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2011 Cleveland Cavalier Offseason/Draft

  • KR1245
    T Wolves are winning at the half, lets hope they pull it out
  • hoops23
    I wouldn't worry too much about having the worst record. The worst team has only won the lottery like twice in the last 20 years.
  • KR1245
    hoops23;738823 wrote:I wouldn't worry too much about having the worst record. The worst team has only won the lottery like twice in the last 20 years.

    Last time it happened was when the Cavs got Judas.

    I'm not worried about it, would be nice to have the odds in our favor though
  • Commander of Awesome
    KR1245;739080 wrote:Last time it happened was when the Cavs got Judas.

    I'm not worried about it, would be nice to have the odds in our favor though

    Magic with Howard I thought as well?
  • KR1245
    Commander of Awesome;739113 wrote:Magic with Howard I thought as well?

    I think you might be right
  • grodt
    Correct that was the last time the team with the worst record got the #1 pick. Since then the 6th worst and 5th worst have each won twice, 9th worst once and 2nd worst once.
  • mucalum49
    grodt;739188 wrote:Correct that was the last time the team with the worst record got the #1 pick. Since then the 6th worst and 5th worst have each won twice, 9th worst once and 2nd worst once.
    Cavs currently have the 2nd worst record and own the rights to the pick of the 6th worst team. So we're in a spot that 3 of the last 6 lottery winners were in :)
  • dave
    mucalum49;739320 wrote:Cavs currently have the 2nd worst record and own the rights to the pick of the 6th worst team. So we're in a spot that 3 of the last 6 lottery winners were in :)

    I thought I read the clippers are locked into the 8th worst record? Am I missing something?
  • grodt
    Not really a surprise but worth noting that Derrick Williams declared for the draft today.
  • KR1245
    grodt;740752 wrote:Not really a surprise but worth noting that Derrick Williams declared for the draft today.

    Irving and Williams? Its a long shot but that would be awesome
  • grodt
    We would probably have to pull an "upset" with the Clippers pick but it would be amazing.
  • like_that
    Still hopes the cavs make the trade with detroit to get their lottery.
  • Pick6
    Seems a lot of the PGs are coming out..I'd rather us get Kanter, Williams, or Barnes with our first pick..then get whoever is left of Irving, Walker, or Knight
  • devil1197
    Pick6;740795 wrote:Seems a lot of the PGs are coming out..I'd rather us get Kanter, Williams, or Barnes with our first pick..then get whoever is left of Irving, Walker, or Knight

    Barnes isn't coming out, or atleast he hasn't said he is.

    You have to get your PG with the 1st pick imo.
  • KR1245
    I saw that some scouts have said that Williams is a "tweener" he doesnt have the speed or jumper to be a true 3 in the NBA. Hes not big enough to be a true 4. This worries me a little bit. I havent seen the kid play enough, this is just something that I saw
  • Commander of Awesome
    People said the same thing about Michael Beasley coming out. Also just saw that Barnes is officialy going back to UNC now. I think its a dumb move financially as I think he'd be a top 3 pick. Also hurts the talent in the lottery.
  • lhslep134
    Commander of Awesome;743579 wrote:People said the same thing about Michael Beasley coming out.

    And Beasley was a BEAST this year for Minnesota.
  • dave
    Not looking good, I'd say the Cavs will be taking a Euro big man with their 2nd pick now. Has Terrence Jones decided yet?
  • Commander of Awesome
    lhslep134;743620 wrote:And Beasley was a BEAST this year for Minnesota.

    Not on defense.
  • lhslep134
    dave;743703 wrote:Not looking good, I'd say the Cavs will be taking a Euro big man with their 2nd pick now. Has Terrence Jones decided yet?

    That blows. Euro's have a huge failure rate lately.
  • Skyhook79
    "Who do we keep from this year's team?"


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  • BR1986FB
    lhslep134;743776 wrote:That blows. Euro's have a huge failure rate lately.

    I actually like Kanter. He can mix it up and get physical when he needs to. Unlike when we had Z.
  • dave
    Unless the Cavs get lucky in the lotto Kanter won't be there with the Clippers' pick.
  • lhslep134
    BR1986FB;743887 wrote:I actually like Kanter. He can mix it up and get physical when he needs to. Unlike when we had Z.

    And all of these lottery picks that were taken over the last 9 years have "been liked" as well:

    2002
    5-Nikoloz Tskitishvili

    2003
    2-Darko Miličić

    2004
    8-Rafael Araújo
    11-Andris Biedri&#326;&#353; <<just because you've heard of him doesn't mean he's not garbage

    2005
    11-Fran Vázquez
    12- Yaroslav Korolev

    2006
    10- Mouhamed Sene

    2007
    6-Yi Jianlian


    The only ones who have panned out are Yao (sorta), Gallinari, and Bargani. Two #1's and a #6.

    I'd much rather take an American.
  • Commander of Awesome
    depends on where in the lottery the clippers pick is. It could wind up being a high pick with the system.