Kevin Love out tonight!!!

**Bcatswin** · 06-08-16, 12:56 PM

Cavs start LeBron at PF to go small with Love out

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16047455/kevin-love-cleveland-cavaliers-not-cleared-game-3

Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will not be cleared from his concussion to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

**jjgold** · 06-08-16, 01:04 PM

Helps Cleve

**TheMoneyShot** · 06-08-16, 01:09 PM

Love is Out??

Line hasn't moved at all though.

**TheMoneyShot** · 06-08-16, 01:14 PM

Damn... I expected the line to go to G.S.-2 at least by game time. I know it's early... but most boards at Cleveland -1 or PK

Doesn't look good for Cleveland backers at all.

**Hangoverblack** · 06-08-16, 01:16 PM

Very interesting. Totally disagree. Love news came out, line swung towards warriors. Then, bettors digested news and Cavs -1.5 at many books. Cavs have plenty of offense at home, replacing love with a 48 minute defender is moving the line toward Cleveland. i think this is a Cavs and under set up, with value on that under 205.5

**Igor_1965** · 06-08-16, 01:33 PM

Love would do well at home. This can't be good news for Cleveland

**downsouth** · 06-08-16, 01:42 PM

I wouldn't have expected much with official announcement. If Cavs don't win next year LeBron needs to blow it up and make super super team.

Maybe him, carmelo, paul, durant, and westbrook. Maybe keep love around for someone to blame if things go wrong. Sure some under contract but this is the King were talking about.

This would solidify LeBron position among the greats.

And while some salary would have to be sacrificed to fit it all in cap they could suppliment income by endorsing everything's possible for an NBA player.

**19th Hole** · 06-08-16, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by downsouth

I wouldn't have expected much with official announcement. If Cavs don't win next year LeBron needs to blow it up and make super super team.

Maybe him, carmelo, paul, durant, and westbrook. Maybe keep love around for someone to blame if things go wrong. Sure some under contract but this is the King were talking about.

This would solidify LeBron position among the greats.

And while some salary would have to be sacrificed to fit it all in cap they could suppliment income by endorsing everything's possible for an NBA player.

Refreshing to see your humorous take on the Cavs.

**Snowball** · 06-08-16, 02:33 PM

yeah, it helps, because it means Lue will actually play Frye
and Mosgov. Love is not a center. He's been misused and abused.

no opinion on who wins.

**Menses** · 06-08-16, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by TheMoneyShot

Damn... I expected the line to go to G.S.-2 at least by game time. I know it's early... but most boards at Cleveland -1 or PK

Doesn't look good for Cleveland backers at all.

Love being out is irrelevant as far as Vegas is concerned....They are offering GSW+1½ at Heritage...I am looking ahead to game 4...game 3 is a Cav win

**Whoopi** · 06-08-16, 02:58 PM

He's scared and the most inconsistent person on the team. He takes himself out of the game... Not even referencing the concussion, but mentally takes himself out. It's a blessing to the cavs that Love is sitting. People love to talk about his playoff record but that's so irrelevant and simply not credited to him.

**Ratpack** · 06-08-16, 03:11 PM

so where are they going to get his 20 and 10 from richard jefferson channing frye who is a career bench player how does losing your 3rd best player help you

**Snowball** · 06-08-16, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Ratpack

so where are they going to get his 20 and 10 from richard jefferson channing frye who is a career bench player how does losing your 3rd best player help you

understand, Love is the 5th highest paid forward.
He is supposed to be playing forward, not center.
You cannot score as much playing center as forward.

somehow this escapes Master Lue.

**TheMoneyShot** · 06-08-16, 03:27 PM

Originally posted by Menses

Love being out is irrelevant as far as Vegas is concerned....They are offering GSW+1½ at Heritage...I am looking ahead to game 4...game 3 is a Cav win

Yep. Love being out is irrelevant. Guy only gives you 20+ on any given night.

**JIBBBY** · 06-08-16, 03:30 PM

Oh she bumped her head on the court.. awwwww... Not even a graded concussion from what I'm reading.. Dude is soft..

He won't be dropping any dimes tonight

...

He does play well at home though..

**Ratzz** · 06-08-16, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by Bcatswin

Does this help?

Halleluyah.

**4TH AND STUPID** · 06-08-16, 03:45 PM

Best news cavs could get.

**sweethook** · 06-08-16, 03:52 PM

its a hard it , but someone will step up and show

**Menses** · 06-08-16, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by TheMoneyShot

Yep. Love being out is irrelevant. Guy only gives you 20+ on any given night.

Channing Frye will "Magically" become relevant again in this series and make up the difference...its only the rebounding that may pose an issue...but again...it won't matter...

**d2bets** · 06-08-16, 07:46 PM

Richard Jefferson? LOL

Warriors too damn deep and talented.

Lebron has to go 40/15/15.

**jazzyj7** · 06-08-16, 07:47 PM

Originally posted by TheMoneyShot

Damn... I expected the line to go to G.S.-2 at least by game time. I know it's early... but most boards at Cleveland -1 or PK

Doesn't look good for Cleveland backers at all.

I think it's the other way around. The fact that it didn't go to -2 GSW with love being out is a good sign for cavs backers.

**iloseagain** · 06-08-16, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by TheMoneyShot

Yep. Love being out is irrelevant. Guy only gives you 20+ on any given night.

Originally posted by Ratpack

so where are they going to get his 20 and 10 from richard jefferson channing frye who is a career bench player how does losing your 3rd best player help you

I hate when people say this shit.. You're acting like his minutes are taken out of the game too when u say this. Someone else fills his minutes and its obviously going to be a variety of different players and i guarantee the guys who fill Loves minutes not only combine for 20/10, but they give much better defense and effort than that bum.

**YouHave2outs** · 06-08-16, 08:00 PM

lol that love is worth 0 points or possibly even -1 points to the Cavs on the betting line.

**jjgold** · 06-08-16, 08:33 PM

Love might not play next game now

**JIBBBY** · 06-09-16, 05:57 AM

That was a beat down tonight.. Payback.. Maybe they are better with out Love.. Who knows??

Cavs were jacked for this game coming back home that's for sure!!! .. It showed.. They weren't gonna be denied..

This will still be a series if the Cavs can get the next game now..

**jjgold** · 06-09-16, 07:49 AM

We will find out next game

**Mac4Lyfe** · 06-09-16, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

That was a beat down tonight.. Payback.. Maybe they are better with out Love.. Who knows??

Cavs were jacked for this game coming back home that's for sure!!! .. It showed.. They weren't gonna be denied..

This will still be a series if the Cavs can get the next game now..

Jefferson's defense was light years better than the dropping dimes man. Jefferson was all over the court on defense helping out and protecting the perimeter. Love's lead feet Hermann Munster play would have left open too many guys. No way should Lue start this clown in game 4. Have him come off the bench and hopefully provide some bench points which has been non existent for the Cavs.

I haven't checked the records but it sure seems like whenever Love is out of a game (and the only one out of the game), Cleveland ends up winning.

**sweethook** · 06-09-16, 09:21 AM

same outcome without him