Coach Blatt is on the hot seat, Kevin Love is getting thrown under the bus...

[russwest0]

Damn, who saw this coming, LeBron up to his usual antics without Dwyane Wade.

[Mr. Jabbar]

"home sucks"

-Lebald

[DMAVS41]

Yea...on the Heat there was at least the excuse that he and Wade really did play like the exact same style...etc.

But...the problem isn't offense on this team. It's defense. The offense is up to like top 5 in the league and it will only get better.

The defense sucks. Which is why guys like Waiters and Thompson don't make a ton of sense on this team. They need a great guard defender and a paint protector in the mold of Tyson Chandler or Larry Sanders.

Thinking it would work with Andy V, Love, and Thompson as your bigs was foolish to begin with.

And again...this is why that Love trade was so horrid...they could have gotten Dieng back...should have gotten him back. And oh what a huge asset he'd be in general on this team, but especially now with Andy out.

Cavs franchise is just a joke.

[Jlamb47]

there frontcourt has no defense. no rim protection

[russwest0]

there frontcourt has no defense. no rim protection

LeBron was supposed to play like a DPOY this year after slimming down, and he's been no better on D than the rest of the team

I called this out from the very beginning of this superteams formation. At least Bosh and Wade played defense.

[chocolatethunder]

Yea...on the Heat there was at least the excuse that he and Wade really did play like the exact same style...etc.

But...the problem isn't offense on this team. It's defense. The offense is up to like top 5 in the league and it will only get better.

The defense sucks. Which is why guys like Waiters and Thompson don't make a ton of sense on this team. They need a great guard defender and a paint protector in the mold of Tyson Chandler or Larry Sanders.

Thinking it would work with Andy V, Love, and Thompson as your bigs was foolish to begin with.

And again...this is why that Love trade was so horrid...they could have gotten Dieng back...should have gotten him back. And oh what a huge asset he'd be in general on this team, but especially now with Andy out.

Cavs franchise is just a joke.

The defense is atrocious. It's beyond pathetic because the guards are useless and they can't funnel anyone anywhere because there's no shot blocking.

I know that the offensive efficiency numbers are good but I dont think the offense is great. Irving ignores Love to the point it's not even worth having him. Irving is awful. Watch the games, he's awful.

[beastee]

LeBron was supposed to play like a DPOY this year after slimming down, and he's been no better on D than the rest of the team.

Agreed. Lebron's "chill-mode" is just another name for lazy defense. And it shows. His on the ball has been mostly fine, but the help defense, especially on the weak side has been non existant for the most part. With Vara out, this is where he needs to step up.

[Mr. Incredible]

Please let there be a HEAT-Cavs first round playoff series.

[HOoopCityJones]

You gotta hand it to Lebron though, he's able to convince these overly talented players to take a back seat , to the point where their stats take hits all across the board and people actually think they've either gotten worse or was never the player they were assumed to be. Something like that takes real fundamentals.

[JellyBean]

We all did! I knew it was only a matter of time before somebody got tossed under the bus. I figured that it would have been Kyrie first, which he did get blamed earlier in the season. But now, the Cavs are in full panic mode!!

I love watching LeBron play. The guy is a freak of nature. But can folks stop saying that "He makes his teammates better" Please? Defense is all about effort. The Cavs don't have any heart.

[JellyBean]

You gotta hand it to Lebron though, he's able to convince these overly talented players to take a back seat , to the point where their stats take hits all across the board and people actually think they've either gotten worse or was never the player they were assumed to be. Something like that takes real fundamentals.

[kamil]

Maybe LeBron* needs more help? Are two other all stars on the same team not enough for this colluding douchebag?

[MiseryCityTexas]

Yea...on the Heat there was at least the excuse that he and Wade really did play like the exact same style...etc.

But...the problem isn't offense on this team. It's defense. The offense is up to like top 5 in the league and it will only get better.

The defense sucks. Which is why guys like Waiters and Thompson don't make a ton of sense on this team. They need a great guard defender and a paint protector in the mold of Tyson Chandler or Larry Sanders.

Thinking it would work with Andy V, Love, and Thompson as your bigs was foolish to begin with.

And again...this is why that Love trade was so horrid...they could have gotten Dieng back...should have gotten him back. And oh what a huge asset he'd be in general on this team, but especially now with Andy out.

Cavs franchise is just a joke.

Waiters is good on defense, and THompson is a beast on the offensive boards.