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Lauri Markkanen - Utahin Marsalkka: All-NBA Snub

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Do You Enjoy Saunas?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1 7.1%

  • No

    Votes: 1 7.1%

  • Yes, only if it is co-ed and naked

    Votes: 5 35.7%

  • Yes, but only if nudity is not allowed

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No, heat gives me rashes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No, I prefer a bracing plunge into Lake Erie in January

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Yes, but only if a naked Lauri is present

    Votes: 5 35.7%

  • Yes, only if Jim Chones is present

    Votes: 4 28.6%

  • No, no Jim Chones, no Sauna!

    Votes: 2 14.3%

  • Yes, but only if drinks are served and Death Metal is played

    Votes: 3 21.4%
  • Total voters
    14
Can we all keep in mind that when he was here (even Ben) was like this dude is not the guy and he must go…

Do we like Lauri now ? :)

Clamoring for what once was….
 
Smooth said:
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We need the quintessential military comedy with Lauri and the usual tall guy hi-jinks: doing all of the things they normally need a ladder for. In the barracks the 5’5” guy takes the bottom bunk and Lauri has to sleep in the top. Lauri puts his camo on for the first time and it’s 8 inches too short on the arms and legs. They have to create a special top for their tanks so his head fits in, etc
 
Bobby Bonilla said:
Can we all keep in mind that when he was here (even Ben) was like this dude is not the guy and he must go…

Do we like Lauri now ? :)

Clamoring for what once was….
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Revisionist history, not true…people saw potential and were eager to see what he’d do this year
 
cavsfever said:
Revisionist history, not true…people saw potential and were eager to see what he’d do this year
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Not true, you’re incorrect.
 
Bobby Bonilla said:
Can we all keep in mind that when he was here (even Ben) was like this dude is not the guy and he must go…

Do we like Lauri now ? :)

Clamoring for what once was….
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You mean the same board that was certain that Josh Allen would be the Worst QB Ever? That laughs whenever you call for re2pect for one Derek Jeter? Same board that was all aghast that Draymond was given even a dollar more than TT? I'm shocked they/we could ever be wrong.

We've always loved Lauri. How could one not love his beautiful Scandinavian good looks, his 7 foot frame, his range, his blonde locks? Cavs were handed a big man with range, the 'stretch 4' this website ogled for years, a perfect replacement for the last Stretch 4 who deadcat bounced in 2022. We found the replacement for Love... But it just wasn't meant to be.

But hey, the deal has been done, and we get Donovan Mitchell, warts and all. We can still love our Lauri from afar, like no doubt his pure heart does us. Hopefully the Cavs can find a 1/2 star and Mobley can finish The Ascension to SuperStar so DM can drift into his true calling: 3rd star on a title team.
 
Smooth said:
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His audition for a post basketball career was successful.

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It's a shame that the Cavs couldn't have sent some other player out in that trade.
 
macbdog said:
You mean the same board that was certain that Josh Allen would be the Worst QB Ever? That laughs whenever you call for re2pect for one Derek Jeter? Same board that was all aghast that Draymond was given even a dollar more than TT? I'm shocked they/we could ever be wrong.

We've always loved Lauri. How could one not love his beautiful Scandinavian good looks, his 7 foot frame, his range, his blonde locks? Cavs were handed a big man with range, the 'stretch 4' this website ogled for years, a perfect replacement for the last Stretch 4 who deadcat bounced in 2022. We found the replacement for Love... But it just wasn't meant to be.

But hey, the deal has been done, and we get Donovan Mitchell, warts and all. We can still love our Lauri from afar, like no doubt his pure heart does us. Hopefully the Cavs can find a 1/2 star and Mobley can finish The Ascension to SuperStar so DM can drift into his true calling: 3rd star on a title team.
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I am actually going to boast for once and will say that the week he was acquired from Chicago, I said to @RchfldCavRaised as we were talking about RRJ, that the Bulls were idiots who completely misused him after his rookie year, that Markk could easily be a 20/10 type guy and Love's successor, and an All-Star player within the next couple seasons, and that the price the Cavs paid, and his contract, were utter steals.

I really wish he could have stayed.

But here is the question, hypothetically, do you send Allen instead to Utah in Markk's stead?

Could the Cavs play Markk at the 3 without a defensive talent like Allen at C?
 
Sebastian said:
I am actually going to boast for once and will say that the week he was acquired from Chicago, I said to @RchfldCavRaised as we were talking about RRJ, that the Bulls were idiots who completely misused him after his rookie year, that Markk could easily be a 20/10 type guy and Love's successor, and an All-Star player within the next couple seasons, and that the price the Cavs paid, and his contract, were utter steals.

I really wish he could have stayed.

But here is the question, hypothetically, do you send Allen instead to Utah in Markk's stead?

Could the Cavs play Markk at the 3 without a defensive talent like Allen at C?
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I will confirm this. Same day of trade.

And then after the trade, you lamented losing: 1. Lauri the player and 2. losing the Finnish contingency that he brought with him to the board.
 
I know it’s not the question but I would so trade Allen to Utah for Lauri right now…. Hell take Allen & Okoro.

Do we like Lauri now ?
 
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