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Saarang
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Saarang

Post Number: 408
Registered: 04-2015
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Posted on Friday, June 09, 2017 - 1:52 pm:   

What can the Cavs do for next year?
Bottom line: Peddaga emi peekaleru...excepting some Kevin Love gamble trades


What do the Cavaliers do about the Warriors problem?
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19587949/nba-playoffs-cavs-need-changes-title -contenders

The Cavaliers' near-perfect postseason -- a precision-like 12-1 romp through three Eastern Conference would-be contenders highlighted by an offensive efficiency through the opening rounds more explosive than even the best the Showtime Lakers ever mustered -- came to a crashing halt against the "juggernaut" known as the Golden State Warriors this week.

Juggernaut is LeBron James' word, dropped before the NBA Finals "Threematch" with the Warriors even began and then again Wednesday night after Golden State went up 3-0 on the Cavs with a soul-crushing 11-0 spurt in the final 3 minutes, 8 seconds that all but ended Cleveland's repeat bid.

Sure, last season the Cavs became the first team in league history to come back from a 3-1 Finals deficit against this same Warriors franchise. But it wasn't this same Warriors team. This Warriors team has won 30 of its past 31 games. This Warriors team has Kevin Durant averaging 34 points on 56.1 percent shooting in the Finals; that Warriors team had Harrison Barnes averaging 9.3 points on 35.2 percent shooting playing the same position. This Warriors team has Stephen Curry on two healthy legs. This Warriors team has Draymond Green controlling his habit of striking the opponent in the groin. This Warriors team is hell-bent on revenge.

So again, barring the most incredible feat in basketball history occurring -- starting with Game 4 on Friday -- the pressing question becomes: Where do the Cavs go from here?

ESPN.com polled more than 30 executives, coaches, scouts, agents and players from around the NBA to find options to answer that query.

At perhaps any other time since the league's inception, being a team coming off three straight Finals appearances with a lineup featuring three All-Stars in their primes would be a great spot to be in. A perfect spot, even. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

But not in today's NBA with the Beast from The Bay lurking.

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