OT: Does Clevland regret the Wiggins Trade?
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No I don't think they do ...http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...year-110-million-contract-cleveland-cavaliers
I say if one was fully healthy they probably could have. There was no other scoring threat
Seriously? They made it pretty close with those dudes on the bench. If they had them, could have given them the fire power to get over the hump.
I guess Cleveland is pretty happy with the decision right now, and they should be. It's always a risky move taking on a player like Love with only 1-year on his contract. But it all worked out. Now they just need to get a consistent shooter or two.
I think some automatically assume Wiggins is going to be a super star because he won the rookie of the year and had a solid year. Reality is lots of guys don't ever take the next step in development. It remains to be seen whether or not Wiggins will.
It would have been more interesting had Cleveland picked Nerlens Noel as a first pick.
They would have had Wiggins/Nerlens for Love. I think the discussion would be much different.
Right now it's more like Wiggins versus Love. Love still is an all-star player...
The one issue i see with the trade is that Love and Irving is injury prone, which we all knew PRIOR to the trade. Having two players that are injury risk are risky business, one is bound to be injured during the playoff.
They would have had Wiggins/Nerlens for Love. I think the discussion would be much different.
Right now it's more like Wiggins versus Love. Love still is an all-star player...
The one issue i see with the trade is that Love and Irving is injury prone, which we all knew PRIOR to the trade. Having two players that are injury risk are risky business, one is bound to be injured during the playoff.
I always thought drafting bennett #1 was one of the dumbest draft decisions ever....not as bad as taking our man Bowie over Jordan but up there
I didn't think it was a good trade but I see why they did it. Quite simply, they wanted a better chance to win a title now, rather than later. Wiggins role would have been similar to LeBron, albeit much less so. Love's role is totally different so it gave th m something they didn't have. In 3-4 years if Wiggins starts tearing it up, they may kick themselves but as someone else said, Love looks like he's coming back for 5 years so it's not like it was a one-year and gone thing. And I agree that if he or Irving hadn't gotten hurt, it probably would have paid off immediately.
Here is my question on Love:
1. He gets 20+ M per season
2. Now with the way he outplayed Noah, Milsaps and overshadowed Green...TristanThompson is staring at 16M per season.
3. Irving is making max money...20M Per season
4. Shumpert just signed for 10M
5. We all know Lebron will make max money now and when the cap goes up in 2 years...so there is 28M per season.
Will the Cavs have money to pay Mosgov...who to me is the 3rd most important player and real reason Cavs got hot at end of last season moreso than Love. Love got exposed for his soft defense and seemingly lost his interior scoring ability. If he becomes just a stretch 4 who is still a solid rebouinder...is that worth more than Wiggins potential? I vote no...and argue a defensive wiz like Wiggins who could transform into a lethal scorer off the wing is a better fit with Lebron
1. He gets 20+ M per season
2. Now with the way he outplayed Noah, Milsaps and overshadowed Green...TristanThompson is staring at 16M per season.
3. Irving is making max money...20M Per season
4. Shumpert just signed for 10M
5. We all know Lebron will make max money now and when the cap goes up in 2 years...so there is 28M per season.
Will the Cavs have money to pay Mosgov...who to me is the 3rd most important player and real reason Cavs got hot at end of last season moreso than Love. Love got exposed for his soft defense and seemingly lost his interior scoring ability. If he becomes just a stretch 4 who is still a solid rebouinder...is that worth more than Wiggins potential? I vote no...and argue a defensive wiz like Wiggins who could transform into a lethal scorer off the wing is a better fit with Lebron
Though I completely disagree with your take on this topic. I must say you have the best screen name I've seen here.
The reason everyone thought this team would be great is because everyone thought Blatt would install a Euro style motion offense. With all the skilled offensive players they have, it would be ridiculous. LeBron wasn't having that though, and instead they basically put a bunch of shooters around him and run pick and rolls all day. It's still very effective, but not the juggernaut people were expecting.
Going to a no pressure situation probably benefitted Wiggins a lot as well.
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