Why did Cleveland suck so much?

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Why did Cleveland suck so much?

Postby Filip on Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:33 am

I never watched a game of them but I know their lineup, and it's pretty good. Not super good, but good enought to better then the worse team in the leuge which should be Denver by the way ( they don't got shit).

Center: Z Iglausigas (U try to spell it!) He can score real good and grabe rebounds good. At just 30min he average 17points, 7.5reb and almost 2blocks, killer statistics!. All-star player.

pFoward: Carloz Boozer Xcellent rebounder, which the power forward's main job is and good scorer too 10points, 7.5reb(!!) in just 25minuts..

sForward: Darius Miles Well he was a big dissapointment, he was good in LA but he really sucked in Cleveland. Didn't do much.

sGuard: Ricky Davis Overall guard, that is good at many things, scoring, dishing, rebounding. Some nights Davis did 10assist.

pGuard:Milt,Smush,Wagner Some problems with injures but in overall ok.

Bench:Chris Mihm Which I think is underrated scores real good.
Tyrone Hill Rebound monster.

Maybe Cavs shouldn't be the top 20 but damn, not the last!

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Postby Ruff Ryder on Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:44 am

Half the problem was attitude problems(ricky D who is known to go sit with the very few fans or take is shoes off in a game) Z gets most of his points and rebounds in the end of games and they have a shallow bench. Plus there coach wasnt all that great.
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Postby air gordon on Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:55 am

as mentioned earlier, games & championship aren't won on paper
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Postby The Big Racist on Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:16 am

well if you wouldve asked "why did toronto suck so much" then it wouldve been easier to answer but the best answer to your question is:they wanted lebron!
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Postby Bill Russell on Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:40 am

They are good but can't play together as a team...
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Postby Andrew on Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:07 pm

Little to no chemistry. Players who are individually talented, but unable to play as a cohesive unit. The possibility of getting LeBron James after a woeful season made the prospect of 60+ losses a little more appealing. The players may not have felt the same way, but I'm pretty sure management didn't mind tanking a few games.
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Postby Filip on Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:07 pm

Well it will be insteresting to see if Lebron changes the numbers.
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Postby Vins15 on Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:44 pm

Andrew wrote:Little to no chemistry. Players who are individually talented, but unable to play as a cohesive unit. The possibility of getting LeBron James after a woeful season made the prospect of 60+ losses a little more appealing. The players may not have felt the same way, but I'm pretty sure management didn't mind tanking a few games.


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Postby Andrew on Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:14 pm

Well it will be insteresting to see if Lebron changes the numbers.


LeBron plus most of last year's team has to equal more than 17 wins. Not necessarily enough to make the playoffs, but something is seriously wrong if they don't show any improvement.
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Postby havasufalls on Fri Jul 25, 2003 4:41 am

If they play as a team then they could do good they got they player they wanted in the draft, a great coach, an allstar center, a player that can give u 20 pts a night(R.Davis), daruis is definitaly gonna improve from wat he did last year, and the number one reason is because they in the east anything can happen
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