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toooskies wrote:I'm going to go out on a limb and say Diop will never play a meaningful minute for the Cavs, or else we're in huge trouble.
jbk1234 wrote:toooskies wrote:I'm going to go out on a limb and say Diop will never play a meaningful minute for the Cavs, or else we're in huge trouble.
If someone crosses the line with Mitchell, he could come in to touch up the opposition. That would be meaningful.
Man, I'd take $1.3 million to essentially do nothingtoooskies wrote:jbk1234 wrote:toooskies wrote:I'm going to go out on a limb and say Diop will never play a meaningful minute for the Cavs, or else we're in huge trouble.
If someone crosses the line with Mitchell, he could come in to touch up the opposition. That would be meaningful.
He has to dress first, and he might never do that.
Also, Jaylon Tyson is that guy but playable.
if only i were 7 inches taller, lol JujitsuFlip wrote:Man, I'd take $1.3 million to essentially do nothingtoooskies wrote:jbk1234 wrote:
If someone crosses the line with Mitchell, he could come in to touch up the opposition. That would be meaningful.
He has to dress first, and he might never do that.
Also, Jaylon Tyson is that guy but playable.
JujitsuFlip wrote:https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-cavaliers-dazn-260901
Cavs moving their local broadcast to DAZN.
I only had 5 local games free last season, so a bump to 15 is cool, i get those with the antenna. The sound quality was pretty poor last season, so hopefully they fix that.
Studio shows still seem like a go.JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-cavaliers-dazn-260901
Cavs moving their local broadcast to DAZN.
I only had 5 local games free last season, so a bump to 15 is cool, i get those with the antenna. The sound quality was pretty poor last season, so hopefully they fix that.
Interesting, presumably this will work for in-market and out-of-market as well and include studio shows?
If so, it could be a better deal than NBA League Pass for me.
Verizon is going to stop supporting my cable card in November, so, I'm going to have to do something about that.
JujitsuFlip wrote:https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-khalifa-diop-260902
It's official, Diop is a Cav.
Looks like he signed the exact same deal as Meleek did.JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-khalifa-diop-260902
It's official, Diop is a Cav.
Finally another summer league champ back on the team!
We've got a chance with Sammy and Khalifa now.
JujitsuFlip wrote:Looks like he signed the exact same deal as Meleek did.JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-khalifa-diop-260902
It's official, Diop is a Cav.
Finally another summer league champ back on the team!
We've got a chance with Sammy and Khalifa now.
I can't get over how inexperienced that bench is. This is probably the most inexperienced bench i can recall since like the 2011-12 bench units, no lie.toooskies wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Looks like he signed the exact same deal as Meleek did.JonFromVA wrote:
Finally another summer league champ back on the team!
We've got a chance with Sammy and Khalifa now.
If you would have told me that we were signing Diop to a roster spot before free agency, I wouldn't have believed it. Will depend on Harden, but if we aren't healthy we are going to have a rough ride this season.
Wisedude wrote:I am rooting for Diop. Believe Kenny and the Staff can help him and improve his play going forward.
JonFromVA wrote:Wisedude wrote:I am rooting for Diop. Believe Kenny and the Staff can help him and improve his play going forward.
I thought he looked promising in Summer League... *shrugs*
I don't know why everyone prejudges everything these days, but I look forward to seeing what he can do.
But hey, I keep an open mind about DeShaun Watson too - at least when it comes to whether he can still do anything useful on the field.
ijspeelman wrote:JonFromVA wrote:Wisedude wrote:I am rooting for Diop. Believe Kenny and the Staff can help him and improve his play going forward.
I thought he looked promising in Summer League... *shrugs*
I don't know why everyone prejudges everything these days, but I look forward to seeing what he can do.
But hey, I keep an open mind about DeShaun Watson too - at least when it comes to whether he can still do anything useful on the field.
My mind has been pretty closed on DeShaun (play-wise) since 2023
JonFromVA wrote:Wisedude wrote:I am rooting for Diop. Believe Kenny and the Staff can help him and improve his play going forward.
I thought he looked promising in Summer League... *shrugs*
I don't know why everyone prejudges everything these days, but I look forward to seeing what he can do.
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:Wisedude wrote:I am rooting for Diop. Believe Kenny and the Staff can help him and improve his play going forward.
I thought he looked promising in Summer League... *shrugs*
I don't know why everyone prejudges everything these days, but I look forward to seeing what he can do.
I don't think I pre-judge as much as try to properly set my expectations.
Diop was trending down in a lower league, do we expect him to suddenly be useful in the NBA? Given that he's one of three people that we could've actually signed (along with Kamagate and Niang, who's getting paid much more to attend LSU) due to salary constraints, shouldn't we just take it at face value that he's only here because he has to be?
Hezonja was kinda bad in the NBA previously before having success in the Euroleague. Should we assume he's going to be a rotation guy or should we take his non-guaranteed league minimum deal at face value? (Other NBA teams were not knocking down his door.)
Watson shined in a particular role (as top 2 scorer) when Jokic was out, one he won't necessarily have in Cleveland unless Harden steps down and Mobley doesn't step up. Do we expect things to go smoothly or should we prepare for a bumpy road?
If anything, lowering early expectations also makes it more fun if they exceed those expectations.
