And second of all, I like the Bulls chances against this team.
One way or the other I can guarantee you that they aren't winning it all this year, whether the Bulls beat them or not.
Of course you do.
I wouldn't gaurentee it, but I wouldn't pick them either. Too many guys need to get some playoff experience before I expect them to run away with it. I'm just going to pick the Spurs every season until they give me a reason not to.One way or the other I can guarantee you that they aren't winning it all this year, whether the Bulls beat them or not.
The Cavs will be a great team and I'm sure they'll win a title or two over the next 5 or so years but the fact of the matter of their current situation is that they have an excellent top 3, 2 of which are mediocre at best defensively with 0 playoff experience, and then a bunch of guys who are either young and inexperienced or just not particularly good. This is on top of a coach who has 0 experience in the NBA.I wouldn't gaurentee it, but I wouldn't pick them either. Too many guys need to get some playoff experience before I expect them to run away with it. I'm just going to pick the Spurs every season until they give me a reason not to.
As for the Bulls, they are basically the opposite of the Spurs to me. I'll pick against them every year until Rose plays and gives me a reason to pick them.
I think the Bulls have to be the favorite if Rose is merely good, he does not have to be at MVP level that team is very deep.Minnesota wasn't going to get anything better than a package with a prospect like Wiggins, I can't remember the last time a player demanding out was traded for a prospect of that caliber. With that said, two things, first of all, LeBron clearly helped orchestrate this before he announced he'd be back in Cleveland, so as I said, this doesn't have shit to do with him going back home and has everything to do with him once again wanting to stack the deck. I'm 100% sure that if Cleveland didn't have the resources to add a guy like Love he wouldn't have went back to just play with Kyrie and a bunch of inexperienced, middling players.
And second of all, I like the Bulls chances against this team.
Stephen A. Smith said the Wolves could have got a better deal had the made the move earlier. Apparently the Warriors were offering up Klay Thompson, David Lee, and Harrison Barnes for Love and Kevin Martin. Minnesota kept dragging their feet so the deal never materialized.Minnesota wasn't going to get anything better than a package with a prospect like Wiggins, I can't remember the last time a player demanding out was traded for a prospect of that caliber. With that said, two things, first of all, LeBron clearly helped orchestrate this before he announced he'd be back in Cleveland, so as I said, this doesn't have shit to do with him going back home and has everything to do with him once again wanting to stack the deck. I'm 100% sure that if Cleveland didn't have the resources to add a guy like Love he wouldn't have went back to just play with Kyrie and a bunch of inexperienced, middling players.
And second of all, I like the Bulls chances against this team.
You can want to go home and have a good team too. It is even better for both the player and the city, not sure why you view this as some kind of conspiracy.Minnesota wasn't going to get anything better than a package with a prospect like Wiggins, I can't remember the last time a player demanding out was traded for a prospect of that caliber. With that said, two things, first of all, LeBron clearly helped orchestrate this before he announced he'd be back in Cleveland, so as I said, this doesn't have shit to do with him going back home and has everything to do with him once again wanting to stack the deck. I'm 100% sure that if Cleveland didn't have the resources to add a guy like Love he wouldn't have went back to just play with Kyrie and a bunch of inexperienced, middling players.
And second of all, I like the Bulls chances against this team.
I called it. I know George's injury was a freak thing but I'm glad Durant came to this decision.It wouldn't surprise me at all if a few of our core players call it quits after seeing this injury to George. Particularly guys who have contracts years coming up in a year or two. Durant and Love are prime examples.
I don't think it's a conspiracy, I just don't think he would have went home if the Cavs didn't have the ammunition to add an elite talent like Love. Alot of PR work was done to frame this as LeBron going back to his roots, and while it's true that he is going back to where he's from, I don't believe he would have if they hadn't landed the number 1 pick and weren't able to do something like this.You can want to go home and have a good team too. It is even better for both the player and the city, not sure why you view this as some kind of conspiracy.
Bennett pretty much sucks but I think I'd rather roll the dice on Wiggins than go with Thompson. I like Thompson, sure, but I think he's a bit limited and generally overrated, he averages like 2 RPG and 2 APG. He's a really good player but I'd rather roll the dice on a potential franchise player in Wiggins, even if I don't think it's likely he becomes a franchise player because I already know Thompson isn't really.Stephen A. Smith said the Wolves could have got a better deal had the made the move earlier. Apparently the Warriors were offering up Klay Thompson, David Lee, and Harrison Barnes for Love and Kevin Martin. Minnesota kept dragging their feet so the deal never materialized.
That Warrior offer blows the deal they got from the Cavs out of the water, IMO.
Anthony Bennett looks like a bust and I've never been high on Wiggins being the next superstar of the league. I think he'll be an All Star caliber player but I don't see him transforming into an elite player who will one day by the best player in the game. I just don't like his mental makeup.
And with Thompson you only control him for one year.Bennett pretty much sucks but I think I'd rather roll the dice on Wiggins than go with Thompson. I like Thompson, sure, but I think he's a bit limited and generally overrated, he averages like 2 RPG and 2 APG. He's a really good player but I'd rather roll the dice on a potential franchise player in Wiggins, even if I don't think it's likely he becomes a franchise player because I already know Thompson isn't really.
That's not exactly going out on a limb.One way or the other I can guarantee you that they aren't winning it all this year, whether the Bulls beat them or not.