LeBron James

[KilgoreTrout]

Rough calculation of tonight's Offensive Rating against the Clippers

122.3

Hate LeBron all you want, but he is the key to everything we will do now and in the near future.

Now it's time for LeBron to embrace Blatt. Keep playing like we have the last 2.5 games or so and we could just sneak out of the East.

Also time for THE REST OF THE GUYS to embrace Blatt...

 

[JFT]

If we're doing soap operas, can we just wake up from a coma and find out it's the day after the Decision II and we still have a bunch of draft picks and Andrew Wiggins?

No.

 

[Gus Zing]

Who ARE you? I must know.

I feel like Inigo Montoya, when he found out that The Man in Black was actually his equal, as a sword-fighter.

 

[crabbyshark]

Here is movement offense in Game 4 of the Finals last season:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otwnb-gQGRg

 

[The Red Viper]

Geez Crabby. You really hate him. Don't you?

 

[crabbyshark]

Geez Crabby. You really hate him. Don't you?

No. Having those videos up together puts out that vibe so I deleted one. I'm a fan of expanding boundaries and giving new methods a chance to succeed.

 

[CavsHomer]

7 Examples Of LeBron James Playing Hilariously Bad Defense This Year

http://uk.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-playing-bad-defense-2015-1?r=US

#1 and #7 are just mind-boggling. Would actually be funny if it weren't so sad...
I mean, even Harden's defense is way better this season - would've called you crazy and out of your mind if you told me this before the season.

 

[Caffegy]

somebody should make a video shaming lebron on defense like they did for Harden and hopefully it goes viral so Lebron could get his shit together and play epic defense. He usually responds when the public go at him.

 

[The Red Viper]

He will turn it on once its playoff time. In fact, he has turn it on in the later stages of the games this regular season when the it is close. Did a great job of shutting Rondo out in the fourth quarter when he was killing it and did a very good job against Blake in the last game as well.

 

[The Oi]

He was playing hard on d late in Clips game as well.

 

[TFIR]

You almost can't even count anything at all before that 2 week break. Different player now.

 

[TitleTown]

Here's my prediction: This team will look drastically different in terms of effort after the All-Star break. LeBron is getting old, and he knows it, and he's just trying not to expend as much energy in the first half of the season.

Cavs will put together some disgustingly large win-streaks after the break.

 

[GonzoRatso88]

I disagree completely. I think it should be a bigger story...then maybe he'd realize he's being an ass. I heard rumblings a coup was in progress a long time ago. I said as much in the mod room.



I don't think he was nearly as injured as he claimed. All you had to do was look at the Nets game when the Royals walked in and JayZ and Beyonce were on the other side of the court. Suddenly, the effort was there on both ends of the court. I think he was hoping that the vacation to Miami would be the dagger in the Blatt coffin.

Amen, its no secret that all LBJ has to do is buy in and a good portion of our problems as a team will go away....

Oh he tried in Miami...Riley and Spoe dropped the hammer on him...Wade talked him into eventually buying in too.



Again, i respectfully disagree. Flying to Miami and then the OSU game? How disrespectful is that to his teammates and coaches who are trying to stop the boat from sinking? Is it that much to expect him to hang around his team, do therapy with the team, sit in on film sessions and attend our games? It's tough to build chemistry when you having new coaches, systems, players, trades and injuries. Now your best player isn't buying in and going on vacations...that makes it infinitely harder. He's acting like a spoiled brat. His whole attitude has been "do what i want or i'm not trying...Blatt isn't "La Familia" so I'm not trying". He goes around mgmt when they say no to special requests for family and friends. It's absurd. He's a megalomaniac.

Bottom line is he will never know if Blatt is the next Pop if he doesn't give him a chance. Has Blatt made mistakes? Sure! But work with him, don't sabotage him from day #1. It's disgusting. I'll tell you this, if we fire him, he won't be unemployed long. Kerr loves him, RC and Pop love him too...I could see him replacing Pop someday to be honest.

Are all our problems Lebron's fault? Nope...but he's the source of many. Ownership is responsible to for letting him walk all over them and everyone else, so they are a big part of the problem too by enabling him. Blatt is guilty of coming in starstruck...the first 2 months mgmt begged him to be harder on Lebron and challenge him. Lue is doing Blatt no favors whatsoever...he is in charge of our defense too. Griff? Not sure what to say, he's been forced into overpaying for some of these trades, ownership overrules decisions he makes left and right...i feel bad for him.

I don't know how this will all shake out. Will it click and he starts to buy in? Maybe. Will the trainwreck continue, Lebron finally get his way and have Mark Jackson as the coach in a week or two? Maybe.

Only in Cleveland...

 

[mhi]

Jesus, that Finals clip shows just how far off we are from a functional offense, let alone a defense.

 

[Rich]

somebody should make a video shaming lebron on defense like they did for Harden and hopefully it goes viral so Lebron could get his shit together and play epic defense. He usually responds when the public go at him.

Why? He has a lazy play here and there. Ok. But then he's also the only guy on the team capable of doing what he did on defense to Griffin. No one else on the team could have played defense like that in fourth quarter on him.