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I sincerely don't think we are better with Wiggins. He's about what I suspected he would be. Ask that question again in five years and he answer might be different. As of now, he's looking to be second fiddle to KAT on a Minny team which destined to probably be no better than mediocre for the foreseeable future. Love's deal is not going to be anywhere close to max after this summer. It will look like a steal. Most every team in the league would want him. The more pertinent question is what they would be willing to give up to get him.

Probably, so long as he and Lue would get along. But the Kings won't make that trade.

Really? I tried it twice and couldn't get into it. Too many other better places. I did like their decor and the bar that opened out to the patio. It's a pretty large space, wonder what they will replace it with. Where do you recommend in the area (i.e. Hillcrest) for a great burger? IMO, Pete's, a little whole in the wall bar on Mayfield, has a good one, but I honestly couldn't think of any other place that stacks up.

I recall during the LeBron I era, we constantly tried to change the ingredients to find that right recipe. We built a team to compete against Detroit and got swept by SAS. We then tried to build a roster to matchup with Boston and its Big 3 and got smashed by Orlando. Then, trying to build one to get by Orlando, we lost to Boston. Maybe it's not the ingredients, but the lack of continuity which we most need to address. Two straight trips to the Finals is success in my book. I hate this whole notion of anything less than a championship being a failure. It prevents the fanbase from enjoying the ride. It's what is making us talk offseason IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NBA FINALS. There are 28 other franchises and fanbases who would love to be in our position right now. That said, I would assume they would look at some tweaks. I would never move Ky unless we got a king's ransom in return. I would consider moving Love if we got FMV for him. I'm not so sure we will if it is perceived that we actually WANT to move him.

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I was thinking the same thing. This Warriors team looks like it's going to be around for a long time. This may have been the year that someone in the Western Conference really had a chance to knock them off, and Oklahoma City squandered it. I like your optimism Hts, but I don't think standing pat is going to be good enough to compete with Golden State next year unless they're actually losing some of their key pieces. I'm hardly optimistic. I'm just not up for another rebuild. Rosters like ours don't grow on trees but do take time to grow. GSW were not just thrown together last year. They've been building that team for 5 years and forming the necessary chemistry along the way. They got lucky with Green, who they chose a few picks AFTER Ezeli. And they've been fortunate enough these past two years to go into the finals without a significant injury even though many of their players have a track record of being injury prone. What will be interesting if they win again is how they will manage their roster. A lot of guys will want to get paid, especially with the cap increasing by a third.

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And so would have we if we played the 2007 Cavs or the 2003 Nets. The Spurs went 7 years between 2007 and 2014 constantly coming up short. They stuck with it and pulled one out in 2014 that no one thought was possible a few years prior. Like I said, winning a 'ship involves a bit of luck, perhaps even a lot of luck, including who you eventually play. If OKC doesn't collapse in the WCF, we have a much better matchup this year. The bottom line is that we are not going to blow up our team and magically rebuild into something better with no draft picks and no cap room. If a trade makes sense, go for it, but keep in mind that it takes time for a team to gel. But, really, let's not get ahead of ourselves. We still have some games to play!

Why can't you run the same crew out there? We are two-time defending Eastern Conf. champs. The Spurs stuck with their core way past when people said they should blow it up and it paid dividends. I'm not saying that you don't make a move if it makes you better, but there is no sense in blowing this team up. Give Lue a full training camp and season, allow the Big 3 to continue to develop some chemistry and go at it again next year. You never know what will happen, whether it be an upset in the West or some significant injury to a contender. I've said it before, but you need some luck to win a championship.

OKC didn't go small. They played Adams heavy minutes, alongside Durant and Ibaka, both of whom are taller than any of our starters. They also used Kanter. I'm not saying that going big against GSW is the winning formula. All I'm saying is that if Lue's gameplan is to play bully ball, which it seems to be with all the one-on-one play going to the rim, then he needs to use his bullies.

I agree. If the gameplan was/is to play bully ball, as it appears to me, I don't see how you do that without Timo. Personally, I would've never taken him out of the starting lineup unless he needed some time to rest.

