re: Kevin Love is history

It's disappointing to see Love relegated to such a specialized role. His skill-set should be the perfect compliment to Lebron's game, and something Lebron has never had. Love is a great rebounder who can spread the floor as a legitimate perimeter shooting threat. It sounds great in theory, but after thinking about it I'm not sure what other way he should be utilized on this Cavs team. He's not a great pick and roll guy and playing with his back to the basket clogs the lane which diminishes both Lebron and Irving's effectiveness with penetration. Irving is a better shooter than Wade was but doesn't move as well without the ball, which doesn't help promote Love's passing ability(which he doesn't get enough credit for).

It's similar in some ways to Miami with Chris Bosh, except Love's role is even more specialized because of his perimeter shooting ability and the makeup of the Cavs' roster. Bosh was very good at getting guys in the air and drawing fouls close to the basket. However, Love showed some of this in Minnesota and seemed to be much more effective offensively in the high post, but you wouldn't want to do that with Lebron on your roster. Right now they seem to operate better like all of Lebron's best teams have, by spreading the floor to open up penetration lanes and set up outside shooters.