Fear The Sword Sep 19, 2017
Tyronn Lue says Tristan Thompson will remain starting center for Cavaliers in wake of trades
Tristan Thompson ain’t losing his starting spot just yet. The Cavaliers suddenly have a jam-packed frontcourt with four starting-quality players after the trade that brought Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder to Cleveland. Crowder would certainly be an overqualified sixth man, and with talk of playing Kevin Love more at center, it was possible to wonder if moving Tristan Thompson to the bench could be a possibility for a downsized, more space-based lineup. Well, Tyronn Lue says that we’ll have to pump the brakes on that for now. "Right now we're just trying to get all of our pieces together...
Fear The Sword Sep 14, 2017
The Cavaliers have no plans to trade Kevin Love, per report
Although the Cavs have tried to move him before, he’s not going anywhere now. Kevin Love has been through a lot throughout his tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ever since the team traded Andrew Wiggins for him, he has been the subject of countless trade rumors and scrutiny. Despite proving he can be effective against the Golden State Warriors in last year’s Finals, those trade rumors persisted. According to a report from ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Love can breathe easy for the time being as the Cavs currently have no plans to trade him: The Cavs have contemplated trading Love off and on...
Fear The Sword Sep 14, 2017
Kevin Love ranked No. 26 in Sports Illustrated’s Top 100
Love finished ahead of both Paul Millsap and Al Horford. Sports Illustrated is in the midst of their countdown of the top 100 players for the 2018 season in the NBA. Tristan Thompson was the first inclusion on the list at No. 52, Jae Crowder at No. 44, Isiah Thomas came in at No. 40, while Derrick Rose and J.R. Smith landed among the honorable mentions. Next up on Sports Illustrated rankings is Kevin Love, who came in as the No. 26 best player in the league. This put him just slightly ahead of both Denver’s Paul Millsap and Boston’s Al Horford. Here’s what they had to say about Love...
Fear The Sword Sep 14, 2017
The Cavaliers are reportedly redesigning their offense to feature Kevin Love
This time, they mean it! Kyrie Irving has been shipped out of town and the Cavaliers looking at being without their new starting point guard, Isiaah Thomas, for an unforeseen period of time. With that, it’s time for the Cavaliers to fall back on one of their well-established offseason rallying points: getting Kevin Love more involved in the offense. And this time, the Cavs mean it! ESPN’s Zach Lowe is reporting that the Cavaliers are re-designing their offense around Kevin Love, and Tyronn Lue says Love will have his best season as a member of the team. They are confident Minnesota...
ESPN Sep 13, 2017
Lowe: Remember Kevin Love? LeBron and the Cavs need him more than ever
Lowe: Remember Kevin Love? LeBron and the Cavs need him more than ever
Fear The Sword Sep 9, 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers 5 vs. 5: Analyzing the Cavaliers’ adjusted rotation
How will the Cavs’ newest additions impact the team’s rotation? In which five Fear the Sword writers answer five questions about the Cavs’ adjusted roster. 1. With the Cavs’ new roster in mind, what should the Cavs’ starting five be next year when everyone is healthy? Chris Manning (@cwmwrites): Isaiah Thomas, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson. There’s a good case to start jae Crowder and then Tristan Thompson to the bench, by change a formula that has worked so well? Zac Lockwood (@thezlock): Isaiah Thomas - J.R. Smith - LeBron James - Kevin Love -...
Fear The Sword Sep 7, 2017
Why Kevin Love can thrive without Kyrie Irving around
With Kyrie Irving out of the picture, here’s why Kevin Love can still dominate on the floor. There’s one moment in Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals that probably depict the relationship between LeBron James and Kevin Love accurately. It’s the first quarter and the Cavaliers are trying to fight off the Warriors as much as the Oracle Arena crowd. At the 5:33 mark, with the Cavaliers down six, Love appears to blow a defensive rotation and him and James appear to have a quick discussion. To many, it appeared as if Love was going for a high-five and James was more concerned with pointing out...
Fear The Sword Sep 6, 2017
Podcast: How the Cavs will implement their new pieces
Here’s how Cleveland could change during the 2017-18 season. Welcome to Locked on Cavaliers, the official Cleveland Cavaliers podcast of the Locked on Podcast network. On today’s episode, host Chris Manning (@cwmwrites) is joined by Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) of the Jump Ball podcast to talk about his initial thoughts on the Kyrie Irving trade (4:49), why he thinks the Nets pick might fall outside the top five (6:35), how LeBron James keeps the Cavs organization nervous (16:04), how Isaiah Thomas' health could shape Cleveland's season (18:11), Kevin Love's possible new role (24:39), Jae...
Plain Dealer Sep 5, 2017
Kevin Love, model girlfriend Kate Bock appear in sexy photo shoot for Banana Republic
Over the summer, Love and girlfriend Kate Bock gave Banana Republic a glimpse into a day of their collective life in Los Angeles at a photo shoot for the clothing line's fall collection.
Plain Dealer Sep 3, 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers: Kevin Love, Jae Crowder, Q deal, Terry's Talkin' -- Terry Pluto
With Kyrie Irving traded to the Boston Celtics, what Cleveland Cavalier player could suddenly find a bigger role?
Fear The Sword Sep 2, 2017
Tyronn Lue working on lineups featuring both LeBron James and Jae Crowder
Crowder’s role next season could be fluid. The value of Jae Crowder is that he can play both small forward and power forward. The problem: the Cavs have All-Star level starters at both positions in LeBron James and Kevin Love, likely sending Crowder to the bench and playing fewer minutes. Cavs coach Tyronn Lue, however, doesn’t see Crowder as only James’ backup and, per cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, is working a lineups that feature both forwards. This, of course, makes sense. In the modern NBA, and against teams like the Warriors, the Cavs want to be flexible and be able to switch...
Fear The Sword Aug 24, 2017
Cavaliers’ all-time roster on NBA 2K18 revealed
Here’s who will be wearing wine and gold on the virtual hardwood. NBA 2K18 is unveiling a new “All-Time” roster this year, featuring all 30 NBA franchises best players for you to go head-to-head with, and those rosters were released today. Here’s who’s suiting up for the Cleveland Cavaliers: Price, Irving, James and Daugherty are all no-brainers for the starting lineup, though I think it’s fair to wonder if someone like Larry Nance or Kevin Love deserved to be in that role slightly more. All told, this is a fairly thorough roster. It’s really important to note...
