KD out indefinitely with a Grade 2 MCL sprain & bone bruise

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The Dankster said:
Why would I be distraught? It ain't affecting his career or nothing else. We don't really know, but chances are he'll be in the playoffs by the time they need him, just no telling how good.





Saying the the five-man rotation "isn't even accurate" is ridiculous - not even Lue knows who the most important lineup will be in the Finals. Lebron, Kyrie, and TT will almost certainly be on it, besides that it's a crap shoot, and you're an idiot if you think you know better. When did you predict that Kyrie/JR/Jefferson/Lebron/TT would be the vital lineup in the 2016 Finals, or Shump/Delly/TT/Mosgov in the 2015 Finals?


And of course, Derrick Williams, the guy on 10-day contracts that's been bouncing around the benches of lottery teams who didn't want him his whole career, THAT is what is going to be the key in a Finals series.

As someone pointed out to me last week, JR was playing like shyt BEFORE he even got hurt. He's averaging 8ppg on 34% shooting this year, in the words of a Cleveland fan "doing literally everything worse than he was last year". Now, after a broken bone and surgery on his shooting hand, how long before he gets back into rhythm and game shape, and will he even be in rhythm with all these new guys that he's never even played with, and them with him?

Same with Love....last year Love spent the entire YEAR coming back from an injury in the previous year's playoffs...he didn't even look like he fit in until this season...now how is he going to come back in good shape and in rhythm when he gets off injury?

Deron was a necessity for the regular season, but who do you trust him guarding on the Warriors in the playoffs? And how the hell is he going to create an "uphill battle"? D-will is an instant mismatch in the wrong direction the second he takes the court against the Warriors.

Finally, Bogut is another great pickup...but again, what is he doing against the Warriors? Who is the big inside threat he's stopping? What is he going to do on offense besides set screens?

Korver is the ONLY one of the new additions who will certainly make an impact in the Finals...and it remains to be seen who he'll guard, because a Curry-Klay-Durant-Green-Zaza lineup is problematic for him. But he'll hit shots, that seems assured.

There's a lot of basketball left. If everyone comes back healthy and fits, the Warriors have the advantage. If none of them come back healthy and fit, the Warriors have the advantage. It's certainly possible that the Cavs come back and fit together great, and the Warriors don't, but that remains to be seen.

Not to mention, of course, that the Warriors still probably going in with home court advantage and the best 5 players from their 73-win team.
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Marcus Going said:
Cavs got bodies but not certified snipers. Name a better shooter on the Cavs than Klay. Name a better shooter on the Cavs than Steph. Name a better mid range shooter on the Cavs than Livingston. I'm not a Warrior fan but them three shooters (not even including Draymond) are official as fukk. You think Kyle Korver and Frye fukking with them? You really think Cavs gonna have homecourt advantage?
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Korver is statistically a better 3 point shooter than Klay & Curry but yea different types of players. Kyrie's midrange is on par with Livingston as well.

Kyrie, Korver, JR, Frye, Shump, Love, James Jones are all 40% or better from 3 if I'm not mistaken

Edit: Kyrie, Love, Bron, Shump, & JR before he went down are shooting right around 38% Point is, the Cavs can match GS's shooting and they just added Deron Williams who is about to see more open looks in lineups with Lebron.
 
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Korver is statistically a better 3 point shooter than Klay & Curry but yea different types of players. Kyrie's midrange is on par with Livingston as well.

Kyrie, Korver, JR, Frye, Shump, Love, James Jones are all 40% or better from 3 if I'm not mistaken
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All them Cleveland nikkaz go into DEEP slumps. At their BEST they're 40%. Golden State at their best is like 70%-80%. True story.
 
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