James, who finished behind Steph Curry of the Warriors and runner-up James Harden in MVP balloting, still claims it was better for the Cavaliers to have lost than never experienced the National Basketball Association Finals.
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LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the Cleveland Cavaliers media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts on September 28, 2015 in Independence, Ohio. But the fact of the matter is that Thompson was pretty integral in the run that the Cavaliers made a year ago, especially in the postseason.
“It’s like, ‘OK, I’d like to have those two months back. I’m certainly more confident and understanding of the things that I need to do and the situations that I’m going to face, and that’s a good feeling”. We were very, very, very angry. Everybody that we went against knew it when we came back. Finally, James is clearly pleased with the Cavs’ depth, singling out Love, with whom he had an awkward, tenuous relationship in their first season together. Should this rumor be eventually proven to be correct, then it could be said that Tristan Thompson opted to stay with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love despite the substantial decrease in his target income. We’re now down to just a couple days before said scenario becomes a reality, and unfortunately last night’s story-turned-non-story is the best development we’ve had in months. I’ve put in a lot of work in the offseason to get my full range of motion back and also build my strength back.
Mike Miller opted into the final year of his contract while with the Cavaliers knowing that he was likely going to be traded. He’ll be 31 in December, but the four-time MVP said another birthday hasn’t raised his sense of urgency to win a championship.
“A championship is ideally going to be our goal”, he added. That’s the mentality we have to have.
Head coach David Blatt welcomes the help. Williams hasn’t been good in several years but he had a resurgence in his brief stint at Charlotte last year and has always shot threes well playing with James. Cleveland coach David Blatt downplayed the significance of Thompson’s absence at the start of training camp. None other than LeBron James, of course. So, I believe I improved. He challenged Cleveland’s decision makers – Blatt – to “be smart about it”. “It was tough, but it’s a new season”.
His first season with the Heat ended with a loss to Dallas in the finals.
“It hurt a lot”, he said. “There’s no set timetable or date I’m shooting for”. He watched Cleveland give Kevin Love $110 million after the worst season of his career.
“I want to do what makes me happy”, the 32-year-old said.
Irving, however, doesn’t plan on grinning after a successful foray to the hoop.
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The last option is the most interesting one. I did go through that, and I feel that I’m starting the season in a much better place.
