NBA Champion - Cleveland Cavaliers 2016-2017 Season Thread

• like_that

  

  Commander of Awesome;1839080 wrote:I doubt he sees any real minutes in the playoffs (if healthy).

  If healthy, I think we can see 10 minutes out of him. Rotations are shortened in the playoffs obviously, but this depth now gives lue options for matchups.
  
  How many minutes a game do you all think deron williams will average? My friend thinks the signing has been overhyped (making up an argument like sleeper pretty much) and says he will only get 5-7 mins a game. I bet him otherwise.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I've heard nothing but good things about the DWilll signing. I'm thinking 15-20 min a game.
• sleeper

  

  Laley23;1839059 wrote:In all honesty, he's the best screener (albeit illegal 75% of time) in the NBA. Fantastic passer out of post. Smart and very good defender. Limited offensively, but once he got out of Milwaukee, he hasn't been anything but last option on floor and his efficriveness has taken off.
  
  Health is only downside. Hopefully it's not an issue the next 6 months.

  This is a good analysis. He's the best screener in the league and is one of the best low post defenders. He's completely unreliable health wise though. I suspect him to play limited minutes on the Cavs.
• sleeper

  

  Sonofanump;1839078 wrote:Will he (Bogut) be seeing about 20 minutes a game? I have to imagine that Thompson will be at least 30.

  I doubt he will play more than 10 minutes a game even in the playoffs.
• sleeper

  

  like_that;1839133 wrote:If healthy, I think we can see 10 minutes out of him. Rotations are shortened in the playoffs obviously, but this depth now gives lue options for matchups.
  
  How many minutes a game do you all think deron williams will average? My friend thinks the signing has been overhyped (making up an argument like sleeper pretty much) and says he will only get 5-7 mins a game. I bet him otherwise.

  Until JR comes back I'd think he would get 15-20 a game. Once JR is back, I doubt he plays more than 10 minutes a game, especially in the playoffs.
  
  Lue likes to shorten the bench in the playoffs. He will play Lebron/Kyrie/TT/JR 40+ minutes a game in the ECF and Finals. That leaves very little time for the bench to come into play.
• Benny The Jet

  

  I think what is great about these signings is it now allows a lot of playing around with the lineups. I can't find it right now, but someone posted the most productive lineupes, and it's been LBJ,RJ,Korver,Frye,DWill.
  Pretty crazy our roster now compared to the hot garbage we had to begin the year with Dunleavy, Mo retiring, Birdman, and Mcrae (who sucked apparently like Sleeper said) and that turned into Korver, DWill x2, and Bogut.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  SportsAndLady;1839143 wrote:I've heard nothing but good things about the DWilll signing. I'm thinking 15-20 min a game.

  This.
• Ironman92

  

  DWill forcing shots a bit but liked him taking the charge and good pass over top of screen
• like_that

  

  Dwill/LBJ pick and roll is going to be dangerous once they get more minutes together. Cavs look sloppy as fuck other than that. Lebron with a lot of turnovers.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Fucking Kelly Olynyk
• Ironman92

  

  SportsAndLady;1839305 wrote:Fucking Kelly Olynyk

  Yeah he drives me crazy
• SportsAndLady

  

  That's fucking bullshit by Horford. And of course they leave it at a common foul
• SportsAndLady

  

  Ironman92;1839306 wrote:Yeah he drives me crazy

  He almost ended lebron's season lol
  
  (Olynyk didn't do anything wrong. But I'd be pretty pissed if we lost Love via Olynyk two years ago and now lebron this year via Olynyk)
• like_that

  

  This game is obnoxious. The Cavs should be blowing these guys out. I am not impressed by Boston at all and especially Thomas' game. He just chucks shit and tries to draw bullshit fouls.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;1839309 wrote:This game is obnoxious. The Cavs should be blowing these guys out. I am not impressed by Boston at all and especially Thomas' game. He just chucks shit and tries to draw bullshit fouls.

  He's also the worst def player in the association and it's not close.
• Ironman92

  

  Thomas can score tho
  
  Kyrie showing off a bit, LeBron is a man....refs actually calling travels?.....but effing Celtics hanging in
• Ironman92

  

  Fuck these refs...not everything is a foul when they touch Thomas
• Ironman92

  

  Terrible perimeter d by Korver
• Ironman92

  

  This game is a pretty good watch and as much as I'd like Cleveland to send Boston home for the season (and know they would)...I don't want them to meet in the playoff. Just don't.
• Laley23

  

  Commander of Awesome;1839311 wrote:He's also the worst def player in the association and it's not close.

  
  Jah Okafor. Thomas at least tries lol
• Ironman92

  

  Every effing time Thomas drives they call a foul
• wildcats20

  

  lol Horford wasn't even close to being out.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Kyrie is so clutch.
  And these refs blow
• Ironman92

  

  Terrible terrible call against Boston. How the hell does he miss that? Players with bad angles knew he wasn't out. Crap like that makes NBA look awful.
• Laley23

  

  wildcats20;1839324 wrote:lol Horford wasn't even close to being out.

  Pretty sure they called the ball out. But Collins doesn't watch the refs after a whistle like you should. So he always misses their actual calls and then guesses/says good call or bad call.