[negguaryParticipant]

Larry Sanders is officially back! He has signed on with the Cavs! Thoughts. Does this make them better, him better? I don’t know much about the dude, so INFORM ME!

[r377Participant]

John Salley meets Cheech and Chong

[sweaterflexParticipant]

Sanders was one of the five best defensive centers in the league for a brief time, it’s a shame he doesn’t love the game. In a perfect world he could be the rim defender the Cavs lack, but it’s hard to imagine they give him any burn. 

[BenchWarmerParticipant]

Dude had to have some sort of love for the game, he picked up basketball late and made the league. You watch the dude in college and he had fire, you don’t play that hard and put that much time into something you don’t love. To my knowledge it was more to do with depression and substance abuse. I think the dude was completely misunderstood. Mental health is something that isn’t easy for people to deal with and to be a professional athlete that has obligations and expectations only amplifies the weight you carry around. As someone who has felt with severe mental health issues I empathize with him, because at the end of the day he is only human my man and maybe the time off working on homself, trying new things like rapping has allowed him to get back to get back to the basics and what he loves. Ball is life, wishing the young man the best!

[sweaterflexParticipant]

 I empathize for anyone experiencing mental health issues, I meant more that just because a man is 6’11 and athletic doesn’t mean he has to be a basketball player. Everybody has a right to pursue their best life, I just doubt that he can be committed to being an NBA player if he is already contemplating his outside options at 26 years old. Walking away from that kind of money is impressive in some ways.

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

 dude havent played in 2 yrs..it remains to be seen if he can regain his form..they’re looking for help on the offensive boards (houston rebounded them 20-4 in that department) and with rim protection….something they thought they would get from bogut….thompson has been bothered with knee tendernitis the last few gms..which has affected his movement on the court….

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

He hasn’t played in almost two years. Even when he was playing, he only had like one good season with the Bucks. 

With how long he’s been out, there’s no way he’s in great basketball shape. I doubt this guy helps at all this season. 

[HitsterParticipant]

 The Cavs have lost Bogut through injury so are looking at Larry. If it doesn’t work out then they can easily waive him. Also no guarantee he will take play off roster.

They will have a look a good look at him in practice and can give him some garbage minutes on court to see what he looks like in game action.

I’d assume he must be in decent shape otherwise I don’t see the Cavs wasting time and money to sign him. I’d expect they’d have got to have a fairly rigourous physical or made him do a fair amount of drills for them.

 

 

[SmooveKRYPTParticipant]

Spot minutes at most.

Insurance in case TT gets in foul trouble in the playoffs and they’re getting killed on the glass. I don’t forsee a regular rotation spot for him.

They do have a team option for next season as well though. If he works and stays committed throughout the rest of the season and summer, he could be a player for them going forward. Being around that specific team could be good for him, they embrace any and everyone who comes around as long as they work hard…maybe he rediscovers his love for the game and becomes a difference maker again.

 

 

[OhCanada-Participant]

 You guys make me laugh. Lol at mental health issues. If your rich they call it mental health issues so the person can be treated and someone can take his/her money if thw dudesbpoor they just call him a dumbas. Call a spade a spade the dudes an idiot for passing up the opportunity to play in the league. But thats okay to hes entitled to his freedom and of he fwlt it was too much pressure so be it. 

[BenchWarmerParticipant]

 This is the exact ignorance I was eluding too in my post. "Lol at mental health issues"… Got damn man, as a fellow Canadian I’m legit disgusted with that statement.

[BasterdInABasketParticipant]

 What does this mean for the Bucks. I believe he’s owed ~1.8M over the next five years as part of his retirement settlement. I assume that comes of the books or no?

Such a shame since he’s exactly the player the Bucks need going forward. Obviously things would have played out differently had he stayed a motivated member of the team, would have different draft picks and FA signings but Sanders could have developed into an all NBA center.

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