FGK Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: I don’t think so, he’s just not a lead guard. He can’t be the one initiating offense and getting people involved. If you ask him to do that, the team struggles. He just needs to get buckets, which he does really well. There’s a role for that guy, obviously. He's a scoring guard who needs to play with a point forward to fully realize his value. There is DEFINITELY a role for that in the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: I don’t think so, he’s just not a lead guard. He can’t be the one initiating offense and getting people involved. If you ask him to do that, the team struggles. He just needs to get buckets, which he does really well. There’s a role for that guy, obviously. There’s a role for that if you have another guy next to him that can pass. Which is hard to find. You can’t just put him with another point guard because you’d be undersized on defense against other guards unless you find a rare 6’6 PG. There aren’t a lot of lebrons out there who can carry the playmaking role from forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 18 minutes ago, sdrawkcab321 said: There’s a role for that if you have another guy next to him that can pass. Which is hard to find. You can’t just put him with another point guard because you’d be undersized on defense against other guards unless you find a rare 6’6 PG. There aren’t a lot of lebrons out there who can carry the playmaking role from forward. It’s not an easy thing to find, but neither is a complete PG, complete SG, etc. Sexton has holes in his game, as fo most players, but they can be overcome and/or compensated for. That’s all I’m saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Character Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 22 hours ago, candyman93 said: Give me KZ Okpala with the late 1st rounder. This. I thought Okpala would be the guy back early at the beginning in the college season that I'd want most in the top 10.... then the mid to tail end of the season inconsistency occurred. He has it all except for one issue. He has Length, a handle to create his own shot, a good feel for the game to make plays for others off the dribble, defensive tenacity when he's engaged, and an easy 3point shot with an even better mid-range jumper. KZ Okpala, SG/SF Stanford; Nicolas Claxton, PF/C Georgia; Cameron Reddish, SG/SF Duke; and Kevin Porter Jr., SG USC are all players in this draft that have the potential to be one of the top 3 players in this draft when it's all said if not challenging for the best. All have all-star, but right now Okpala has the least holes in his game and is still one of my favorites in the draft. There's no way imo he falls to that late pick of ours, but it would be great if he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Character Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Cleveland Cavaliers Mock Off-Season & Draft: The Cleveland Cavaliers Trade the # 5 pick to the Atlanta Hawks for # 8, # 17, and a future 2nd round pick. The Atlanta Hawks select Jarrett Culver, SG Texas Tech. The Cleveland Cavaliers select Cameron Reddish, SG/SF Duke at 8. The Cleveland Cavaliers select KZ Okpala, SG/SF Stanford at 17. The Cleveland Cavaliers select Nicolas Claxton, PF/C Georgia -OR- Luguentz Dort, CG Arizona State -OR- Kevin Porter Jr., SG USC at 26. Reddish (a former high school PG) and Okpala have all-star ability and both can create off the dribble and guard the perimeter with length allowing us a switchable lineup with tons of floor spacing. As much as I like Culver and Hunter, it's more valuable to trade down and take an additional shot at the draft selection gamble, especially for high upside players. At worst, it gives a more young talents to use in trade down the line. In the NBA, player development is everything. Beilein, Bickerstaff, and our advanced player development staff and co. will allow us to take such an approach, as well as maximize the complete skill set of Reddish and Okpala. A potential late game line-up of Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman, KZ Okpala, Cam Reddish,and whoever else (Kevin Love still on the team?, Larry Nance Jr., Nicolas Claxton, or Jordan Clarkson) would be a potent movement based offense with at least 4 players that can create off the dribble an for their teammates on the floor. Claxton will be on the Giannis 4-year development plan albeit he won't be an MVP guy at the end of the 4--6 year plan but instead will be a glue, mismatch quality impact starter and perfect complimentary offensive and defensive player to a star player or star players. Trade-Away: JR Smith (we will); Tristan Thompson (we probably won't); Kevin Love (we probably won't) Core Roster: PG/CG: Collin Sexton; Matthew Dellavadova (a valuable expiring contract the following year at 9mil+); Brandon Knight (a valuable expiring contract the following year at 15mil+) SG/SF: KZ Okpala; Jordan Clarkson (a valuable expiring contract the following year at 13mil+) SG/SF: Cam Reddish PF: Cedi Osman (small ball line-up); Larry Nance Jr.; Nicolas Claxton C: Kevin Love; Tristan Thompson (big line-up ... a valuable expiring contract the following year at 18mil+); Ante Zizic Edited June 7, 2019 by Mind Character 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Woulda loved to have snagged Allen Crabbe and those first rounders... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Woulda loved to have snagged Allen Crabbe and those first rounders... That was my first thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman93 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Kind of a generic statement, but you have to be incredibly disciplined in a championship game(s). Toronto is doing a phenomenal job keeping their composure and sticking to their game plan even though things are not going right. It was the same deal in the super bowl. One team kinda panicked, forced big plays, and the other stuck to their game plan. Its not easy though. I remember in 2016 Golden State going on a big run in the 4th quarter of game 7 which could have ended us. Edited June 8, 2019 by candyman93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman93 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Also, how do you stop elite 3 point shooting? Foot speed and having high IQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 The friggin’ Raptors are about to beat these guys.... LBJ has to be kicking himself right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: The friggin’ Raptors are about to beat these guys.... LBJ has to be kicking himself right now. Lebron doesn’t care about basketball anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, sdrawkcab321 said: Lebron doesn’t care about basketball anymore. He cares about his legacy. If the Raptors can beat this hobbled GS team, a LBJ led Cavs squad likely could have as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger murdock Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 58 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: He cares about his legacy. If the Raptors can beat this hobbled GS team, a LBJ led Cavs squad likely could have as well. We wouldnt have beaten the Raptors or Bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 Just now, roger murdock said: We wouldnt have beaten the Raptors or Bucks I mean, maybe, sure. Never gave us any issue previously though. Like, hardly a competitive series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger murdock Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Just now, LETSGOBROWNIES said: I mean, maybe, sure. Never gave us any issue previously though. Like, hardly a competitive series. They traded the 25th-30th best player in the NBA for someone who's arguably the best and certainly a top 4 player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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