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Yes, it was just one loss, but Kyrie was stymied and Love looked mediocre. The bench was pretty much nonexistent.

I imagine Kyrie's PR team is regretting allowing Lebron to come back. And I'm not sure how clutch he really is, if he's going to disappear against a team like the Pistons.

Even though it was just one game, perhaps it's time for some soul searching for this team.

(BTW, can someone tell me how to make everything green font?)

IB4TL

Warning issued for IBTL Post.

-Slava

It's over!!!

Trying to show and correct irrationality on the GB is diving headfirst into a tidal wave.. you won't win. Kick back and enjoy the reactions

Minnesota has a 4 game winning streak against Atlanta. Atlanta has the 13th best record in the NBA. Therefore Minnesota is better than 17 teams.

Time to blow it up and trade everyone not lebron!

On serious note the bench is weaker than last year

Yeah we're done LeBron didn't even play because he knew there would be no hope.

BLOW IT UP! TRADE EVERYONE FOR FUTURE PICKS!

cavs should fold imo

I think you're missing the main takeaway from this. Cavs beat Dubs and Pistons beat Cavs, therefore...

Pistons > Warriors

I know LeBron is good, but how does this team completely flip when he's not on the court? I understand being .500 without LeBron, but 4-18??? With about 15 of those losses with both Kyrie and Love? I don't understand it.

god these warriors fans... that other locked thread was right

Apparently Cavs are a Lebron injury away from being a lottery team...actually seems about right

KnightofHyrule wrote:I know LeBron is good, but how does this team completely flip when he's not on the court? I understand being .500 without LeBron, but 4-18??? With about 15 of those losses with both Kyrie and Love? I don't understand it.

Remember the records of Kyries and Loves teams before LBJ? Also remember the scrub teams Lebron carried to more wins than these teams?

IMO Love and Irving are empty stat players who are damn lucky they have one of GOATs along beside them. LBJ would take almost every team in this league to the Finals and make at least a random teammate an all star

Srsly, they would be a low-tier playoff team w/o Lebron because Irving and Love aren't that good of defenders if Lebron doesn't tell them where they should be. Bench is worse this year, and now you lose J.R Smith. This team is a Lebron team through and through.

THE PISTONS ARE BACK!!!!!

KnightofHyrule wrote:I know LeBron is good, but how does this team completely flip when he's not on the court? I understand being .500 without LeBron, but 4-18??? With about 15 of those losses with both Kyrie and Love? I don't understand it.

I think it's mainly a product of depending on LeBron and making your offensive game-plan entirely around him more-so than Kyrie/Love "not being able to lead without him"

What I mean is, if Kyrie/Love had weeks/months to play without LeBron I think they would be fine. They just don't have a rhythm playing without LeBron

It's actually very similar to the Raptors without Lowry. Sure, our team is still good on paper, but there's just something about Lowry not playing that just makes the Raptors look much worse

but irving is the best pg in the east tho

Cappy_Smurf wrote:I think you're missing the main takeaway from this. Cavs beat Dubs and Pistons beat Cavs, therefore...

Pistons > Warriors

Except that warriors beat pistons few night ago...SHAMBLES