Iowaggie said:

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Rasual Butler and his wife died in a car crash this morning.

His wife was on American Idol.

https://instagr.am/p/Be4M8V6Ftr4

Dunk of the year. Khris with the assist.

That's not right

Those springs. Hope Milwaukee savors every moment with that guy.

https://streamable.com/1q2m8

I watched that game last night. Very strange ending.

Looks like Ty Lue is taking a leave of absence from the Cavs due to health reasons.

Always impressive when you remember how large of a human LeBron really is.

So, sometimes the intentional miss on the free throw works...you just have to deflect it to a corner...

Kyrie wont return this year so the Raptors and Cavs road through the East just got easier.

C's now have two max money players that are done for the year. They have dealt with some Memphis Grizzlies levels of injuries this year.

I wonder if this has anything to do with an earlier start, more teams tanking, or maybe just bad luck?

Westbrook averages another triple double. I guess the media decided it's not a big deal this year.

This Bucks Celtics games is nuts. Middleton just tied it with a three with .5 seconds left on the clock to force overtime.

Middleton ballin out today

The Aggie Freak

Ben Simmons is nasty man

I almost feel bad for Lebron. The rest of that team is utterly useless

I feel bad for the Celtics. Every one in the East is looking terrible but the C's are too beat up to take advantage.

wangus12 said:

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I almost feel bad for Lebron. The rest of that team is utterly useless

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Yeah. But no way is he coming back there next season. It sucks for him that arguably his greatest season is wasted with this team

MGS said:

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wangus12 said:

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I almost feel bad for Lebron. The rest of that team is utterly useless

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Why feel sorry for him? This is the team he built.

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So dumb. How, exactly, is it the team he built? He was a vocal supporter of David Griffin, the ex-GM who the owner stupidly ran out of town. He was on record saying that he didn't think they should trade Kyrie Irving. He is a longtime friend of Dwyane Wade, who has looked really good for Miami since being traded away. Or is it George HIll, Larry Nance Jr, and Jordan Clarkson whom he had no part in acquiring that make it the team he built?

He's gone to bat for JR Smith, who's been great for the Cavs the past few years, and Tristan Thompson, who is currently injured. That's it.

He more than anyone brought Wade into Cleveland. Ended up being the worst fit ever (a washed-up vet who had cred, but whose skills didn't fit) in Cleveland. LBJ was probably the last person in Cleveland (Wade included) to say that it wasn't working.

Pushed Blatt out in favor of a players coach, Tyronn Lue. Didn't like what Lue was doing and undermined him at every term. One of the youngest coaches in the league then takes a leave of absence in late March as the team is adjusting to an overturned roster? Okay, yeah. Nothing at all to do with LeBron. Sure.

Kyrie leaving a championship team in his prime after hitting a game-winning shot over Steph Curry? Why would anyone do that if not because of an aging superstar who refuses to let go of control of a franchise.

And the above guy was replaced with Isaiah Thomas? This guy?


If you really think that LeBron James didn't have a say, if not complete 100% control, over how the Cavalier roster is shaped, then I don't know what to tell you. They accumulated great pieces on paper, but the chemistry was a mess and LBJ was stubborn, but because he's probably the smartest player in the league in terms of basketball IQ, he knew that the pre-All-Star make-up of the Cavs was trashed so he put in a motion to get rid of the egos/age in favor of youth, shooting, and up-and-comers. They were great post-break, but it's just not adding up in the post season. It happens.

Either way, LeBron put this team together in one way or another. There's no doubt about that. Nobody should feel bad that a three-time champion and second best player of all-time is having a bad playoff experience.

Head Ninja In Charge said:

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He more than anyone brought Wade into Cleveland. Ended up being the worst fit ever (a washed-up vet who had cred, but whose skills didn't fit) in Cleveland. LBJ was probably the last person in Cleveland (Wade included) to say that it wasn't working.

Pushed Blatt out in favor of a players coach, Tyronn Lue. Didn't like what Lue was doing and undermined him at every term. One of the youngest coaches in the league then takes a leave of absence in late March as the team is adjusting to an overturned roster? Okay, yeah. Nothing at all to do with LeBron. Sure.

