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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985
OK. I think Clevland is safe for 50 wins, but everything depends on health. I think you know this. If Irving misses extended time, then no. I think Varejao eventually gets moved.... I think Bynum will play himself into shape, I like Waiters more then you. Who knows. Memphis is like Atlanta in the east, hell they are like Atlanta in the NFL.... Decent regular seassons and not even a little threat to make any noise when it actually matters.
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Cleveland is safe for 35 wins. A great year would be 42-44. They just aren't good enough defensively. When people talk or breakdown basketball they tend to only focus on offense despite the fact that 1/2 the time a team plays defense. Clevelands backcourt defense with Irving and Waiters on the floor is among the worst in the NBA. They ranked 27th in D last year and outside of Jack (who is not bad but isn't Tony Allen) and the return of Varejao why are they going to be much better?
Memphis has the best perimeter defender (Allen) and one of the best interior defenders (Gasol) in the league. Randolph, Conley, Prince, Ed Davis, Pondexter, Miller, Bayless, Koufas, Franklin. Not a lot of Steven A Smith stars but very good team that could use a perimeter shooter to really be a title threat