This misses a couple of things. First, both Garnett and Bosh were big-time plus defenders. Love has substantially improved his defense from the egregious levels we saw earlier in the year but he is probably still a minus defender. Second, Garnett and Bosh could score more reliably and more different ways than Love has this year. Love has really only been effective as a spot-up three point shooter this year. (Unclear why this is). The diversity and efficiency of your scoring game becomes more important in the fourth quarter, the playoffs, and clutch situations where people will try to take away one dimension of your game. If you ask why JJ is playing in the fourth quarter, it seems like one reason is that Blatt just views Love as a spot-up three point shooter, and JJ is really good at that too, so how much do you gain by playing Love?
Source??Love is claiming that he rested because Blatt asked him to and that it had nothing to do with his back.
Where did you hear that from? It's not abnormal to rest your guys down the stretch for a playoff run.
However, all the talk about his back and him being in the locker room on the bike staying warm during the SAS game might be a rouse if what you say is true - can't have it both ways.
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Kyrie and LeBron have been playing "heavy" minutes. Love, not so much. And this comes after he recently discussed his season-long battle with back pain?
I get it. You don't want to look like damaged goods. Here's hoping he looks rejuvenated against the Nets tonight.
Kyrie and LeBron have been playing "heavy" minutes. Love, not so much.
If you as a Cavs fan supported trading for Love knowing his contract situation, it is ridiculous to now complain about media speculation about him potentially leaving.
The truth is that any conclusion on EITHER side of the issue of Love's commitment to the Cavaliers is mere speculation, and it will go on until he opts-in for next year or signs a new contract. This is what you (and the Cavs) signed up for so the whining about it is futile.
It was, and is, totally predictable in today's media environment. Its why it's hard for me to believe that the team that that went through what it did with James in 2010 (or its fans) would want to put themselves in a similar situation a few short years later.
I've just never seen a player which such unbelievable talent and one year left on his contract be shit on by his own fan base to this extent.
To be fair, I could have missed something in the Windy interview. But he did say nobody in Love's circle thinks he like Cleveland. God, I hope he doesn't leave.I'm sad now... Just brings back really bad memories of 2010.
Everyone said then "he's not going anywhere... book it."