Originally Posted by
Eddy Munny
Look, the Cavs are going to be very good in either scenario... But why give up multiple players in return for one? Kevin Love would be a nice addition but then you've painted yourself into a corner where three guys have to shoulder the load and carry a paper thin remaining roster.
Yes the Heat forged a winning model to a large degree, but it proved unsustainable and ultimately too taxing on the "big three." And as Cuse pointed out, they really only proved to be the best team in the NBA ONCE out of the four trips to the Finals. Last year the Spurs entered the Finals with Ginobili and Parker hobbled and it still took a Heat miracle in game 6 to pull it out.
Contrast that with the 2014 Spurs (healthy), who weren't overly reliant on two or three players to tow the line. They had depth, balance, and players who could execute their role in a gameplan to perfection. It looked effortless whereas the Heat looked lost when the big three couldn't produce. The Spurs were multidimensional and hardly broke a sweat running the Heat out of the building. If not for some untimely missed free throws in game two, it's a sweep.
In fact, San Antonio got their biggest test of the playoffs in round one against Dallas, which speaks to how watered down the East is and how much of Miami's success can be attributed to a powderpuff path the the Finals.
It's not like Cleveland needs Wiggins to be a superhero right away, if at all. If he can contribute as a lock down defender (which is a strength of his), then that goes a long way towards building an actual team. Maybe Bennett and Thompson clean up the boards, Waiters provides scoring, Kyrie facilitates and Lebron dominates. Then you have some wildcards with the draft picks. I'm oversimplifying it a bit but there's definitely a championship team in there somewhere.
You don't need to clean house and rest your hopes on another version of the "Heatles." Kevin Love isn't much of a post defender anyways and Miami found out the hard way what happens when you leave the backdoor open in the paint all day.
Let Lebron mold these younger players into something special. He already has his two rings so that monkey is off his back forever. It would be a boon to his legacy to take the current edition of the Cavs to the NBA title rather than another superteam. His critics love to point out "well he had to team up with other superstars to win it all...." so why bother with that tired old narrative again?