cavsfanclanman
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Very true (about the superstars) though, hard to imagine Love wanting to stay right now.
Odd headline by Yahoo:
I wonder how Dion feels about being referred to as "LeBron's teammate"?
What does the bolded even mean and what other options did he have when LeBron and Kyrie were out with injury and Dion was being held out by the FO for the trade?
Not before this season when Dion in attempts to "showcase" himself began chucking at the worst clip of his career. Dion really thought Bronnie,Irving,Love would shoot their 15-25 a night, he would get his 10-15 night(and a few more when the others feed him more because of a hot hand)
the Cavs made poor coaching and organizational choices with Dion. They should have not reduced his playing time, especially with Lebron on a slow start. They should have looked ways to get him shots and make him feel secure in his roll.
In fact, one of the reasons the Cavs pulled the trigger on including Wiggins in the Love trade is because they had Dion & liked him enough that they were comfortable including Wiggins & only 1 pick as opposed to Dion & multiple picks.
Was... was that an option?
Simply not true. Dion was very much wanted here & was given multiple chances.
You all know I've defended Dion multiple times on here, but the simple fact is that the guy was not buying in at all.
The Cavs & LeBron love Dion's game & thought he'd have a very good year. They thought he'd turn the corner and, with the locker room, buy in.
In fact, one of the reasons the Cavs pulled the trigger on including Wiggins in the Love trade is because they had Dion & liked him enough that they were comfortable including Wiggins & only 1 pick as opposed to Dion & multiple picks.
He was benched for inferior players because that's the role he's best suited for. He claimed time & time again that he'd do whatever it took to help the team win, but it simply wasn't the case.
We all saw it first hand on the court. When his shot wasn't falling, he moped, sulked, and showed little to no effort.
Even when he's been playing well, his act never changed. He never bought into his role and they simply grew tired of it a while ago.