... are we getting a new coach? Otherwise, you cannot include the underlined into 'the pitch'. If Dantoni has him on his roster, rest assured come playoffs he will use him for every drop of swet and minute his human body is possibly capable of giving. With Lebron he will be advocating a 6 man rotation no doubt.
RAIN ON PARADE WARNING: It's likely that I'm misunderstanding something, but isn't "a meeting with Lebron James, Daryl Morey, Mike D'antoni, etc..." mutually exclusive with "a Chris-Paul like opt-in-and-trade"? Doesn't Lebron have to choose whether to opt-in by July 1, and only players can talk before then? That's what raises the complexity of this so high.
Lebron is a smart guy. He knows Houston is the best chance to beat the Goldenstate Warriors. But I think it will come down to his family and also how much saying he has in the organization. He can get that with Lakers and if they can pull off a Kwahi trade, then they have the advantage. We can still be the best team if we can keep the core of last year's team and adding another play maker by getting rid of Ryno. Keeping Capela and CP3 is the key though
The rockets will never talk to him before he makes up his mind since aren't allowed to talk to him until the FA period. If he is coming CP3 and Harden to going to do the pitch.
Beat me to it! Hopefully lebron paul and james can make sure we lure the right players so they all can be relieved of some time!
If Lebron is here you wont have to worry about that until the western conference finals. Lebron, Paul, Harden, and Capela are not going to have much trouble against any team not the Celtics or Warriors.
Harden played 36.5 mpg in these last playoffs. CP3 played 34.5. Ariza played 34.2. LeBron played 41.2, and has played 40+ mpg in 11 of the 13 playoffs he's been in. So yeah, you can definitely include that line about not playing 48 minutes in the playoffs, whether you take it literally or figuratively. Regardless of the short rotations this year, especially with Luc's and CP3's injuries, MDA did not overplay his stars or his starters. Short rotations do not have to mean heavy minutes if the guys in those 6/7/8 slots stay on the court for a while. But the idea of that line in the pitch was that LeBron wouldn't have to carry the team all by himself, and that remains one of the most valid and accurate parts of the pitch.
