Poll: What would make up for the loss?- and I am talking this Summer

[coco]

Don't know about you fellas, but i couldn't sleep well last night after losing again to LBJ. 

I turned off the TV with 2 mins left in the game.  Rozzier/Brown/Smart were bad and I just knew we didn't have the firepower to pull it off.....and then the LBJ man crush!!!  UGHHH!

...and so there is only one thing I can think off that would help healing the pain.

Cavs getting beaten badly in the finals....almost to the point of humiliation...

Sorry, I guess i am a sore loser

What say you?

[Monkhouse]

We choked last night. But it's okay.. We weren't ever supposed to be in this position, and I'm okay with them counting us out. Bring the team back, get more shooters, and I think it's proven time and time again that you can't have someone like Kyrie and Rozier on the same team, because you'll be abused in our switch heavy defense.

Incorporate more length from the draft, try to get a multifaceted shooter and defender. And focus on using your players like Hayward or Tatum/Brown to add extra scoring punch to our bench unit.

Try to resign Smart for a reasonable price. (The 14 milliom comment is blown out of proportion due to the fact that he was simply asked a question, and was responding to it in advance.) Bring Baynes back and just try to develop more confidence in Brown and Ojeleye. Brown seemed very afraid to do anything else towards the end of the 4th quarter.

[Who]

Just getting everyone back healthy and playing well next season.

[SparzWizard]

Trading SAC '19 for Suns' #1 pick.

[LilRip]

I want the Rockets to win a ring this year but that’s not happening with CP3 out. So it looks like GSW-CLE IV. I’m skipping that and just going straight to the box score.

This summer, I want our guys to get healthy. We will lose some guys (likely Smart) but I hope we can make some other smart signings. Wouldn’t mind getting some more tough minded 3D players. A trade for Kawhi would be sweet (while keeping Tatum) but idk how that’d be possible. But a lineup of Kyrie/Hayward/Tatum/Kawhi/Horford would be bonkers. The bench would be razor thin but hopefully vet min guys would be flocking to us.

[SparzWizard]

I want the Rockets to win a ring this year but that’s not happening with CP3 out. So it looks like GSW-CLE IV. I’m skipping that and just going straight to the box score.

GSW has a better shot beating LeBron than HOU does. I don't trust Houston's mentality- at all.

[Csfan1984]

I picked move up the draft. If Doncic goes 1st I'd move Rozier, Brown and Morris to Kings for Temple and Ayton. C's can let Hayward play the 2 and can commit to a slightly higher $ amount than MLE for Smart. Kings I'm sure would like more proven young growing stars* to build around and they have a few young pf/c guys already developing.

C's
Irving, Hayward, Tatum, Horford, Ayton(2)
Smart, Brunson(27), Semi, Theis, Baynes

Kings'
Rozier, Bog, Brown, Giles, WCS
Fox, Heild, Morris, Lab, Randolph

[Roy H.]

I’m not stressing the loss.

Horford / Tatum / Hayward / Brown / Kyrie is a dream lineup.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Nothing can make up for it. This was a golden opportunity, gift-wrapped by the Cavs themselves with their horrid first half, but Boston said, "No thanks."

What'll happen this summer? Don't know, don't care.

[slamtheking]

well, having even just an average shooting night from Brown, Rozier or Morris would have been enough for a win.  that's what would have made up for it.

would enjoy seeing Bron crushed in the Finals. 

[kozlodoev]

I’m not stressing the loss.

Horford / Tatum / Hayward / Brown / Kyrie is a dream lineup.

Until someone starts Tristan Thompson.

[PAOBoston]

1. Get everyone healthy (Irving/Hayward/Theis). This alone should make this team so much better.

2. Re-sign Baynes. Don't think it will cost much more than $5 mil per. He was solid addition this year and helped anchor best defense in league and guard the few big Cs the team faced (Embiid/Howard/etc). His 3pt shot was an interesting surprise in post season. I would like to see how that goes next year.

3. See what happens with Smart. I'd be willing to match anything up to $12 mil per. Anything more than that Is let him walk.

4. Use MLE to beef up bench. If Smart leaves, maybe some one like Tyreke Evans off the bench could make sense. Otherwise, continuing to add to team depth. A floor spacing big in the mold of Olynyk could be a welcome addition as well.

[rondofan1255]

Cavs getting swept by the warriors

[Eja117]

One thing that would make up for the loss in my book is if Jaylen and Tatum come back looking like all stars or something. Just jacked a ready to go. This year they looked like future all stars. Next year they could look like actual all-stars.  Terry could go from borderline starter to legit NBA starter level.
Yabs and Semi could come back looking 200% better. The new draft pick could blow away expectations. Irving and Hayward could come back at 101% of their previous selves. Horford and Morris could come back in the best shape of their life.  Theis could come back looking way better. If all that happens that would make up for a lot.

[Stig]

We meet this Cavs team again next year in ECF and beat them 4:0.