Kyrie to Boston rumors heating up. Deal nearly complete

[mick7-1961]

I'm laughing my ass off @ Hayward.

This is not the Team they sold him on.

Honestly, I think Tatum and Brown are gonna be savages.

Give them sometime.

My issue is the PF position.

Are they playing Morris there fulltime?

Are they starting the Dancing Bear?

* Yabusale*

They are going to be small.

 

[Black Adam]

yup.

I mean--- the draft happens well before free agency...imagine if those ping pong balls fall the right way and you can add a big time freaking prospect to a team of Love, Isiah and LeBron......or what kind of trade piece that becomes for the next disgruntled star.

If the Cavs wanted to they could probably easily wait till the deadline and if the Pelicans are out of it swap that pick and Thompson for Cousins.

would:

PG- Isiah
SG- Korver
SF- LeBron
PF- Love
C- Cousins

be something to worry the Warriors? besides the fact that the games would be in the 150s? lol

lol, that line-up's more likely to give up a buck fifty than drop it on anyone...

 

[mick7-1961]

OK people...


Mick Out....



I gotta go choke my chicken....

 

[Black Adam]

I'm laughing my ass off @ Hayward.

This is not the Team they sold him on.

Honestly, I think Tatum and Brown are gonna be savages.

Give them sometime.

My issue is the PF position.

Are they playing Morris there fulltime?

Are they starting the Dancing Bear?

* Yabusale*

They are going to be small.

c'mon, small ball's all the rave these days...

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Great Trade for Cleveland (especially if they snatch Wade or Melo or both). Warriors got NO CHANCE if that happens nor does any other team. Thats a crazy stacked ass team

 

[WiggyRuss]

I'm laughing my ass off @ Hayward.

This is not the Team they sold him on.

Honestly, I think Tatum and Brown are gonna be savages.

Give them sometime.

My issue is the PF position.

Are they playing Morris there fulltime?

Are they starting the Dancing Bear?

* Yabusale*

They are going to be small.

yah hayward has to be shocked


mecca- you are right though-- i mean this Boston team- it seemed its heart and soul was Bradley, Crowder and Thomas. Honestly- in the playoffs last year- those are the 3 guys that i most identified the Celtics with.

Now they are all gone.

its really strange.

Obviously Hayward and Kyrie is a great place to start from. Ironically- if LeBron didnt come back to Cleveland Hayward was supposedly very interested in coming to the Cavs nad playing with Kyrie and Wiggins.


So- the Celtics finally made their big trade.....they still have the Lakers pick next year to so its not like they dont have any assets.

PG- Irving
SG- Smart
SF- Hayward
PF-
C- Horford

??? Just hwat is their lineup? Hayward cant play the 4 can he? Who is their front court?

Tatum and Brown arent big enough to play the 4 are they? damn though- throwing Tatum and Brown at LeBron- while- this year they wont get away with as Brown is only 2nd year and Tatum is a rook-- long term that is a nice duo of wings.

just hwat does the Celtics lineup look like? is it just me or is their front court really shitty?

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

c'mon, small ball's all the rave these days...

Dude, I would pay top dollar to see the Cavs play Kay Felder and Thomas together....lol

 

[tlance]

what i dont get is- what has changed iwth lebron and gilbert?

i mean they have hated eachother for a while--- what do they just hate eachother even more now? lol....it doesnt make sense

they made a deal- Dan goes bonkers with the payroll- LeBron comes back home and plays the hero.

I dont see how that has changed.

There is the racist email theory that I believe.

Everything seeemd to be fine. The Cavs were negotiating deals for Butler and George. Then, like overnight there were reports that Cleveland players were telling Butler to stay away. Then Griff doesn't get renewed and the whole Kyrie mess.

IMO, something must have happened that the public isn't currently privy to. Just doesn't make sense.

 

[Black Adam]

Dude, I would pay top dollar to see the Cavs play Kay Felder and Thomas together....lol

2 of the 7 dwarves on the court, baby...

 

[tlance]

yup.

I mean--- the draft happens well before free agency...imagine if those ping pong balls fall the right way and you can add a big time freaking prospect to a team of Love, Isiah and LeBron......or what kind of trade piece that becomes for the next disgruntled star.

If the Cavs wanted to they could probably easily wait till the deadline and if the Pelicans are out of it swap that pick and Thompson for Cousins.

would:

PG- Isiah
SG- Korver
SF- LeBron
PF- Love
C- Cousins

be something to worry the Warriors? besides the fact that the games would be in the 150s? lol

You add Wade in there with Korver and Crowder off the bench?

Would be real close. Still give the Dubs the edge because of chemistry, but the Nets pick does actually give Cleveland the ammunition to even things out talent wise.

Ainge may have just assured that Boston never gets out of the East.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

yah hayward has to be shocked


mecca- you are right though-- i mean this Boston team- it seemed its heart and soul was Bradley, Crowder and Thomas. Honestly- in the playoffs last year- those are the 3 guys that i most identified the Celtics with.

Now they are all gone.

its really strange.

Obviously Hayward and Kyrie is a great place to start from. Ironically- if LeBron didnt come back to Cleveland Hayward was supposedly very interested in coming to the Cavs nad playing with Kyrie and Wiggins.


