supermario21
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Ryan Hollins was our 7 footer that was athletic...LOL
Whiteside is not the guy to use to bring this argument home.......Cases like this are one of the most frustrating things relating to the Cavs for me. They fill the roster with guys like Alex Kirk and Lou Amundson instead of high upside players like Whiteside. They've needed shot-blocking and athleticism, and Whiteside is premier at both. Instead, the Cavs prefer to waste roster spots with guys that will be out of the league in a few years. Take some chances.
Why? The Cavs would still have Wiggins, enough capspace to take a chance on some guys (whatever the position), also would have saved some good assets. Yes, Cavs wouldn't be a contender (are they really a one now?), but it might be a pretty exciting brand of basktball with Kyrie and Wiggins leading the charge. Blatt wouldn't have to deal with the wildcard that is LeBron and might actually be able to coach this team how he wants.
This guy has had what? 15 good games? Dion Waiters had 15 good games last March. smh at the overreaction here.
It reminds me of when Mark Blount of the Celtics decided at age 28 he was going to start trying:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/blounma01.html
He then signed a big contract and went back to being an uninspired lazy 7 footer, pretty much immediately.
What's crazy is that he called all thirty teams trying to get a workout and only the Heat got back to him.
And that's the thing. Skilled seven footers are a rare commodity in this league anymore. If Whiteside keeps this up throughout the rest of the season, he's for sure going to get paid well. Watching his interviews, he doesn't strike me as a guy that's looking for one big paycheck so that he can mail it in, but we'll see.
This thread depresses me.