Well Kyrie got his chance let's see what he does with it 
Boston adds 2nd round pick to finalize the Kyrie Irving trade
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Unprotected ????
Cavs won
They still have a Lakers pick to fall back on. It's really a wash tbh
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yea im done here, this goofy nikka clearly didn't watch any Cavs ball these last few seasons...
Flywin Lannister
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We both Lakers breh so no Laker-on-Laker crime, but Rose WAS a better player. He may still show flashes of greatness, but IT is more consistent with the scoring and the ridiculous threes. D-Rose just got really unlucky with the injuries making him a step slower, he's still good but I think right now IT should clearly get picked to run it as scoring PG.
Edit: just realized of course LeBron likes to have his hand on the ball a lot, even dribble up the ball and call plays.. and since LeBron usually ends up doing the bulk of the scoring (at least in the Playoffs) in certain situation D-Rose makes more sense than IT since D-Rose can distribute significantly better.
I take it back ....Cavs won this traded.
They got two solid players and average Center young player but potential and got Nets pick that is unprotected .
Celtics got a superstar player. Also they lost a bunch of solid players. They only got one Center and 4 SFs.
They got two solid players and average Center young player but potential and got Nets pick that is unprotected .
Celtics got a superstar player. Also they lost a bunch of solid players. They only got one Center and 4 SFs.
Kyrie ain't all that but he will put up insane numbers next year on a 50 win squad
The Lakers pick has to be in the 2-5 range or else the Sixers keep it and it would turn into the 2019 Kings pick if they don't get it.
I was only talking about closing games. JR still will start games IMO.
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Nah. IT took over games but that made the rest of the team shoot cold. During the second half and the playoffs when IT was out, people like Jaylen really stepped up and showed scoring ability. Now we got Tatum and I think he's going to play a lot more than Jaylen did his rookie year. Adding Hayward gives us a legit threat. Kyrie played with LeBron.....so he knows he has to pass and make plays. In Brad Stevens offense I think Kyrie will shine. Possible MVP next year when he beats LBJ in the east finals.
IT is a great player and top 25 imo but kryie is a special talent and I'd rank him top 5/10. I appreciate and thank IT for what he did and his sacrifices for the team but I think Kyrie elevates us to the top tier.
Kyrie, Gordon, Tatum, Morris >>>>>>>> IT, Bradley, Kelly, Crowder
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so basically the Cavs are gonna win the east again
I think Cavs got better and Celtics got a lot worse
Last years 10 man rotation:
Thomas/Rozier
Bradley/Smart
Crowder/Brown
Johnson/Jerebko
Horford/Olynyk
This year:
Irving/Rozier
Brown/Smart
Hayward/Tatum
Morris/Yabusele
Horford/Baynes
Brown's progress will be the key imo
You may be right but I think it's closer than what it may appear.
They'll probably use Rose in the Livingston 15 minute role. SCUST
The Cavs won the trade IMO, they have long coveted Jae Crowder, and they got a replacement for Kyrie in Thomas who can score, while also getting the Nets pick.
A jigga said Rose is better than Thomas right now
I remember last season as a Hawks fan, we had idiots propping up Dwight but he was trash as I said he was. Rose should be fine as a 6th man but his days as a starter much less a star is long gone.