Meatwad
formerly shake
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1) Trading Kyrie. So he demanded a trade, so what? Kobe demanded a trade. You don't just give in to a talent like that. That's on Dan (who I am generally a defender of) for letting Griff go. Griffin may have been far from perfect, but he wouldn't have just given Kyrie away. He would've talked to Kyrie, talked to Lebron, try to make things work. Instead we gifted a top 10 player to Boston.
2) RJ and Frye. Those guys were our glue. When they joined this team initially, the Cavs chemistry went through the roof. This team just doesn't have it.
3) Tristan can't jump any more. Say what you want about his work ethic, his moral compass, or his mental state - I get it. Bottom line is, and watch the 2016 NBA Finals if you don't believe me, dude is not the same player. We're talking about a guy that averaged 5 offensive rebounds per game in the 2016 playoffs. He wasn't the same player last year, he isn't the same player this year. He has no legs.
4) Coaching. I've been a Lue defender for a very, very long time. I've run out of patience. His rotations have been whack all year. Jeff Green starting over Nance makes no sense to me. Our team's inability to defend anyone is inexcusable for the talent level we have on this team.
5) Hood and Hill are soft. It reminds me of watching Donyell Marshall play. A guy who was an elite 3pt shooter but, for whatever reason, couldn't hit 3s with consistency on a Lebron team. There have been several guys that just can't hang on a Lebron team. I think it's a mental thing. Mike Dunleavy comes to mind too.
6) Even if points 1 - 5 didn't exist, we still couldn't beat Golden State. And that's the most frustrating part. Give us Kyrie back, our championship team's chemistry, Tristan hopping around grabbing boards left and right, a coach that didn't have ulcers, and a few more mentally tough rotation guards.. It's still not enough dude.
We'll have had the 2nd greatest player of all time for 11 years with only 1 championship to show for it. He didn't get any help his first stint here. Injuries ruined any chance at beating Golden State in year 1 back in Cleveland. KD being a bitch ruined any shot at a repeat, or this year, or next year..
Is it greedy to feel dissatisfied with only 1 championship for 11 years of Lebron? No, it's not! You run back Lebron's career 100 times, and 90 times out of 100 he's bringing Cleveland at least 2 championships or more. This falls as one of the darkest timelines.
Don't get me wrong - I am thankful we got 1. I still find joy in that 1, and always will. That's all I ever wanted in sports, to see Cleveland win 1. And man we got it. Still happy to this day. But we also could have gotten so many more. This season's frustration, for me, is not just in watching this team not give their full effort every night, it's the big picture.
For Lebron's sake, I hope the dude goes to Philly and takes down the Warriors next year. He got me the championship I wanted, now go seal your legacy King. In the meantime, I'll be cheering this sorry team on all the way through the finals. (and lebron in the finals... you never know..? )
2) RJ and Frye. Those guys were our glue. When they joined this team initially, the Cavs chemistry went through the roof. This team just doesn't have it.
3) Tristan can't jump any more. Say what you want about his work ethic, his moral compass, or his mental state - I get it. Bottom line is, and watch the 2016 NBA Finals if you don't believe me, dude is not the same player. We're talking about a guy that averaged 5 offensive rebounds per game in the 2016 playoffs. He wasn't the same player last year, he isn't the same player this year. He has no legs.
4) Coaching. I've been a Lue defender for a very, very long time. I've run out of patience. His rotations have been whack all year. Jeff Green starting over Nance makes no sense to me. Our team's inability to defend anyone is inexcusable for the talent level we have on this team.
5) Hood and Hill are soft. It reminds me of watching Donyell Marshall play. A guy who was an elite 3pt shooter but, for whatever reason, couldn't hit 3s with consistency on a Lebron team. There have been several guys that just can't hang on a Lebron team. I think it's a mental thing. Mike Dunleavy comes to mind too.
6) Even if points 1 - 5 didn't exist, we still couldn't beat Golden State. And that's the most frustrating part. Give us Kyrie back, our championship team's chemistry, Tristan hopping around grabbing boards left and right, a coach that didn't have ulcers, and a few more mentally tough rotation guards.. It's still not enough dude.
We'll have had the 2nd greatest player of all time for 11 years with only 1 championship to show for it. He didn't get any help his first stint here. Injuries ruined any chance at beating Golden State in year 1 back in Cleveland. KD being a bitch ruined any shot at a repeat, or this year, or next year..
Is it greedy to feel dissatisfied with only 1 championship for 11 years of Lebron? No, it's not! You run back Lebron's career 100 times, and 90 times out of 100 he's bringing Cleveland at least 2 championships or more. This falls as one of the darkest timelines.
Don't get me wrong - I am thankful we got 1. I still find joy in that 1, and always will. That's all I ever wanted in sports, to see Cleveland win 1. And man we got it. Still happy to this day. But we also could have gotten so many more. This season's frustration, for me, is not just in watching this team not give their full effort every night, it's the big picture.
For Lebron's sake, I hope the dude goes to Philly and takes down the Warriors next year. He got me the championship I wanted, now go seal your legacy King. In the meantime, I'll be cheering this sorry team on all the way through the finals. (and lebron in the finals... you never know..? )