The former would be preferable, lest we forget how brilliant Kevin Love was when paired up against more orthodox, bigger lineups in the Eastern Conference both during the regular and postseason.This is a team with a thin rotation, one that relies on a desperate J.R. Smith, an undersized Tristan Thompson, and a player in Love who was (rightfully or not) basically laughed out of the NBA Finals prior to being lauded for his stellar play in Game 7 on a night when he missed six of nine shots. 4.4 out of 5 stars 108 ratings. The Hawks? Who’s the “asset,” to use those cruel words we can’t stop going to in this business? )It’s Kevin Love, NBA champion and perpetual media punching bag. They need an even greener player along those lines and, last we checked, San Antonio isn’t stepping in to deal Kawhi Leonard.There probably aren’t any obvious answers, not in a one-on-one setting, which is why the Cavaliers need to identify a series of not-exactly-perfect hybrid forward additions, or replacements. The NBA won’t like recognizing that, not with A BIG IMPORTANT GAME ON THURSDAY NIGHT between the Cavaliers and Hornets to sell, but that’s where this veteran team is at.As it was for that Heat franchise, the task now will be to find help on the cheap that won’t let anyone down come the second week in June. The Pacers are going to have their revenge? Andre Drummond’s Pistons? Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. These aren’t digs at James. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. The Cavaliers – just as it was for LeBron’s Miami Heat squads and the Spurs teams they battled – just need to mind the store until spring comes.

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The Cavs can’t deal Love for 2015-16 Jefferson or 2012-13 Shane Battier. The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions, winning the first championship for the city of Cleveland since 1964. Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-16 Roster and Stats. The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland.The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division.The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Just as long as Cavs general manager David Griffin handles things tactfully, and just as long as LeBron’s cadre of hanger-ons don’t take the wrong end of the stick and beat around the bush with it to the press.The trick is finding that next version, that far younger version, of Richard Jefferson. Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by MonthRanks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game DVD $18.04 Additional DVD options: Edition Discs Price New from Used from DVD August 9, 2016 "Please retry" — 2. LeBron James shouldn’t have to retire with a sub-.500 record in the NBA Finals, and now that he’s brought a title to Cleveland, his co-workers need to find a way to sustain a support system for the King.We're not sure if Timofey accurately paired his dessert with his libation choice.

This team, led by the oldest (near) 32-year old in NBA history, does not look like a sure return champion in its current, pre-July, state.So what? (That also makes a ton of money that could be broken up into use for salaries for a series of as-yet-unnamed players? Play-by-Play data available as of 1996-97 season.