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He's defending the post therefore his reb numbers are low I guess,
If we got a defensive center things would probably change.
I also saw a poster that said Kevin Love is stretching the floor and therefore making the others more space, that is true but any stretch 4-5 could have done the same (e.g McRoberts, Hawes etc)
We could have signed Deng , Hawes, Kept Wiggins and Bennet if he does not rebound more I would take the second option.
I hope he finds his way cause I really really Love him.
I mean... the guy is averaging 17/10 and hasn't even come anywhere close to playing his A-game, he's knocking down the three ball at just under 39%, and he has given the Cavs their most consistent production out of the PF spot in I can't even tell you how long. He's got four double doubles on the year and narrowly missed two more. His defense hasn't even been as bad as advertised, either. He's not always getting his hands up or putting a body on somebody, but I'll be damned if he and Kyrie both haven't actually been showing effort on that side of the ball for the first time in their careers.
With his decrease in numbers, he hasn't publicly come out and whined about it, either (the preseason talk of getting him the ball in the post more is the exception). The Cavs are starting to get hot - 110+ points in each of the last four games, including 120+ in the last two. And they still aren't playing nearly as well as they could be, although the offense is most certainly coming around.
Don't even try and tell me that any of the guys, either as a part or a whole, are even in the same stratosphere as Kevin Love. Bennett and Hawes? Even with their combined rebounding they probably still wouldn't pull down as many as Kevin does. Unless, of course, you'd be content to sit there and watch Bennett brick jumpers and pout and slump his shoulders when he gets yelled at by LeBron.
One more thing, the Cavs could not have signed any of those aforementioned guys and signed LeBron, so your initial argument is invalid to begin with.