Counterpoint: The Cavs ARE flawed. They are only great relative to their competition in the East. They are mediocre to below-average defensively and their offense is a grind, whose only production requires Lebron and Kyrie being utterly super-human in isolation. They have marginalized Kevin Love (in the long-term) and…

As much fun as CP3 to the Spurs would be in the Conference Finals, he would be foolish to not go to the East. Just not Milwaukee... PLEASE, Chris - if you’re reading this... don’t come to Milwaukee.

You work here right? Anything you can do to get people to shut up about Jordan?

That question being, who does Lebron sign with next?

I appreciate the perspective and reasonablisms you offered here. I always hate the player vs player comparisons in a team sport. And I’ve stated in another thread that the gap between these two teams is too big to make it an apples to apples comparison. HOWEVA, I’m bored at work and am also of the belief that Kevin…

And Lebron has “bested” KD before too, but we all now know that’s bullshit and only happens in comic books.

1000% true that this group and style of play, that he is credited for assembling, is utterly flawed. Making the Finals 7 straight years is cool, but it’s also the East. These teams would bow out in the Western Conference Finals more often than not, given the field.

However, also a truth that Lebron is probably now the…

Condolences, Cavs fan. I would have to imagine things look pretty bleak (relatively speaking, of course - after all, I’m a Bucks fan). But trying to re-imagine how to best utilize Lebron’s remaining years looks daunting. They have to keep the top 3. Very little fault there. But Smith, Shumpert and Thompson will need…

Now this is a take. Thank you, cocaine!

Isn’t this all pointless? Players are paid really well, so...

Are we really trying to say that you either 1) build or 2) buy a title? I’d propose option 3) both. As in, both bought and built. Examples include every championship in every professional sport, ever.

“3 great homegrown players”... You can count on one hand the number of times in all of NBA history that a team has had 3 players, that they drafted, in the game's top 30 and in their prime. Keeping Curry on the cheap is your reward for "building" your franchise this way. And, this is precisely what enables you to sign…

Using the Steph-Klay-Iggy-Durant-Green lineup sparingly does keep Cleveland off balance. With less opportunity to counter it, the Cavs are left clueless with how to match up. The effect was almost immediate when he brought Dray back into the game last night. Plus, they’re bench is a strength - especially against these…

Do you see what you’ve done by mentioning MJ? You’ve created a super-virus that is immune to all treatment.

100% agree with your larger point. Korver is the key to Cleveland’s ability to matchup with that Golden State line-up, but they have no idea how to use him. He has a strong gravitational pull when he is on the…

Simmons? What are you doing here?

When I reached out to Murphy, though, who at last check was retired, this was his response:

I guess I’m missing out. Maybe I’ll pluck one from the earth the next chance I get and give it a try. I like your description... kinda like reading a wine or beer bottle with a flavor profile description. Love that stuff. And I can only improve upon my current relationship with the carrot, which can be summed up as…

You had me until you defended carrots. Carrots can fuck right off.

Mully especially. Glitchy good. You could stick to turnaround, fading away 3's off the dribble while falling into out of bounds from behind the backboard and shoot 85%.

We’d need a WWF WrestleMania - also a Sega classic - to settle that one. But I’d buy that ticket.

Who cares? Chris Cornell is gone and life is bullshit.