Cavs: The Podcast 0045 – It’s Th[at] Time Of The Season
2014-04-06
Sigh…Another season, another year sitting out of the playoffs. It’s beginning to feel like it’ll never happen.
To subside our sadness (and to chat about the big post by Robert last Friday), John, Robert, and I hopped on the old podcast line to discuss Robert’s interview with Brian Windhorst, Kyrie Irving’s Future, Tristan Thompson and Spencer Hawes’ extensions, Dion Waiters’ improvement, and the last two Cavalier games.
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Nate is right. When you couple that with a (likely) improvement from Jonas next year, too (as generally happens with Centers in their 3rd or 4th year), the trajectory looks a lot higher for the Raps.
Cleveland is not more talented than Toronto. Waiters is probably better than Ross, but Lowry is better than Kyrie, DeRozen is Clearly better than any wing the Cavs have, Amir Johnson is light years ahead of Tristan Thompson, and the Cavs only big advantage is at center. Jack and Greivous Vasquez is a wash, and the Raps have a decent bench.
I don’t see why the playoffs seem to you to be out of reach next year. We played nearly 500 ball in the second half…good enough easily for 6-5 seed in the east. Health in the beginning of next season would be key, but the Cavs can build on this season’s successes, and also Mike Brown will have an entire season’s worth of defensive work to build on. We should play a bit like Toronto next year….which would be a solid top 5 seed in the playoffs. We’re more talented than Toronto with out current lineup. If we show as… Read more »
I think hawes wants to come back and is a nice fit for the future—–deng ( if for the right price 2 yr / 15 million ) would be good —but doubt if he signs for that—maybe we do a sign and trade and at least get something in return for him—still think we need a high profile person with experience / knowledge in an exec . position
Nate you’re on the money with no one is a guarantee to be back next year. Once Grant was fired everything changed for his blue print of the team. The new GM could change everything. There have been some light rumors that the Cavs are going to try to pull off a big trade on draft day. Assuming the don’t land in the top three, they’ll have the 9th pick. Do they try to make another play for Love or Horford? Gilbert is a emotional man for good and bad. He tried like hell to hire Izzo because of his… Read more »
This is going to be one heck of an off-season and draft. Will we keep Hawes or Deing? If not, we gave up draft picks for nothing. Hawes has played fairly well for us, Deing has been a disappointment. The will we do anything with/put Kyrie or Dion on the market to at least feel out potential trades? I don’t think we should trade either one yet, and regardless of anything, we can offer Kyrie more than anyone else, so I don’t see him leaving. But the rumours may have some teeth. Then obviously the draft will be interesting. We… Read more »
Fun podcast for sure. But could this team be in more limbo right now? I feel like, literally, no player or executive is safe. Heck. I could even see Gilbert selling. But if Dan asks me my opinion, I’m all in on the #Delly+Waiters>Kyrie bandwagon.
Great podcast. Made my hellacious drive a little more bearable. This a probably the last week a number if these Cavs will still be on the team. After four years of rebuilding the future is as much if a mystery as it was after The Decision. I agree with the Kyrie sentiment that Windy laid out. If he’s committed to being here great. Max him up and give him the 401K contract. If he and Dion can work, they an be special. If he wants out, no hard feelings. With all of the criticism Kyrie has gotten this year, he… Read more »