chiefzilla1501 |
07-06-2016 07:10 PM |
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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
(Post 12302932)
I have to disagree. Millsap is an inferior rebounder to Love and cannot stretch the floor as well. He's only a passable three point shooter, and while he offers much, much better defense, it's going to be in the form of rim protection, which doesn't matter that much against the Warriors. You need guys with long arms and quick feet to defend them well.
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That is a better fit for the Cavs. The Cavs didn't need Love to be a stretch shooter, and Love doesn't need to be that either. Love isn't at all comfortable in his role. He is not a stationary player. Bosh learned to evolve into that role. Love has not which is why the Cavs were at their best in the finals when they stopped trying to force touches to Love. And that's bad for Love because he needs to be a volume shooter.
And Love without offense is a liability even if he can rebound, because his defense is atrocious, even though he did make a terrific stop at the end of the GS game. He got knocked around in the post, which is bad, because Tristan Thompson is a completely worthless offensive player unless he's right next to the basket.
I don't think Millsap is ideal for the Cavs, but he's a much, much better fit. If Love wants to play every game like he did game 7 against GS, more power to him. But he will get frustrated as hell if that's how they want to use him. Of course, the better option is to bring in Small Forwards and move Lebron to Power Forward and force him to evolve into a post player. So from that perspective, honestly the Cavs don't need Milsap or Love. Which might actually be one of the more intriguing reasons to trade away Love and consider a Small Forward option like Wade.
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