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: Kevin Love won a title in Cleveland. He's going to have his jersey retired. He's a Cavs legend.
But his legacy might be more about him discussing his mental health and how that helped people. Here are some of people he helped:
Weirdest Cavs thing is trying to bring LeBron back into the discussion when this is the first time in 20 years that they’ve mattered without him on the roster.
Just me, though.
Garland under contract for the next six years, Mobley just in year two on his rookie deal and Allen for four more is a really, really strong place to work from if you're Cleveland.
Winner in LeBron signing that extension: The Cavs, because they can properly move on and let their young team form their own identity
Loser: Me, because the LeBron podcast/blogging revenue bump is real
I think we can sum up the state of the Cavs by saying their All-Star center and All-Defense level rookie are both out and he's being replaced by a big who, until they signed him on a two-way, was on a 10-day deal. This just is not the same team no matter how you look at it.
Overt, non-basketball moves used by offensive players to initiate contact with defenders will include when:
- The shooter launches or leans into a defender at an abnormal angle
- The offensive player abruptly veers off his path (sideways or backwards) into a defender
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Lauri Markkanen: “I don’t wanna be in Chicago anymore.”
The Bulls: “We have the perfect place!”
Lauri Markkanen: “Is it New York? Dallas?? Los Angeles???”
The Bulls:
"I had someone close to the Cavaliers tell me that 'Kevin Love hasn't had this much fun since we won the Championship in 2016.'"
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on Kevin Love and the Cavaliers resurgence this season.
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“The playoffs weren’t even a question,” Donovan Mitchell said about expectations after he was traded to the Cavs. He said it was about how far they could go.
Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff says the Cavs are playing "comfortable" and like they've accomplished something.
"That's part of young teams developing," he says.
I have no idea what he wants to do. But Cavs lifer Tristan Thompson would be a great story and a great guy to help set a tone going forward. Dude just grinds and grinds and grinds.
Jarrett Allen to Dallas for 2 shooters and a backup big?
Would you pull the trigger on this deal or is Allen worth more than that?
Full topic w/ more trade options from the UCSS crew:
@JakeChapmanOM
@NekiasNBA
AK-47 would kill it today and was the subject of one of the most amazing SI profiles ever when his wife said on the record that he had a once a year hall pass
Looks like Mobley is going to finish with 38 points on 19-27 shooting to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
That's 38, by the way, with zero free throws and zero three-pointers. He was 0-1 from the line, 0-2 from three.