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Post by plax on Mar 5, 2014 23:53:48 GMT -5
FREE AGENCY
LEBRON RETURNS TO CLEVELAND After LeBron James left Cleveland in 2010, the franchise was completely devastated. The hometown kid promised that he would never leave the organization until he won his city an NBA Championship. He came close in 2007 when he made it to the Finals against the Spurs, but his team got completely outclassed and got swept 4-0. It was not only that LeBron left, but it was HOW he left and how he ended his tenure as a Cavalier. It can be said that he threw the series against Boston in 2009. And that following offseason, the star went onto national television and announced that he was taking his talents to South Beach to team up with fellow stars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. LeBron James made it to the Finals in all of his 4 years in Miami, winning two and losing two. LeBron James is not only coming home, but he most likely has a better chance at a championship with the current Cleveland roster that boasts a bunch of talented young players, including one of the brightest young guys in the league in Kyrie Irving. The King has returned to Cleveland, and they will be looking ti finish some unfinished business.
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Post by plax on Mar 5, 2014 23:59:44 GMT -5
FREE AGENCY
ATL Michael Beasley – 3yr/17.76M Shelvin Mack – 2yr/3.42M BKN Elton Brand – 1yr/1.71M Stephen Jackson – 1yr/1.27M Joel Anthony – 1yr/490k BOS Avery Bradley – 4yr/37.75M Shawn Marion – 1yr/3.38M Jerryd Bayless – 4yr/25.43M Kris Humphries – 4yr/8.69M Phil Pressey – 2yr/1.29M CHA Vitor Faverani – 3yr/15.62M Chris Douglas-Roberts – 3yr/12.47M CHI Jimmer Fredette – 3yr/13.36M Boris Diaw – 2yr/4.99M CLE LeBron James – 3yr/62.01M Spencer Hawes – 4yr/33.51M Anderson Varejao – 4yr/23.01M Ben Gordon – 1yr/3.60M Chauncey Billups – 1yr/1.60M DAL Rudy Fernandez – 1yr/5.5M Samuel Dalembert – 2yr/3.54M DEN Jan Vessely – 2yr/5.31M DET Kyle Lowry – 4yr/44.56M Greg Monroe – 3yr/33.22M Rodney Stuckey – 4yr/29.27M Xavier Henry – 3yr/15.49M GSW Jordan Crawford – 3yr/23.09M HOU Jordan Hamilton – 1yr/1.73M IND Evan Turner – 4yr/50.28M Jermaine O’Neal – 1yr/2.30M Lavoy Allen – 4yr/12.39M Lamar Odom – 2yr/3.01M LAC Danny Granger – 3yr/28.62M LAL Andrew Bynum – 4yr/30.91M Lance Stephenson – 4yr/32.06M MarShon Brooks – 1yr/1.88M Jordan Farmar – 3yr/24.97M Jordan Hill – 4yr/25.41M Chris Kaman – 2yr/5.54M Ryan Kelly – 2yr/3.93M MEM Ed Davis – 4yr/21.15M MIA Mario Chalmers – 4yr/25.87M Greg Oden – 3yr/3.59M Metta World Peace – 1yr/2.37M Andrei Kirilenko – 2yr/7.97M Patty Mills – 3yr/16.68M Toney Douglas – 3yr/6.5M Shane Battier – 1yr/1.51M MIL Epke Udoh – 1yr/5.96M MIN DuJuan Blair – 4yr/20.58M NOP Al-Farouq Aminu – 1yr/5.06M Andray Blatch – 3yr/19.83M Jason Smith – 3yr/9.85M Brian Roberts – 3yr/4.67M NYK Caron Butler – 2yr/4.9M Matt Bonner – 1yr/536k Kwame Brown – 1yr/490k OKC Thabo Sefolosha – 3yr/12.06M ORL Jameer Nelson – 2yr/9.25M Malcolm Lee – 3yr/16.18M PHI Jamal Crawford – 1yr/4.75M PHO Eric Bledsoe – 3yr/39M POR Luol Deng – 3yr/35.31M SAC Isaiah Thomas – 5yr/65.61M SAS Ramon Sessions – 3yr/17.05M Devin Harris – 2yr/6.76M Aron Baynes – 3yr/2.22M TOR Amir Johnson – 5yr/29.56M Pierre Jackson – 3yr/20.76M Greivis Vasquez – 1yr/3.2M Patrick Patterson – 3yr/12.5M UTA Gordon Hayward – 4yr/39.54M Aaron Brooks – 1yr/4M WSH Marcin Gortat – 4yr/19.69M Kevin Seraphin – 1yr/3.9M Trevor Booker – 5yr/21.64M Chris Singleton – 1yr/2.3M Al Harrington – 2yr/1.08M
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Post by plax on Mar 6, 2014 0:15:39 GMT -5
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Post by Morkim on Mar 6, 2014 0:57:01 GMT -5
Clearly if you're signing freaking LeBron James, you should have drafted a PF or Center.
