Cavs close to signing Powe

[BUCK3YE5]

this is true.

 

[corbin]

Good signing by the Cavs. I can't find a knock on this one, Powe should add some offense when they take Andy V's pathetic ass out. Powe has shown flashes of brilliance but has never been consistent enough for me to value him as a starter yet.

Hopefully the Cavs do the right thing and take it slow, he needs to recover fully to have any kind of impact.

 

[BUCK3YE5]

Ya rushing Powe back would be stupid.

 

[James2Stapleton]

I wanna see Hickson get some more PT while Powe is still recovering and see what he can do.

 

[Coked Up Elmo]

I wanna see Hickson get some more PT while Powe is still recovering and see what he can do.

hickson has had lingering back problems hopefully he can bounce back i mean he is 19 or 20, cavs greatly improved their bench, sure we lose some vets like wally and joe smith and wallace but they were all past their prime and towards the end of their career

 

[BUCK3YE5]

I really like Hickson. And last year when he played he played well. But a couple games we asked too much of him and he faltered. He cant play too many minutes or he wont be effective.

 

[Len B]

IMO



1. Shaq isnt gonna play more than 70 games. Wasnt Phoenix Suns trainer the best at rehabbing old guys (Shaq, G. Hill, Nash)

2. Lebron will have to score more than ever, thus risking chance of injury and fatigue, early.

3. Plenty of other teams in the East have improved, so there will be no repeat of last season where Cavs were blowing teams out.

4. Bench Vets will be missed, not for their scoring but for their presence. (Wally, Joe Smith, Big Ben)

5. 2 Slow ass Centers.

Post does seem dead on Joey I'll give you props. I hadn't thought about it before but basically the Cavs are hoping that their role players somehow get better (don't see that happening) and that LeBron basically surpasses MJ this year. He'll have to with the lack of talent on the roster.

I don't see how an old center and a glorified dunker can be seen as improving the team, when other teams in the East added legit players.

The team has "break down" written all over it. I wouldn't be surprised to see a team like Chicago threaten them for the division.

 

[Deviant]

ACL Tear is keeping him out until February. Leon Powe will be doing borderline zero for Cleveland this year.

 

[BUCK3YE5]

Gotta love the Cavs haters man....they're just jealous.

 

[Whatupdoe44]

Post does seem dead on Joey I'll give you props. I hadn't thought about it before but basically the Cavs are hoping that their role players somehow get better (don't see that happening) and that LeBron basically surpasses MJ this year. He'll have to with the lack of talent on the roster.

I don't see how an old center and a glorified dunker can be seen as improving the team, when other teams in the East added legit players.

The team has "break down" written all over it. I wouldn't be surprised to see a team like Chicago threaten them for the division.

this is what ive thought all offseason, although I dont think a team like chicago will go ahead of them, I definitley think the cavs are 3rd in the east this season.

just like Kuzzy said earlier, the Cavs didnt get a power forward that can hit the mid range jumper, ala haslem, to put next to shaq. which is key to spreading the floor with the diesel in the lineup.

I also always pondered why so many cavs fans were pumped about signing Jamario Moon? sure he has length, but he cant shoot and is realy nothing but a glorified dunker (as you said). Trying to get Matt Barnes or Daniels would of been the better move.

BTW Shaq will be facing the big show 1 on 1 during an episode of Monday Night Raw next month, way to get ready for the season big guy.

Gotta love the Cavs haters man....they're just jealous.

lol???

 

[BUCK3YE5]

Jealous of all the Banners the Cavs will be blessed with.

fixed.

 

[Deviant]

Like all the championships you were suppose to win years ago...

 

[BUCK3YE5]

You forgot to include the drive and the fumble....

And the 3-1 choke against Boston in the ALCS...

And Mesa blowing the save in the '97 WS.

 

[Whatupdoe44]

thought we were just talkin about bball but anyway

good pitch Mesa!!!!

 

[Vinsane]

Edgar Fucking Renteria...

 

[The Messenger]

I gotta agree with everything Mbuser said.

Seems like everyone is nitpicking, and when you go in with the mindset that something is bad, there's no way you see anything in it besides the flaws.

About the "they didn't find a four to match-up with Orlando" thing, those are the same people who are saying the Cavs are overreacting after the loss to Orlando and are trying to do too much this off-season. Which one is it? You can't have your cake and eat it too.

And about that, the Magic kind of nullified the need for the Cavs to add a four who could match-up with Lewis when they basically traded Vince Carter for Hedo Turkoglu and spent the majority of their money on traditional fours and fives. Gortat, Bass, and Howard will be taking up mostly all of the minutes at the four and five, now tell me which one of those three guys will spread the floor and cause match-up problems for the Cavs? We all know Gortat, Bass, and Howard are speedsters with dead-eye accuracy from behind the three-point line....

Does anyone really think that the Magic would have spent all that money on retaining Gortat, and a big chunk of change on signing Bass, that they wouldn't be playing much. Are those guys just going to take turns spelling Howard at the five? Don't fool yourselves.

I can see Orlando's rotation being something like this...

PG: Nelson/Johnson/Pietrus
SG: Carter/Pietrus/Barnes
SF: Lewis/Barnes/Anderson
PF: Bass/Gortat/Anderson
C: Howard/Gortat/Anderson

Anyone who's banking on Ryan Anderson doing anything worth a damn, save your money. The kid is not that good, and he put up less than mediocre numbers on a bad New Jersey team where he got a lot of minutes and was HORRIBLY inefficient. He's crap on defense where he will get torn up a lot and the Magic will be forced to sit him. You really think he's going to be a game changer on a Magic team that is contending for the Finals once again?

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I think a couple of you guys are underestimating the impact Shaq will have on the team. Going from Z to Shaq and West to AP (just size wise) are considerable upgrades. And the bench has no doubt improved now with Boobie, West, Moon, Z coming off the pine. I dont think this team is going to be the best in the East again, especially because the competition has become steeper, but its still going to be a definite contending team. An inspired Shaq + LeBron is a dangerous two-some.

 

[BUCK3YE5]

I hope Delonte still starts

 

[Whatupdoe44]

lol karter williams what are you doing back here

 

[James2Stapleton]

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