Replace K.Love with Prime Garnett, can Cavs beats Warriors?

[Derivative]

The best players.in the series would be:

1. prime KG
2. Lebron
3. Durant
4. Klay
5. Irving/Curry
6. Draymond

[AintNoSunshine]

Fk yeah. They would absolutely destroy the Golden State Betas

TT
KG
Bron
JR
Kyrie

This team would kill

[KirbyPls]

The best players.in the series would be:

1. prime KG
2. Lebron
3. Durant
4. Klay
5. Irving/Curry
6. Draymond

1. Lebron
2. Prime KG
3. Durant
4. Kyrie
5. Curry
6. Klay/Dray
7. Dray/Klay

IMO

[lilteapot]

Oh hell yeah. KG would feast inside and outside.

[iamgine]

If you replace Kevin Love with prime KG, can the Cavs beat the Warriors next finals?

They can but it's not a guarantee.

[SamuraiSWISH]

How about the 2009 Lakers, with current PG13 for Ariza?

PG- Fisher
SG- Kobe
SF- PG13
PF- Gasol
C- Bynum

[SouBeachTalents]

Or this Warriors team with Shaq

PG: Curry
SG: Klay
SF: Durant
PF: Dray
C: Shaq

[FireDavidKahn]

The Warriors would average 80 points against the Cavs + prime KG.

[Dragonyeuw]

Considering how much an upgrade Garnett is over Love, I dont know if that alone nullifies the added firepower of Durant on the Warriors but I think they could. That would be a beast of a defensive frontline.

[Smoke117]

How about the 2009 Lakers, with current PG13 for Ariza?

PG- Fisher
SG- Kobe
SF- PG13
PF- Gasol
C- Bynum

Nah definitely not. Paul George is good...but adding him isn't anything close to adding a prime Kevin Garnett. Besides, they are weak at pg and center since Bynum was always playing limited minutes. Also...the warriors small line up could really take advantage of Bynum and Gasol.

[Bigsmoke]

Sure.

The KG to Love improvement is just as big as Durant to Harrison Barnes replacement.

[tpols]

the thing is KG is the perfect replacement for Love .. we saw in games 3 and 6 of the past Finals that Cleveland w/ an older, hyped up richard jefferson in Love's place was able to hold Golden State to record dry spells because they no longer had a weak link to pick on and cavs athleticism and aggression was overwhelming for them.. so if you give Cleveland freaking Garnett, thats like perfect antidote for them to beat GSW.



it would be like giving Golden State Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain and cutting off the free rim runs ....

[francesco totti]

The defensive improvement would be so huge, its not funny how better cavs be with kg instead of love.

[BigKAT]

Prime Lebron > Prime KG.

But 32 years old Lebron and Prime KG?
I think KG might give him a fight for that FMVP.

I'm not sure they can win, but KG seems like he'll do well in the switch-heavy defense that is GSW's only bane

[swagga]

Prime Lebron > Prime KG.

But 32 years old Lebron and Prime KG?
I think KG might give him a fight for that FMVP.

I'm not sure they can win, but KG seems like he'll do well in the switch-heavy defense that is GSW's only bane

no way son, kg just wasn't a natural first option, lebron is just as well rounded but just a more important contributor to the game. Also lebron will get more of the ball, so kg won't put peak stats while lebron will put the same stats. Also while kg is barking and mean mugging lebron is actually leading and coming up big in big games .. somthing kg didn't do too well in the playoffs, so no, lebron would be the uncontested leader. FMVP would be even clearer.

as a team they'd be around 70 wins. kg and lebron's games mesh perfectly, and also kyrie, tristan thompson, schumper, jr and the rest work as perfect additional pieces. You can go big with lebron/kg/tt/jr/schump, you can go small with kyrie/jr/schump/lebron/kg ... both lineups can defend and score, you get balanced spacing, rebounding ... just some 2k shit tbh.

A 3 all-star perfect meshed team all in their prime vs a warriors team lacking size and balance. They'd clown golden state tbh. It wouldn't be pretty.