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Post by plax on Mar 6, 2014 9:50:31 GMT -5
Clearly if you're signing freaking LeBron James, you should have drafted a PF or Center. The freaking draft is before freaking free agency.
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Post by Morkim on Mar 6, 2014 11:17:58 GMT -5
Clearly if you're signing freaking LeBron James, you should have drafted a PF or Center. The freaking draft is before freaking free agency. But you had to know you were going after LeBron.
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Post by Jindred on Mar 6, 2014 11:43:28 GMT -5
And Plax easily dominating the NBA begins anew
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Post by plax on Mar 6, 2014 11:54:37 GMT -5
The freaking draft is before freaking free agency. But you had to know you were going after LeBron. I did not know LeBron was going to be in FA. I skipped over the "option" process and even when LeBron did opt out in previous associations, he re-upped with Miami before anyone could even give him an offer.
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Post by plax on Mar 6, 2014 11:56:42 GMT -5
And Plax easily dominating the NBA begins anew at least now I built the team the right way and did not trade for 2 all-pro defensive all-stars while dumping a bad salary (Jack) on them. plus I was starting to really miss playing with TT and AB. I love playing with TT in this game. So I am 11 deep (w/ Karasev, Bullock, Felix, and Young as my other 4). Some guys are gonna be mad when getting 10 minutes tops a night. Should get my first game in later on today.
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Post by plax on Mar 6, 2014 19:55:16 GMT -5
Game 1 October 30th, 2014 Cleveland 115 - 106 Philadelphia New era in Cleveland begins with dominant performance by LeBron James.Kyrie Irving - 17 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists Dion Waiters - 17 points, 3 assists LeBron James - 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists Tristan Thompson - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists Spencer Hawes - 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist NOTABLE BENCH PERFORMANCE - Anderson Varejao - 2 points, 13 rebounds in 18 minutes of action Bench: 32 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assistsMichael Carter-Williams - 23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists Jamal Crawford - 27 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists Jeff Green - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists Julius Randle - 13 points, 7 rebounds Nerlens Noel - 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist NOTABLE BENCH PERFORMANCE: Marreese Speights - 6 points, 2 rebounds in 12 minutes of action Bench: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assistsThe new era in Cleveland, or the LeBron James in Cleveland 2.0 saga as it is also called, started off with a win over the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. While the end score was only a differential of 9 points, the game was never close throughout as Cleveland steadily maintained a 12-15 point edge over the 76ers for most of the contest. While Cleveland was destined for a breakout year regardless, LeBron James and his presence will speed the entire process up immediately. The passing on the court tonight for Cleveland was superb with LeBron, Kyrie, and Dion Waiters dishing the ball around the perimeter at will and getting high percentage shots for each other, leading to a 30 assist night for Cleveland as a whole. Anderson Varejao put on a rebounding clinic in limited action, pulling in 13 rebounds and averaging just about 1 rebound per every 90 seconds when on the court. We saw 3 high-profile rookies in action tonight in Jabari Parker, the forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Glen Robinson Jr. and Julius Randle, both forwards for Philadelphia. Both Parker and Randle, who went 2nd overall and 4th overall, respectively, showed some good things when on the floor tonight; Robinson did not record a single point in very limited action.
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