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2348682, RE: Back on my computer
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Thu Jul-10-14 12:52 PM
>1) where will the east get better from besides the Wiz?
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>-Pacers could lose lance. Do we trust them to rebuild?
>-Even if Rondo is better, Boston isnt a contender.
>-Bulls, sure. Theyre always there
>-Toronto? ok
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The Wiz need to get better and make the right moves, but they're a threat.

Why couldn't the Pacers rebuild? How about if they don't lose Lance? What if Lance stays in the East to a team that's close. The Bobcats?

I didn't even mention the Celtics. They're a non factor unless they make moves.

Toronto is a threat forming.


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>>2.) That squad has way too many flaws and injury risks.
>I cant disagree with the injury risks. But injury risks are
>just that, risks. Nothing is in stone either way.
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I know, but some of those key cogs are big injury risks. Everyone can get injured but Anderson, Love, and to some extent Kyrie get injured a lot.

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>>3.) Who plays defense on that team besides Lebron? I'll
>>wait...
>Kyrie is not worse than lazy wade we saw. Even harden isnt
>that bad.

Yes he is.

>But either way Varejao is a decent defender when not
>hurt--especially hedging pick and rolls.
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I agree. But I'm gonna assume he'd be banged up. Cuz he always is.

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>>4.) Who protects the rim on that team? I'll wait again...
>They can find a Birdman cheap willing to play with Bron.
>Birdman was barely a rim defender himself.
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Birdman is a threat though. They have no threat to defend the rim. Who will they find? Haywood? Dalembert? Those dudes might not even be in their price range.

>>5.) Rookie Coach from Europe you say?
>Rookie half Filipino coach who hadnt even been an assistant
>you say?
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He had experience before Bron came though. Learned. Got his lumps. This is a rookie head coach.


>>6.) Kyrie is now a spot up shooter while Lebron makes plays.
>>That negates a large part of what Kyrie is good at.
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>Cmon. One of Brons best skills is his unselfishness. Hes
>shared the ball almost to a fault with Wade. He'll share with
>Kyrie and make Kyrie even better. Not being able to help on
>Kyrie at all? shit.

I'm good with that, but I'm saying Bron's strengths will negate a lot of Kyrie's strengths. They overlap a bit on offense. It'd be like a worse version of the first year in Miami where Bron would have to take his turn, then Wade took his turn. That wasn't as effective.

> Even if you wereright and Kyrie was a spot up shooter, he's a
>hell of a shooter. I wouldnt want to leave that dude open.
>Then he catches the ball with the abilitry to pumpfake and go
>to the hole? He's one of the best finishing pgs.
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Not denying that.

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>>Yeah dude, I'm making this stuff up while you guys are stuck
>>playing fantasy basketball.
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>fantasy basketball is Wiggins, Zach Levine, and Ricky Rubio in
>Minn.
>Again anything with lebron instantly becomes real. Youre
>making up fantasy scenarios to say theyll not contend for the
>ECF.
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Nothing fantasy about it. I'm making logical basketball arguments.

You guys are the ones saying, Lebron = ECF no matter what the team looks like. Just because, he's Lebron.