Originally Posted by
cato
I'll try one more time, and then drop it.
Love produced for the Cavs in the post-season. If there is a deal on the table for Love that the Cavs think will improve the team, I agree that they will go for it. But there is a very real risk that they will be worse off without Love than they are with the current team.
The Cavs are too smart to do something just for the safe of doing something. I am skeptical that they will find a trade partner offering sufficient value for Love. I think there is a decent chance that they keep the core together because that will be their best option.
I wouldn't advise the Cavs to distort or significantly change their roster just to compete against the Warriors. There are 30 teams, and the Cavs will only play the Warriors in the finals -- and maybe someone else from the West will beat them or maybe the Warriors won't play as well in the future or maybe they have have injuries (I hope not).
At most, I would look for ways to get better incrementally (and I am OK with trading Love for equal value), and I might make moves to strengthen the defense, since the Cavs are a very good offensive team but not nearly as good on defense.
Also, I thought Curry, Durant and the other Warriors at times -- 4th quarter of game five, e.g. -- played at an unbelievable level of skill and efficiency. Best I've ever seen. At that level, they may be impossible to beat. The Cavs should play their game, work on defensive talent and schemes, and see what happens.
Sage Grouse
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