Now what?

[Anytime23]

That team would at best squeak into the playoffs w/o James. The guy is a two time MVP and has brought scrubs to the finals. He's never played with a talent like Rose. He certainly hasnt played with a trip of Rose/Noah/Deng.

 

[Chicago4Ever]

That team would at best squeak into the playoffs w/o James. The guy is a two time MVP and has brought scrubs to the finals. He's never played with a talent like Rose. He certainly hasnt played with a trip of Rose/Noah/Deng.

Why are you so high on Deng? He's not that great.

 

[BigP50]

7 seed at best.

 

[sicko]

sign Lee or Boozer (I would rather have Lee, Boozer can't stay healthy at all), don't know what they will do for a SG though, signing Roger Mason or Reddick to bring off the bench would help but neither of them are starters

 

[Southside Bull Baron]

The longer LeBron waits, the better chance he comes

 

[BigP50]

yea thats probably true. But I just want a decision!

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

yea thats probably true. But I just want a decision!

this

 

[PrideisBears]

I'm sure Lebron knows that if he goes back to cleveland, he won't be winning in the playoffs very soon. It seems that Boston will keep the same crew,Magic is still there, Chicago and the Bucks are young and getting better and Cleveland can't afford anyone and has lost both of their Centers.

 

[Bullsman24]

Why are you so high on Deng? He's not that great.

well i think we know he's not lebron james. we don't expect him to be. but he's a very solid, even if unspectacular, player who has an automatic mid range jump shot and can rebound well and play defense effectively. plus when he was last the third option (behind gordon and hinrich) he shot over 50%. plus i think that his injury concerns could possibly be from playing with the british national team over the summer. he isn't pledged to do this full time again until the 2012 olympics so i think we should be alright on that front.

basically my point is he's a very good role player and better than most of the players james has in cleveland.

 

[Diehardfan]

Why are you so high on Deng? He's not that great.

I agree, he's not. But throw him in there with Rose, Noah and a couple of big time free agents....he becomes a key player. The lesser of all evils when he gets lost in the defensive struggle to hold down the other players....he should get a ton of good looks. This instantly makes him a better player, probably better than he's ever been.

 

[Anytime23]

18-7 w/ good D. That says enough about Deng as a 4th option if we can get two scorers.