Rodney Hood: Won't be missed

[JMoneyYourHoney]

If they quickly fall out of contention and are just bad, I expect them to completely re-visit their current stance on trading Love and Korver and much more priority placed on the teams youth movement, though that is important to us no matter what.

Do you really seem them trading Love though? Koby put on a pretty big song and dance about Love's value to the organization. I know it's business and all, but that wouldn't look too good to deal him after all that.

I perceived the retention of Love more as an "all star who can lead our guys the right way and draw fans to the arena" move rather than a "go for it" one. I absolutely think Hill and Korver should be traded if the right opportunity arises, but I look at Love as a stabilizing presence for the Cavs and not somebody they think they're going to win big with.

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

Do you really seem them trading Love though? Koby put on a pretty big song and dance about Love's value to the organization. I know it's business and all, but that wouldn't look the best to deal him after all that.

I perceived the retention of Love more as an "all star who can lead our right guys the right way and draw fans to the arena" move rather than a "go for it" one. I absolutely think Hill and Korver should be traded if the right opportunity arises, but I look at Love as a stabilizing presence for the Cavs and not somebody they think they're going to win big with.

Depends on the offer. But a bad first half of the year could spell doom for Love's value too.

The Clippers were quick to move on from Griffin despite the even bigger sing & dance they put on about him being a Clipper for life after Paul left for Houston.

If the Cavs clearly aren't a playoff team and have a chance to move Love and his contract for more future flexbility and maybe a mid-1st rounder from a team desperate to try to make the playoffs

 

[I'mWithDan]

I think he is a good player to develop. He has good length and big game experience. I've read articles that McCaw is seen in their organization as their future replacement for Iggy.

We have a roster spot open and offering him a 3 year 4-6 million per year offer sheet won't hurt us for the future. At worse he becomes trade filler. At best we steal a rotation player for cheap. If they match, you at least make Golden State pay more luxury tax and it could effect what they offer Iggy, Draymond, or Klay.

Also I think it's a good negotiating tactic for the future with restricted free agents. If you take the QO like Hood, we might go out of our way to get someone at your position to take minutes from you. Hood can bet on himself but we will hedge that bet on our end and we won't gift wrap you minutes.

We are going nowhere. We have spent ungodly sums of money to keep the team together. We are not lighting a pile of cash on fire for a role player that will do next to nothing for us in the grand scheme of things.

That's not to say McCaw is bad but fans need to get used to us making cost cutting or finance related decisions the next few years.

 

[inliner311]

We are going nowhere. We have spent ungodly sums of money to keep the team together. We are not lighting a pile of cash on fire for a role player that will do next to nothing for us in the grand scheme of things.

That's not to say McCaw is bad but fans need to get used to us making cost cutting or finance related decisions the next few years.

We have a ton of expirings and I think that's where the cost cutting will happen. I doubt we will be able to unload all our expirings at the deadline.

My thought was McCaw was a gamble worth taking on a buy low kind of contract with a team that is deep into the luxury tax. Mccaw is 22 and suffered a freak injury last season with his back. He seem to make a full recovery. Just from the articles I've read, Golden State fans seem to as high on him last season as we are with Cedi. He tore up summer league a year ago.

I thought he fit into the mold of players Koby has gone after and at a position of need.

 

[Cavatt]

Who cares about the money right now. Just saved a bundle on Hood's contract. They could use Mcaw in a package with one of our expiring to get a better player who is more expensive.

Don't love Mcaw at all, but he is an NBA player and he has experience most guys his age don't.

 

[Lumthemad]

A motivated Hood is a very positive thing for the Cavaliers. He will showcase his best skills and open the door to show his IS worth more money.

Will he? I think he can. The talent is certainly there for him and I am a huge believer in opportunity and the fella has a chance of a lifetime.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

A motivated Hood is a very positive thing for the Cavaliers. He will showcase his best skills and open the door to show his IS worth more money.

Will he? I think he can. The talent is certainly there for him and I am a huge believer in opportunity and the fella has a chance of a lifetime.

Why is it positive for Cleveland? You only showed why it is positive for Hood.

 

[CleveRocks]

I like the cavs approach. See what you have, take some potshots at upside players. Around Christmas evaluate your options.. and to me that means Love but also coaching staff..

 

[southsiderwp]

A motivated Hood is a very positive thing for the Cavaliers. He will showcase his best skills and open the door to show his IS worth more money.

Will he? I think he can. The talent is certainly there for him and I am a huge believer in opportunity and the fella has a chance of a lifetime.

Don’t you think we would’ve already seen that considering he was playing on an expiring deal last year. And with the greatest player in the world

 

[TitleTown]

The next step for the Cavs is to see what this team really looks like after 20-30 games with Love as the #1 guy and Sexton getting big minutes. Hood will have a chance to be a big scoring option for us. If they seem frisky enough to battle for the 8 seed, maybe we go after it and see what happens. If they quickly fall out of contention and are just bad, I expect them to completely re-visit their current stance on trading Love and Korver and much more priority placed on the teams youth movement, though that is important to us no matter what.

If this is currently our FO's rationale for the first half of the season, then I think they're on the perfect course right now. Try to keep a "winning" culture by competing and rebuilding at the same time. If we look like we're not going to compete in the East (therefore, not have a "winning" culture in the short term), then move to full tank mode for trade deadline and the 2nd half of the season.

 

[TitleTown]

Do you really seem them trading Love though? Koby put on a pretty big song and dance about Love's value to the organization. I know it's business and all, but that wouldn't look too good to deal him after all that.

Yes, it's definitely possible. As long as they have Love's blessing regarding the team he's being traded to, the fans would only have a problem with it if the deal was shitty. And, even if the deal is good, lots of fans will bitch anyways (because that's what fans do).

As for the media: what will they say? Well, they shit on Cleveland for keeping Love. They'll shit on Cleveland if we trade Love. They'll shit on Cleveland regardless of what we do or how successful it ends up being.

 

[Futuredome]

Love will be the only real starter the Cavs will have and he is past his prime. This will be lottery team next year.

 

[lbusiness]

McCaw is sack
So now that Hood is back the starting and bench unit should look like this.

PG. Hill/Sexton
SG. Hood/Clarkson
SF. Osman/Preston
PF. Love/Nance
C. Whiteside/Zizic

 

[Cavatt]

McCaw is sack
So now that Hood is back the starting and bench unit should look like this.

PG. Hill/Sexton
SG. Hood/Clarkson
SF. Osman/Preston
PF. Love/Nance
C. Whiteside/Zizic

My guess is Nwaba/Dekker are ahead of Preston at SF. No way they get whiteside.

 

[chuck0609]

McCaw is sack
So now that Hood is back the starting and bench unit should look like this.

PG. Hill/Sexton
SG. Hood/Clarkson
SF. Osman/Preston
PF. Love/Nance
C. Whiteside/Zizic

Whiteside??