NBA 2016-17 Season - Page 31

On January 25 2017 12:35 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
per Reddit.. Cavs bench is the only bench in the bottom 4 in PTS: 28th. REB: 29th, AST: 28th, STL: 29th, BLK: 29th,FG%: 27th. there is more to the game than boxscore #s but this is very bad and they're 2-5 since the Korver/Dunleavy trade.

if this level of performance of the Cavs bench continues more trades for bench players will start to look like shuffling the deck chairs on the titanic.

anyhow, if LBJ is whining to management about his bench i can see why.

On January 25 2017 14:56 Xeris wrote:
I don't think the Wizards will meet Boston in the playoffs, but damn I hope they do. If I was Washington I'd tank to 6 seed if 3rd or 2nd is out of reach. Avoid the Cavs is the East playoff game.

On January 26 2017 05:17 andrewlt wrote:
It's already called the Toronto Dominion Garden.

On January 26 2017 05:37 cLutZ wrote:
Isn't that GE? Why call it the "official blah blah" when its MF-ing GE? GE is cool. They should just buy the Pelicans and call them the New Orleans Dishwashers.

On January 25 2017 13:01 Scarecrow wrote:

I think you're severely underestimating Draymond's defence, versatility, and playmaking. Not only all that but his intangible ability to fire up a team and lead with hustle and aggression. These things don't change much from team to team, his stats might actually go up without Durant, with marginal hits to fg%. He's arguably the best defender in the league outside of kawhi and can cover most positions. He was the second best player on the best regular season team of all time... and you don't think he'd be a game-changer on other teams? Love can't even cover one position, he isn't a leader and he's basically limited to grabbing boards, outlet passes and scoring. Love could be a top 20 fantasy star on a lottery team like he did in Minnie but his D would keep him off any serious list. There's just no way you can be a top 20 guy, if playing with Lebron makes you look mediocre and you can be virtually replaced by Channing Frye.

On January 26 2017 10:49 Jerubaal wrote:


I think he's a newfangled undersized, mobile big that's a perfect fit for the Warriors. They have good wing defenders. They have a high efficiency offense. These mask the problem that Draymond is not very big. I think if you put him on a thoroughly mediocre team, like the Lakers, and told him, "ok, be our man in the middle. Defend the paint with our leaky wing defense and grab all the rebounds" he would look a lot less great. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a very good player.

I can't claim to be a Kevin Love expert, but Zach Lowe did pick him for ASG Reserves. He's a good shooter, has good offensive moves and is a good rebounder. I do think mostly that this is a bad team for him. You're right. He is Channing Frye on this team and I don't think it's his fault for the most part. If Nowitzki can be a top player for so long, I think we can count Love in the top 20.

I guess our disagreement that the Golden State Big 4 (jeez, when was the last time someone mentioned Iguodala?) is so far above the Cleveland Big 3, at least from a pure talent perspective. Love isn't getting his full value, but that's their fault.

On January 26 2017 12:42 andrewlt wrote:
Cleveland big 3 matches up with anyone because their big 1 (Lebron) is far above everyone else. He can't do it in the regular season because games happen too often. In the playoffs, there is enough rest between games for playoffs Lebron to make an appearance.