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Superstar
You know Lebron ruins players because when I saw the thread title, I didn't know if you were talking about IT, D.Wade, Jae Crowder or D.Rose.
All 4 are rejuvenated.
Guess Who Got Better Without #23
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beenz
Rap Guerilla
I hope :rose3: can put together a nice playoff run so maybe he can stay in the NBA after the season.
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Basketball talk in here has gotten worse.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
Wasn't he hurt for most of the season though?
If your referring to last year, he played like 70 games and went out at the end of the year with a knee injury that required minor surgery.
This year fam...
Neither are the guys CLE traded for
Hill had a much better shot at being a starter on a contending team than IT did because he recently was a plus defender and he's not 5'8". He doesn't look like he has his game together yet, but he's only 31 so I'm not counting him out. You wouldn't want him to be your 3rd option, but he could be the 4th or 5th guy.
Hood definitely has the potential to be the starting SG on a contender - he has the potential at both ends, we just have to see if he ever lives up to it. Wade was clearly done and it was only going to go downhill.
Larry Nance Jr. could be a backup big on a contender. Crowder's issue is that he's a tweener on defense so he only fits in a very particular lineup, and his 3pt shooting isn't good enough to be a solid 3-and-D guy.
Clarkson could be the backup point on a contender. Rose is done.
Like I said at the time of the trade, those guys didn't make the Cavs contenders. The Cavs were still short a starting center who could protect the rim at least, and an above-average 3-and-D guard too if either Hill or Hood don't excel. But they at least had the chance of being 4 plus pieces on a contender, which is more than you could say for all the guys they replaced except maybe Crowder (who clearly didn't fit on this team).
GEE WHAT A SHOCKER
SadimirPutin
Superstar
Lol all you need to do is do a search on Isiah Thomas on twitter and read laker fan reactions
but HEY....if Bron was holding him back I am sure the Laker brehs wont mind Magic and the front office throwing him a nice meaty 3-4 yr deal..
Am I right?
Bilz
Superstar
You know Lebron ruins players because when I saw the thread title, I didn't know if you were talking about IT, D.Wade, Jae Crowder or D.Rose.
All 4 are rejuvenated.
IT?
GoddamnyamanProf
Countdown to Armageddon
For your sake and the sake of this post I want him to come back and for the Warriors to sweep the fukk outta them so I can up this shyt.