of the win than making sure not getting injured? It's a shame to use distorted stats like this.
they won w/o mo williams and jamison also. i guess those 2 guys messed them up too right? and you can see doc didn't take this game as seriously (and since it was a back to back) KG and pierce got significantly less minutes, with allen too. but good game by the cavs. i said they can win 20 games. they still have 19 more to go.
So you accept my wager, Clippy? 1 year sig bet. Cavs make the Playoffs, you put whatever I want in your sig for 1 full year. Cavs miss the Playoffs, I put whatever you want in my sig for 1 full year. Sigs have to be within clutchfans rules.
Cavs aren't making playoffs unless they play tremendous the whole season. Teams that are clearly better than the Cavs right now: Miami Boston Orlando Milwaukee Chicago Atlanta Cavs might sneak into the 7th or 8th spot by competing with Washington, Charlotte, and maybe Knicks. Would be interesting to see them play the Heat first round.
They'll be a better team when Mo's back and Jamison finds his rhythm. No, LeBron messed them all up by ball hogging. This is not saying they are a better team without LeBron, but LeBron didn't utilize their talents to maximize the team success. Quality players need touches more than spot up 3pts shooting. They need plays designed for them. Artest, the dumbest player in Lakers starting rotation, has plays for him in playoff, and he's very happy about it. 1 bigman for pick and glass cleaning and 3 3pt shooters to space the floor, that's how LeBron envisions his team. It maximizes his numbers but doesn't give him wins in playoff. And it's still a shame to use a 1/6 winning ratio when 4 of them were meaningless games.
I agree on Miami, Boston, Orlando. Cavs were a 60+ win team the last 2 seasons...1 man can't account for that many wins. Bucks I don't know. Atlanta and Chicago will take a step backwards.
There are plenty of cases where teams gained 30+ wins due to a new player. See Bird & DRob for a few examples.
A sig is your signature on all of your posts. We can add $20 to the tip jar in addition to this if you like. But I want your signature line on top of that and it must be enabled in your posts for 1 year.
Deal $20 to tip jar + sig bet for 1 year of the winner's choosing as long as it's within clutchfans rules
One of the silliest wagers of the NBA season. LeBron turned a perennial lottery team into a playoff team. Remove Lebron, and they go back to what they were before, a lottery team that wins 20-30 games a year.
This thread is so LOL 20 games later. To think after 1 game everybody here was certain the heat were finished and the cavs were playoff bound and not skipping a beat without lebron. Now the heat have won 8 straight and are #2 in the east and the cavs have lost 8 straight and are #12, lol
YaoZow not quite so cocky these days, what with the Heat tearing up the league and the Cavs manning the cellar. LOL.
