Cleveland Cavaliers - Wine & Gold bby

[nahnah]

2 year deal for a 36 year old who said after game 7 he's going to retire? What??? Don't get me wrong I'm happy he re-signed but a 2 year deal is ridiculous.

Not sure how I feel about Dunleavy. Will probably play about 10 mins a game but is decent back-up for JR.

Hopefully second year is team option, Dunleavy will probably get 10-20 mins. Depends on if they wanna use him, Frye or shump for match ups.

 

[nahnah]

So

PG: Kyrie
SG: JR
SF: 'Bron
PF: Love
C: TT

Bench:

PG: Mo/Felder
SG: Dunleavy/McRae/Shump
SF: RJ/ JJ/ Shump
PF: Frye
C: Kaun???

Jesus Christ we need a big man. Who is out there that wants a bag of chips and a can of coke to play a season in Cleveland?

Dunleavy is gonna be a SF/PF, he's 6'10

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Dunleavy is gonna be a SF/PF, he's 6'10

Says he's 6'9 on nba website. He's a skinny dude so he won't be playing PF I wouldn't think. He's more suited to SF I think but can play the 2.

 

[nahnah]

Says he's 6'9 on nba website. He's a skinny dude so he won't be playing PF I wouldn't think. He's more suited to SF I think but can play the 2.

He use to guard Lebron who is stronger than most if not all power forwards.

 

[BEEG]

Good pick up will give you something off the bench

Still need another scoring option and to resign JR

 

[Superstar swan]

Really hoping the demarcus cousims murmours are true. Great fit imo.

Strong interior presence, good rebounder and an improving shot. We have frye,j.r (assuming he signs), jefferson ,dunleavy and and kyrie who can spread the floor making loves offence less required.

demarcus would be a huge upgrade

 

[nahnah]

I'm 90% sure we won't get DeMarcus.
I also have my doubt on how he fits with TT, but I would obviously do the trade.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

TT at PF seems a bit pointless in our structure.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

They'll win a title before this mob does.

Lel.

 

[nahnah]

Bringing Speights back to cavs would be good, can shoot and gives us a back up big. May cost too much though.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Don't really rate him. We need a big who can actually defend. We have Love, TT and Frye, with Kaun a last resort. Not a lot of defense going on there.

 

[nahnah]

I'm not seeing a huge need tbh, Lebron plays best when he plays at the 4. If we needed a stop we would have Thompson at centre with Lebron, Jr, Shump and RJ/Kyrie (rip Delly).
Just need a cheap big that can take mins during a long reg season. Rumours of Birdman don't excite me, rather a big that can hit an outside shot.

 

[nahnah]

Cavs summer league starts tomorrow, keep a close eye on Kay Felder.. Need him to replace Delly

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Who's even in the Summer League for us?

 

[nahnah]

Who's even in the Summer League for us?

Kay Felder, Jordan McRae, Sir'Dominic Pointer, Deandre Liggins and a few college players

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Kay Felder, Jordan McRae, Sir'Dominic Pointer, Deandre Liggins and a few college players

Eh.

Only care to see how McRae and Felder go.

 

[nahnah]

Cavs have signed Birdman... He's 38.

 

[nahnah]

So our team is
PG: Kyrie, Mo, Felder
SG: JR, Shump, McRae
SF: Lebron, RJ, Dunleavy
PF: Love, Frye, Jones
C: Thompson, Birdman, Kaun

Would have liked them to bring back Dahntay Jones, he was good at putting off corner shooters from the bench.. But ah well wouldn't have played much.

Hopefully we can dump Kaun on a team looking for an expiring and sign an NBA standard player instead

 

[LB#16]

Cavs have signed Birdman... He's 38.

One of the most interesting characters you'll get. Enjoy him.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

So our team is
PG: Kyrie, Mo, Felder
SG: JR, Shump, McRae
SF: Lebron, RJ, Dunleavy
PF: Love, Frye, Jones
C: Thompson, Birdman, Kaun

Would have liked them to bring back Dahntay Jones, he was good at putting off corner shooters from the bench.. But ah well wouldn't have played much.

Hopefully we can dump Kaun on a team looking for an expiring and sign an NBA standard player instead

Mo 33
JR 30
LeBron 31
RJ 36
Dunleavy 35
Frye 33
Jones 35
Andersen 38
Kaun 31

So 9 of the players on the current roster are over 30. We really went "all in" with this roster didn't we since LeBron came back.

Crazy stuff. Our long term future could be in trouble.

 

[djrossie16]

Mo 33
JR 30
LeBron 31
RJ 36
Dunleavy 35
Frye 33
Jones 35
Andersen 38
Kaun 31

So 9 of the players on the current roster are over 30. We really went "all in" with this roster didn't we since LeBron came back.

Crazy stuff. Our long term future could be in trouble.

That's the way it goes. It's a win now mindset in the States.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

That's the way it goes. It's a win now mindset in the States.

Yeah I know. It's worked, we won our first championship ever. Still crazy to see over half the squad so old.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

McRae 23 points on 16-17 FT's with 5 turnovers and 3-15 from the field in 37 minutes
Felder 14, 3 and 5 with 3 steals on 4-11 shooting, 6-8 FT's in 27 minutes

Didn't see any highlights yet but not great shooting from either player. Good to have so many FT attempts though. Shows McRae's aggressiveness.

 

[calyam]

Mo 33
JR 30
LeBron 31
RJ 36
Dunleavy 35
Frye 33
Jones 35
Andersen 38
Kaun 31

So 9 of the players on the current roster are over 30. We really went "all in" with this roster didn't we since LeBron came back.

Crazy stuff. Our long term future could be in trouble.

Elite teams usually fill out their roster with veterans looking for a championship. The real problems start when your core is old; outside of LeBron you have Irving (24), Love (27) and Thompson (25). I expect Love to be traded sooner rather than later but that is a core that you can work with for the next five years.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Elite teams usually fill out their roster with veterans looking for a championship. The real problems start when your core is old; outside of LeBron you have Irving (24), Love (27) and Thompson (25). I expect Love to be traded sooner rather than later but that is a core that you can work with for the next five years.

Yeah true. All the old guys are replaceable apart from LBJ and he's only 31.