Who is the Most Overrated Team in the East ..aka.. Why Boston Sux.

[007]

Magic doing their best to give Boston the win...they're shooting 1-16 in the 4th so far

[Mitch P]

"When is Kyrie going to get a foul call?. The words of Tommy Heinsohn

[007]

Celtics lose at home to Orlando, will now head out on a four game west coast trip. Raptors only 2 games back

[The Great One]

What karma? Blatt coached in the all star game.

[rocwell]

What karma? Blatt coached in the all star game.

[Hotshot]

Orlando defeating Boston is a Raptor's win, so I'm happy!

[Mitch P]

I'm going to make a bold prediction. Final standings in the east. Toronto/Boston/Philadephia/Miami. At this point I feel that Philly might be the hardest team for the Raptors to beat in a series; especially as Embiid always gets lots of help from the refs. Perhaps this outlook will change before the trade deadline. Boston with Kemba Walker or Cleveland with Hill could make them tougher. But I'm doubting that Boston will make a big move as they believe the future is theirs and Cleveland has nothing to trade.

[007]

I'm going to make a bold prediction. Final standings in the east. Toronto/Boston/Philadephia/Miami. At this point I feel that Philly might be the hardest team for the Raptors to beat in a series; especially as Embiid always gets lots of help from the refs. Perhaps this outlook will change before the trade deadline. Boston with Kemba Walker or Cleveland with Hill could make them tougher. But I'm doubting that Boston will make a big move as they believe the future is theirs and Cleveland has nothing to trade.

Philly 3rd seed? They're barely over .500 and Redick just got injured

[wall-e]

when was the last time a young team with all there star players reaching the playoffs for the first time beats a better (higher seed) and more experienced team in a 7 game series

[KeonClark]

Important news from @NFLGameDay: #Patriots QB Tom Brady walked in to @GilletteStadium with his hands in his pockets, bag over his shoulder. Usually, he carries his bag with his right hand. This is important pic.twitter.com/CTPaj7Kt8j

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 21, 2018

Poor guy is really gonna have a rough time lifting the super bowl trophy

[rocwell]

Poor guy is really gonna have a rough time lifting the super bowl trophy

[Demographic Shift]

That there is something needed to help the Cavs out of the rut they're in isn't news.
What are the options ? Lets take a look at the corporate decision wheel.

Fire Someone... Would changing coaches make enough of a difference ? Who is available and would they want to walk into that circus right now ? It is the cheapest and easiest way to give a defibrillator charge to the Cavs.....but is it enough ?

Make a trade .... If firing the coach is not enough then a trade would be in order. The Cavs are hardly in a position of strength to trade any of their available personnel. Its always amusing to read that after running down your players as unfocused no talent lazy bums that someone would actually want them in return for real talent in a players for players transaction.

They do have that draft pick which is likely a 7 to 10 range lottery pick. Thats a high price to pay for a punchers chance at the title let alone the east....but if thats what it takes to get Lebron to stay then perhaps thats the decision.

And..even if Lebron is on board with a trade the pick for the "right" player deal at the deadline is it enough for James to exercise his player option for next season for a cool 35$M and stay... Even if he does... the cavs get to live the dream all over again next year as Lebron is slated to be a UFA at the end of the 2018-19 season. .

Do nothing..... This might be the route Gilbert takes.... Keep the pick..... Keep the coach....Keep the faith....

[slaw]

Celtics lose at home to Orlando, will now head out on a four game west coast trip. Raptors only 2 games back

Celtics' offense has been awful since the calendar turned. Defense still looks fine, though.

Really interested to see how the Celts hold up through the rest of the season. They go out west twice and have 9 road games in March. They are road heavy here on out and they don't have a lot of gimmes on their schedule.

[slaw]

That there is something needed to help the Cavs out of the rut they're in isn't news.
What are the options ? Lets take a look at the corporate decision wheel.

Fire Someone... Would changing coaches make enough of a difference ? Who is available and would they want to walk into that circus right now ? It is the cheapest and easiest way to give a defibrillator charge to the Cavs.....but is it enough ?

Make a trade .... If firing the coach is not enough then a trade would be in order. The Cavs are hardly in a position of strength to trade any of their available personnel. Its always amusing to read that after running down your players as unfocused no talent lazy bums that someone would actually want them in return for real talent in a players for players transaction.

They do have that draft pick which is likely a 7 to 10 range lottery pick. Thats a high price to pay for a punchers chance at the title let alone the east....but if thats what it takes to get Lebron to stay then perhaps thats the decision.

And..even if Lebron is on board with a trade the pick for the "right" player deal at the deadline is it enough for James to exercise his player option for next season for a cool 35$M and stay... Even if he does... the cavs get to live the dream all over again next year as Lebron is slated to be a UFA at the end of the 2018-19 season. .

Do nothing..... This might be the route Gilbert takes.... Keep the pick..... Keep the coach....Keep the faith....

Pretty sure they are hating the new, earlier trade deadline in Cleveland...... Honestly, not sure what they do. Lue won't get fired unless Lebron wants that and he hasn't given any indication he does. A trade might help but, honestly, their issue is team defense. Can a trade fix that?

[golden]

Pretty sure they are hating the new, earlier trade deadline in Cleveland...... Honestly, not sure what they do. Lue won't get fired unless Lebron wants that and he hasn't given any indication he does. A trade might help but, honestly, their issue is team defense. Can a trade fix that?

If the problem on defense is simply effort, then the playoffs can help that. If the problem is that the other players have finally grown tired of the team's universe being centered around Lebron (like Kyrie did), then that might be more difficult to overcome.