ColdSteel2
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The Cavs will be better than the Heat were last year. Nothing has changed, for the better anyway.
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The Cavs will be better than the Heat were last year. Nothing has changed, for the better anyway.
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They've got a glorified volume shooter point guard, Wiggins for now, and a bunch of youth question marks. It takes a playoff run or two to get used to playoff basketball. They have to adapt to a new coach. That stud celtics team is the only exception.
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The West is still going to be the premier conference for a long time with all the strong young teams out there.
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You're just wrong. Lebron was dragging Miami last year. Cleveland offers a superior supporting cast and they have the potential to further bolster that if they want to. They're going to be in the finals every season.
The heat had an elite defensive system when they wanted to play defense, and had continuity for three years. It's not baseball, you need coaching, systems, chemistry, rotations. It doesn't happen overnight.
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If that's all it takes he wouldn't have teamed up with two of the best in the game. Even then it took them two years to win.
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Honestly, if you're the Bulls and it looks like another offseason of getting a rock in free agency, how can you not be a little interested in tanking for the remainder of Rose's albatross contract? You've seen the model work in Cleveland (yes, there were other circumstances in play), there's no reason why they shouldn't just clear assets (including Thibs), collect high draft picks, and wait for the next big Missing Piece.
If GarPax came out tomorrow and said that was the plan I'd be all for it. I have the Hawks to entertain me.
If GarPax came out tomorrow and said that was the plan I'd be all for it. I have the Hawks to entertain me.
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Sarava
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Makes me mad I didn't bet the Cavs when I was in Vegas. I've thought since the day the Heat got eliminated that he would go back to Cleveland. Oh well 
Sarava
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Eh, I don't agree. He's making right on some of the wrongs he did 4 years ago. People are allowed to evolve and change their minds or opinions.
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Makes me mad I didn't bet the Cavs when I was in Vegas. I've thought since the day the Heat got eliminated that he would go back to Cleveland. Oh well
You and me both. Could have easily turned $200 into $4000 or $500 into $10000.
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They said Cleveland was 60-1 before free agency started. You would have been turning that $200 in to 12 grand.
But I'll be honest. Though I fully expected him to go back to the Cavs (it was the only way to repair his image), I never even thought of a basketball future bet while I was out there. Not sure why it didn't dawn on me, since I was all over baseball and football futures.
But I'll be honest. Though I fully expected him to go back to the Cavs (it was the only way to repair his image), I never even thought of a basketball future bet while I was out there. Not sure why it didn't dawn on me, since I was all over baseball and football futures.
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Wow, yeah, I just looked it up to see what it was yesterday and it was 20-1 but damn, 60-1.
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat. Just never even thought of it. Basketball just isn't really on my radar.
Oh well, if the Bears win the Super Bowl or Hawks win the Cup it's all good!
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Still better then most of the East with really Indy only possible team good enough to beat them
Heat are declining , Bulls are nonfactor , Knicks are
, etcIts Cavs or Pacers conference now
Why even pretend this is a real choice?
Lala don't want to leave NY and the Knicks are offering a lot more $$$
Bulls again big losers in FA race ,, 3rd time in recent years the Bulls have cleared deck to go for big guy and failed miserably
Yes watching this joke of management fail miserably in FA again = I don't know what I am talking about
Pax should have been fired years ago , Forman is terrible and Rose is a selfish loser who has no desire to share the spotlight and probably will be half the player he was
I think they are very good now, but I wouldn't say prohibitive favorites. If they trade for Kevin Love, as rumored, they would be great.
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Still better then most of the East with really Indy only possible team good enough to beat them
Heat are declining , Bulls are nonfactor , Knicks are
Its Cavs or Pacers conference now
Why even pretend this is a real choice?
Lala don't want to leave NY and the Knicks are offering a lot more $$$
Bulls again big losers in FA race ,, 3rd time in recent years the Bulls have cleared deck to go for big guy and failed miserably
Yes watching this joke of management fail miserably in FA again = I don't know what I am talking about
Pax should have been fired years ago , Forman is terrible and Rose is a selfish loser who has no desire to share the spotlight and probably will be half the player he was
If it was this much of a non-choice, he would have signed with the Knicks already. It's been reported that they gave him 5 different offers. Something is holding this up.
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The Lakers are taking Jeremy Lin from the Rockets in a trade so that sort of confirms they are out of the Melo sweepstakes, maybe?
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