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Wade has been washed for a few years now. He's got the crafty old man moves, but he's not good on defense and can't shoot threes.

true.

well this is gonna be on Ty. wonder how he will handle this.

took wade out the majority of the 2nd qtr, and out of nowhere we are only down by 11 going into half.

The Bad:

--When other teams pick and roll the Cavs with Love, Love always switches to the ball handler. He always switches hard exposing the lane every single time. It's annoying as hell. Is this by design or is it player's choice? I would rather Love use a little more discretion and sometimes stay back even if it means a wide open jumper for the ball handler. I would rather he read the play a little better. They end up leaving Love's guy wide open on the pick and roll for an easy bucket every single time. This action derailed any possible comeback attempt.

--The team couldn't buy a bucket.

--I have no idea what Lue is doing rotation wise. I guess he's trying to figure it out. So far it looks like there is little rhyme or reason to it.

--Wade needs to accept his role, and it's not to be an ISO player. Move without the ball.

--Shumpert always makes a boneheaded decision when the team can least afford it.

The Good:

--This game will mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Forgot one for the Bad column:

--I know it's only three games, but I thought Thompson would feast on teams' second units. To me, he's been a disappointment. I can't think of anything positive he's done so far.

So did I, he’s just reached his ceiling 2 years ago. He’s simply not worth his contract. We need to scout around to find a backup pg and maybe some younger bigs. We are just so old. It shows on defense

I would make this my starting 5 while Rose is out:

Thompson
Love
LBJ
Crowder
Wade

When Rose and/or IT come back I would roll with this:

Thompson
Love
LBJ
Crowder
Rose/IT

I would move Wade to the bench.

Exactly.

This was a back-to-back and the Cavs already made statements in their first two games. Easy money was ORL getting the +11.5 this game.

See what's going on the GSW vs MEM game right now.

Bad game... looked winded and unable to get anything going.

This might be the season of Giannis.

It looks to me like Dwyane Wade has lost two steps

Yeah. Bombing all his jumpers/mid range shots too, which I thought was one of his strong points.

Steph Curry got ejected from last night's game because he threw his mouthpiece at a ref. If this was anyone else, wouldn't it be an automatic 5+ game suspension?? I mean it's not even his first time throwing his mouthpiece.

It was middle finger salute Saturday all around the sports world too.

Who else gave a middle finger? I know Durant was trying to troll fans by showing off his ring finger, as if his hollow, carpet-bagged, championship ring meant something.

Tennessee player against alabama shot the bird. i think i'm missing one more too i'm not sure. coaches arguing with fans, etc.

Should have been suspended when he did in the finals, should be suspended after last night, but he won't, because he's Steph Curry.

What a freaking baby. The entitlement by that dude is incredible.

I have more of a problem with this than I do with what Marshawn Lynch did the other night. Don't get me wrong, both actions are very wrong, but I think there is a total lack of respect in throwing a mouthpiece at an official.

I brought this up after game 6 when he threw his mouthpiece, but Udonis Haslem was suspended a game (and a playoff game at that) for throwing his mouthpiece at a ref, it'll be pretty ridiculous if the league just lets Curry skate.

Did you see the call he was whining about? It was barely a touch foul. You would have to look at it in slow motion to see any contact. Lebron has guys actually bouncing off of him when he doesn't get calls, and he never reacts like that towards a ref.

Their entire team has really become really unlikable, and I'm seeing these sentiments by casual fans, not just Cavs fans. Draymond Green is probably the most "likable" guy on the team, and he's still known for flailing his legs and "accidentally" kicking guys in the nuts.

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Draymond is the most likeable because at least he's real. He's a doofus but he knows he's a doofus and doesn't try to be anything other than a doofus.

Durant is soft and people don't respond well to that. From taking the easy route to a title to those hideous shoes to the fake twitter account, no one respects that guy. No non-GS fans I know respect that guy.

Curry is just a cry baby.

Yeah he wanted the touch foul that you see superstars occasionally get. He just comes off as the spoiled little rich kid who didn't get his way. I really hope the league wakes up and suspends him. That is not a good look, especially with all the young people that look up to him.

You can say what you want about some of the other superstars in the league. Lebron complains a lot, we get it. You can go up and down the list of the top 25 guys in the league, and how many of them would do that? Because he's done it twice, and nothing to this point has been done about it.

As far as Green being the most likable guy on that team, he's also a giant baby. Every time he doesn't get the call he wants, he throws his arms around, and acts like a 3 year old. And the refs just sit there with their whistles and do nothing about it. They seriously cater to those guys, and it's disgusting.

Even Steve Kerr has become unlikable. Rather than trying to take ownership of bad behavior on the team, he just jokes it off and defends it. He whines about the officials almost as much as the players do.

Yeah, I've noticed this as well.