Kyrie leaving a championship team in his prime after hitting a game-winning shot over Steph Curry? Why would anyone do that if not because of an aging superstar who refuses to let go of control of a franchise.

And the above guy was replaced with Isaiah Thomas? This guy?


If you really think that LeBron James didn't have a say, if not complete 100% control, over how the Cavalier roster is shaped, then I don't know what to tell you. They accumulated great pieces on paper, but the chemistry was a mess and LBJ was stubborn, but because he's probably the smartest player in the league in terms of basketball IQ, he knew that the pre-All-Star make-up of the Cavs was trashed so he put in a motion to get rid of the egos/age in favor of youth, shooting, and up-and-comers. They were great post-break, but it's just not adding up in the post season. It happens.

Either way, LeBron put this team together in one way or another. There's no doubt about that. Nobody should feel bad that a three-time champion and second best player of all-time is having a bad playoff experience.

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Facts

Head Ninja In Charge said:

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He more than anyone brought Wade into Cleveland. Ended up being the worst fit ever (a washed-up vet who had cred, but whose skills didn't fit) in Cleveland. LBJ was probably the last person in Cleveland (Wade included) to say that it wasn't working.

Pushed Blatt out in favor of a players coach, Tyronn Lue. Didn't like what Lue was doing and undermined him at every term. One of the youngest coaches in the league then takes a leave of absence in late March as the team is adjusting to an overturned roster? Okay, yeah. Nothing at all to do with LeBron. Sure.

Kyrie leaving a championship team in his prime after hitting a game-winning shot over Steph Curry? Why would anyone do that if not because of an aging superstar who refuses to let go of control of a franchise.

And the above guy was replaced with Isaiah Thomas? This guy?


If you really think that LeBron James didn't have a say, if not complete 100% control, over how the Cavalier roster is shaped, then I don't know what to tell you. They accumulated great pieces on paper, but the chemistry was a mess and LBJ was stubborn, but because he's probably the smartest player in the league in terms of basketball IQ, he knew that the pre-All-Star make-up of the Cavs was trashed so he put in a motion to get rid of the egos/age in favor of youth, shooting, and up-and-comers. They were great post-break, but it's just not adding up in the post season. It happens.

Either way, LeBron put this team together in one way or another. There's no doubt about that. Nobody should feel bad that a three-time champion and second best player of all-time is having a bad playoff experience.

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So, if they now start a run..... Are you going to praise him for the moves?

LeBron might have had the best series of his career

ColoradoMooseHerd said:

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Head Ninja In Charge said:

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He more than anyone brought Wade into Cleveland. Ended up being the worst fit ever (a washed-up vet who had cred, but whose skills didn't fit) in Cleveland. LBJ was probably the last person in Cleveland (Wade included) to say that it wasn't working.

Pushed Blatt out in favor of a players coach, Tyronn Lue. Didn't like what Lue was doing and undermined him at every term. One of the youngest coaches in the league then takes a leave of absence in late March as the team is adjusting to an overturned roster? Okay, yeah. Nothing at all to do with LeBron. Sure.

Kyrie leaving a championship team in his prime after hitting a game-winning shot over Steph Curry? Why would anyone do that if not because of an aging superstar who refuses to let go of control of a franchise.

And the above guy was replaced with Isaiah Thomas? This guy?


If you really think that LeBron James didn't have a say, if not complete 100% control, over how the Cavalier roster is shaped, then I don't know what to tell you. They accumulated great pieces on paper, but the chemistry was a mess and LBJ was stubborn, but because he's probably the smartest player in the league in terms of basketball IQ, he knew that the pre-All-Star make-up of the Cavs was trashed so he put in a motion to get rid of the egos/age in favor of youth, shooting, and up-and-comers. They were great post-break, but it's just not adding up in the post season. It happens.

Either way, LeBron put this team together in one way or another. There's no doubt about that. Nobody should feel bad that a three-time champion and second best player of all-time is having a bad playoff experience.

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So, if they now start a run..... Are you going to praise him for the moves?

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What? No. My point was that LeBron had more than enough input on how this current Cleveland roster is constructed. Nobody should feel bad for him because of his teammates. If they lose, bummer. If they win, great. I don't care. But that's his team.

That's gold