Biggest Loser of the offseason so far?

[twinbree]

So many candidates I won't list them to make a poll. It seems every day this offseason I feel sorry for someone. For now the people I feel sorry for most are

Cavs - if they think this week was painful imagine what'll it'll be like going through the season with the refs treating them like the average team

Knicks - forget how underwhelming their signings have been so far  why do they have to deal with the threat of Isiah returning

Spoelstra - he has to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. I can't see them trusting him to coach this group.

[Birdbrain]

Lebron James.

Seriously probably the Knicks because they have been anticipating this FA summer for a few years now. 

[Celtics4ever]

Definitely LeBron!

[Silas]

It's not Queen James, because he just doesn't understand that what he did and how he did it was so wrong. He'll still make his millions and may luck out and win a few.  The real loser is Cleveland.  While the city benefited considerably the past 7 years with Queen James, they are about to sink to the bottom of Lake Erie. Luckily it's not very deep.

[Cman]

Spoelstra - he has to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. I can't see them trusting him to coach this group.

Interesting, hadn't thought of that.  Think he can feel Riley peering over his shoulder?

[SCBirdman]

Dan Gilbert. His franchise will no longer be profitable, and after his tirade, I heard an agent say that no way would he ever send one of his players to Cleavland.

[birdwatcher]

Cleveland by far. NY seems like they would be, but they still have money and people will still want to play there. Who in hell would want to go to Cleveland? Especially now that they have a team of underachievers and bad contracts?

[amenhotep04]

Cleveland's value dropped about 200 million dollars. They're a franchise without an identity, no star power, and no draw for veteran players.

New Jersey. They lost across the board, including the lottery.

Atlanta. Overpaying for Johnson, and then strapping themselves financially for several years.

Toronto.

Hmmmm, probably a few more.

[Lucky17]

Knick fans. However many there are left, that is.

[misha]

Spoelstra - he has to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. I can't see them trusting him to coach this group.

Interesting, hadn't thought of that.  Think he can feel Riley peering over his shoulder?

He can feel Riley breathing down his neck. One mistake and he's out, probably due to personal problems or some other lie.

[jr_3421]

Cleveland. They just got embarrassed by LeBron and then again by their owner.

New Jersey. A lot of hype came along with this new owner and they did nothing except offer average players above average contracts. And they didn't get Wall.

Byron Scott. Came to Cleveland expecting to coach LeBron and instead had to deal with his leftovers. He should have waited for the Laker job to open up lol.

[celticsclay]

Lebron James is a pretty big loser. Not in the sense that he lost something, but in the sense that his personality as a whole makes him a total loser. Now that he has his money and more attention then ever, he is the "biggest loser"

[hpantazo]

Cleveland. They just got embarrassed by LeBron and then again by their owner.

New Jersey. A lot of hype came along with this new owner and they did nothing except offer average player above average contracts. And they didn't get Wall.

Byron Scott. Came to Cleveland expecting to coach LeBron and instead had to deal with his leftovers. He should have waited for the Laker job to open up lol.

awesome, TP

[dooyork]

Knicks - forget how underwhelming their signings have been so far  why do they have to deal with the threat of Isiah returning

I didn't know Isiah was threatening to come back?  That's horrible.  The Knicks should get a restraining order against him to keep him more than 100 yards away from MSG, after the years of abuse and neglect he subjected that team to.

[pearljammer10]

I wouldnt say the knicks are losers just yet. They were able to sign Amare who was probably the 4th biggest free agent out there... Also they were able to net Felton for 7 mila year for only a couple years which is actually an incredible deal when you look at how the market has played out...

Biggest loser by a landslide is the New Jersey Nets... They were expecting big things from this offseason and:

1. They struck out on all major free agents.

2. They overpaid big time for guys like Outlaw (7 mil a year for 5 years?!!) And Petro (3.3 mil a year for 3 years?!!)

Ouch. This Russian Billionaire and Jay Z are going to have to make some harder pitches. No way they win that guaranteed championship in the next 5 years.