Seriously though, our role players need some good home cooking. I don't care how the stars play, we are not going to beat this team if Iggy, Barbosa, Barnes, Livingston, etc. keep dominating JR, Shump, Delly, Frye, etc. Role players traditionally play better at home. Win these next two and it is a best of three series to win it all. I'm far from optimistic, but not throwing in the towel either.

We went with Friday Night Lights as our next show. About 5 episodes in and so far, so good. I like the Oliver Stone style cinematography

^Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!?!?

County maybe acquired the parcels through tax foreclosure?

I thought the Big 3 played fine. They certainly could've played better, but they did not lose the game for us. I don't take issue with a little hero ball from LBJ and Ky. We probably need them to be heroes to beat this team, which is arguably (though not certainly) the greatest team in NBA history. What is really tough to admit is that it would be hard to find a more difficult matchup for this Cavs team. GSW has at least four guys who can competently guard LBJ - Green, Iggy, Barnes, Klay. Most teams don't have one. Even if the Big 3 keeps it up, we are going to need probably at least two other guys to play above their paygrade. I heard someone on the radio this morning analogize JR in the Finals to God. We believe he is there, but there is no firm evidence.

Their role players severely outplayed our role players. That was the difference last night

I appreciate objectivity, but Fedor is over the top. He always picks against Cleveland teams to get a rise out of the fans and his coworkers. When he was with WKNR a few years ago, the called him "Negative Ned." I don't care for Fedor either, but it's a double edged sword for the sports media. Either you are a homer and everyone blasts you or you are not a homer and everyone rips you to shreds. Fedor doesn't "always pick against Cleveland". He didn't pick the Pistons, Hawks, or Raptors to beat us. His pick of the Warriors to win is simply the 'smart money' pick. That said, what I really dislike about the guy is it almost seems like he cares more about being correct than the Cleveland teams' success. The more people blast him for it, the more he will probably actually be rooting for the Warriors just to say "I told you so"..... not that he is really going out on a limb by picking them in the first place.

Absent injury or suspension, I think this series will come down to how well KLove plays. If he is pedestrian, we will lose. If he plays like an All-Star, we will win. We also need to avoid some non All-Star from the Warriors playing like one in the Finals, like Iggy did last year.

I'm getting so anxious about this that my back is starting to hurt

what's the point of predictions if they are not objective?

Ha. You're supposed to hate Skylar and her sister, at least for the first several seasons. Those women are unbearable. I thought Breaking Bad was different than most shows as it got better each season, whereas the rest start out epic and then drag as you get closer to the finale. One great thing about the show is the blending of antagonists and protagonists. It's very subjective in that respect IMO. The wife and I are currently debating who actually was what I might be in e minority, but I loved season 1 of the Leftovers and didn't care too much for the second season. The first season was reminiscent of those first few seasons of Lost, which might be my favorite show of all time (no, the ending did not change my mind). Carrie Coon's performance as Nora was one of the best I've ever seen. The theme music fit perfectly. That mannequin scene gave me that feeling like the end of Se7en, where I wanted to hurt those people myself. "Those are not our dogs"... epic ending to the first show. And I appreciated Kevin a lot more when there was so much uncertainty about his sanity. The whole town of Mapleton was just a hair away from snapping all season and that came across well. I was upset when the producers announced a reboot

We just finished watching Breaking Bad, which the first show we ever (semi) binged watched on Netflix. I really enjoyed it, of course. Now we have to pick a new one to start watching. So many choices. I saw Peaky Blinders and that is definitely a possibility. But there are so many critically acclaimed shows over the past decade or so that I never watched. Mad Men, The Wire, NCIS, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Sons of Anarchy, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Daredevil, Sherlock, etc. Or do I flow straight into Better Call Saul? I am going to have to give it some thought. Out of the ones I listed (and I know I probably can't go wrong), which is the best?

I have a complaint. The view looking east from the upper floors of the justice center was always enjoyable. But now when you look out those windows in the afternoon or early evening, you see the justice center staring right back at you.

All these events will give the local economy a boost in the short run, but will all also weigh heavily on the City's budget. I just hope the improvements which were made for the RNC were not hastily done in the same manner you often see at Olympic venues.