So- the Celtics finally made their big trade.....they still have the Lakers pick next year to so its not like they dont have any assets.

PG- Irving
SG- Smart
SF- Hayward
PF-
C- Horford

??? Just hwat is their lineup? Hayward cant play the 4 can he? Who is their front court?

Tatum and Brown arent big enough to play the 4 are they? damn though- throwing Tatum and Brown at LeBron- while- this year they wont get away with as Brown is only 2nd year and Tatum is a rook-- long term that is a nice duo of wings.

just hwat does the Celtics lineup look like? is it just me or is their front court really shitty?

PF will be a problem.

Maybe they will make another move.

....and hell no to any of those guys as the starting PF.

The Twin is the only reasonable option.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You add Wade in there with Korver and Crowder off the bench?

Would be real close. Still give the Dubs the edge because of chemistry, but the Nets pick does actually give Cleveland the ammunition to even things out talent wise.

Ainge may have just assured that Boston never gets out of the East.

eh....3 years from now- Boston will be in great shape with a 28 year old Irving, Hayward sitll in his prime, TAtum and Brown in their primes.....

Irving, Hayward, Tatum, Brown is a really really nice core.


I dunno- as much as i love Irving---- i thought Boston was better positioned 6 months ago than they were right now. Hayward and Irving is an amzing place to start- but with Horford there- they wont have any cap room to add anyone major with haywrad, irving and horford on max deals.

Is Hayward, Irving, horford, tatum, brown, smart enough?

what is Bostons front court even gonna look like? is this yabusale guy gonna play a major role?

what is their big rotation? Horford and who?

 

[OregonDucks]

I am having a hard time deciding who won in this trade.

 

[WiggyRuss]

PF will be a problem.

Maybe they will make another move.

....and hell no to any of those guys as the starting PF.

The Twin is the only reasonable option.

they need a real power forward bad

maybe they make another deal and trade the lakers pick or something with morris and or smart--- who knows.....

Im in a good mood though- even if Isiah isnt ready at hte start of the year- who cares- Rose can substiute in early on.


Cavs will have some options....what do you think their lineup will be?

You have some options now off the bench--- will Crowder come off the bench? He cant play the 2 can he? Can LeBron play the 2? lol?

I have no clue what their lineup will be.

Isiah, LeBron, Thompson and Love--- for sure--- who is the last guy? Crowder? Shumpert? Korver? Rose?, Green?

I like the Cavs roster now...lets assume:



PG- I. Thomas
SG- K. Korver
SF- L. James
PF- K. Love
C. T. Thompson

Bench: Rose, Crowder, Green, Osman, Frye, Jefferson, Shumpert, Felder, Zizic

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

they need a real power forward bad

maybe they make another deal and trade the lakers pick or something with morris and or smart--- who knows.....

Im in a good mood though- even if Isiah isnt ready at hte start of the year- who cares- Rose can substiute in early on.


Cavs will have some options....what do you think their lineup will be?

You have some options now off the bench--- will Crowder come off the bench? He cant play the 2 can he? Can LeBron play the 2? lol?

I have no clue what their lineup will be.

Isiah, LeBron, Thompson and Love--- for sure--- who is the last guy? Crowder? Shumpert? Korver? Rose?, Green?

I like the Cavs roster now...lets assume:



PG- I. Thomas
SG- K. Korver
SF- L. James
PF- K. Love
C. T. Thompson

Bench: Rose, Crowder, Green, Osman, Frye, Jefferson, Shumpert, Felder, Zizic

Shut the fuck up

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

About an even trade for both teams. Don't see any major improvement for either

 

[tlance]

eh....3 years from now- Boston will be in great shape with a 28 year old Irving, Hayward sitll in his prime, TAtum and Brown in their primes.....

Irving, Hayward, Tatum, Brown is a really really nice core.


I dunno- as much as i love Irving---- i thought Boston was better positioned 6 months ago than they were right now. Hayward and Irving is an amzing place to start- but with Horford there- they wont have any cap room to add anyone major with haywrad, irving and horford on max deals.

Is Hayward, Irving, horford, tatum, brown, smart enough?

what is Bostons front court even gonna look like? is this yabusale guy gonna play a major role?

what is their big rotation? Horford and who?

You know I am not a Kyrie fan, so we are not going to see eye to eye on his value.

I think that core is nice. But, that looks like a slightly better version of the Hawks of a couple years ago to me. Maybe they get through the East if the 6ers and Bucks don't pan out and another team doesn't emerge, but I just don't see it that core as a championship caliber team. Maybe Tatum or Brown emerge as a legit superstar and I end up being wrong, but I see 4 really good players there. No superstar.

The irony is that Bagley or Porter could have been the piece to get them there. Now they need the Lakers pick to land at exactly 2 to get that piece. Would have had a much better shot with that Nets pick.

 

[Ojb81]

*puts WiggyRuss on suicide watch*

@WiggyRuss, your belt and shoelaces, please

 

[redseat]

honestly wished they stayed with what they had BEFORE the trade and then worked in the draft picks. I mean it's not like they were a last place team with the talent they had... Does this make the Celtics MUCH better than what they were prior.... No imo.

 

[tlance]

@WiggyRuss, your belt and shoelaces, please

Dude is ecstatic right now. Rightly so. No suicide watch.