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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)

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I like the talk about Love being the focal point of the offense. I think it's in Lebron's best interest to exert as little energy as possible during the season to make sure he is at 100% for the playoffs. It isn't like teams can leave Lebron to double Love or Kyrie. Like he said he can always get his, and when Kyrie comes back he controls the ball enough that he'll always get his. If Love becomes the focal point of the offense it should open up easy opportunities for the rest of the roster. After the grind of the playoffs without Love and only half of Kyrie I think Lebron is willing to sacrifice numbers if it gives them a better shot at a title.
 
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Really liking this bench.. used to scare me when we put the bench in... this Cunningham kid has some energy

Replaced Miller, Marion and Perkins for Cunningham, Jefferson and Kaun... plus got Andy back... HUGE upgrade.. HUGE
 
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Really liking this bench.. used to scare me when we put the bench in... this Cunningham kid has some energy

Replaced Miller, Marion and Perkins for Cunningham, Jefferson and Kaun... plus got Andy back... HUGE upgrade.. HUGE

Really Jones and Harris are the only two that I don't want to see until crunch time. Kaun hasn't had a chance to show anything yet and I don't have a problem if we never see him on the floor this season since that means Love, Mozzy, TT, and Andy are healthy and getting the job done.
 
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When is Kyrie due back?

Sometime between a couple weeks from now and January. I've read different reports, but the one I'm hoping for had it pegged for sometime in November so he would have a shot at the All-Star game. I'm guessing he'll return a couple weeks after we hear that he has stared practicing and will have very limited minutes for the first month. If it were up to me I'd start with 3 minute bursts and the beginning and end of every quarter and add a minute a week until he gets to 5-6 minutes.
 
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When is Kyrie due back?

Kyrie travelling with the team now and could play if the Finals started in a week. That makes me think we'll see him in a limited capacity by the end of the month. So far the minutes seem good so if Kyrie could play 20 minutes a game to get his game legs back they probably take them mostly from Mo and JR. Once completely healthy I wouldn't mind seeing no one average over 30 minutes a game until the conference finals.
 
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Kyrie travelling with the team now and could play if the Finals started in a week. That makes me think we'll see him in a limited capacity by the end of the month. So far the minutes seem good so if Kyrie could play 20 minutes a game to get his game legs back they probably take them mostly from Mo and JR. Once completely healthy I wouldn't mind seeing no one average over 30 minutes a game until the conference finals.

I'd like to see everyone under 30 minutes also and I think the goal is realistic. This team is pretty deep and the depth seems to be pretty high quality also.
 
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Welcome home Mo Williams! That offensive presence that we didnt have when we lost Kyrie last year.

Incredible sharing going on with this team at the moment. Very good team chemistry in my opinion which was sorely lacking last year for the most part.
 
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Cavs pretty much just showed up for half the game last night and still easily beat the Sixers. Okafor looks like the real deal if they could find a good PG, but the rest of the NBA will probably troll them again this year and draft the best PG before they get to pick so they are left with another big. Cavs seemed to be in a big of a funk until they put James Jones in to start nailing 3's. Just shows the only guy currently on the bench that probably isn't part of the rotation is Harris. I've come the the realization that Cunningham is Shump without a shot. He's a good guy to have out there to D it up since he gives effort and has great athleticism, but you know nothing is going to happen when the ball is in his hands. If everyone gets back healthy I doubt they keep him once contracts are guaranteed.

I like the comparison of this team to the Deathstar in Return of the Jedi. It might not be completely finished, but the weapons systems are fully operational.
 
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