Luol Deng UNHAPPY In Cleveland

[Smook A.]

As Deng recently told one close friend, “the stuff going on in practice would never be tolerated by the coaching staff or the front office back in Chicago. It’s a mess."

Deng was brought in to help clean it up when he arrived in a deal for Andrew Bynum on Jan. 7. But since then, he’s seen players get thrown out of practice, take off their uniform tops at halftime and threaten not to play, mouth off to Brown and generally act like spoiled brats. Entering Saturday’s game at Houston, the Cavs had lost seven of their last 11 games since the Deng trade.


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/lawrence-deng-isn-happy-traded-mess-cleveland-article-1.1598983

[navy]

Misleading title...

[Fudge]

Cleveland. :oldlol:

I could imagine.

[Jameerthefear]

i can't trust nydailynews. terrible source.

[oarabbus]

Already? wow

[Smook A.]

Misleading title...
Tell that to the guy who wrote this
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1945039-luol-deng-reportedly-unhappy-with-cavs-gm-chris-grant-expected-to-be-fired
Also, their GM is expected to be fired

[ripthekik]

:lol

what a trash organization and coach. Luckily deng only has 2 months left there.

[Smook A.]

:lol

what a trash organization and coach. Luckily deng only has 2 months left there.
Well in the article it states that Cleveland's GM, Chris Grant, may be fired soon. Hopefully their next GM doesn't draft an "Anthony Bennett" type of player with their top pick

[buddha]

Deng told me he was going to LA to play with Kobe and Embiid.

[Smook A.]

Deng told me he was going to LA to play with Kobe and Embiid.
Lakers are tied for the 6th worse record in the NBA. No way Embiid falls below 5

[RoseCity07]

I'd be happy to have Deng in Portland.

[no pun intended]

OP would be a good columnist for a sensational newspaper

[BrownEye007]

Deng told me he was going to LA to play with Kobe and Embiid.
I heard he was taking his talents to South Beach for the vets minimum.

[Smook A.]

OP would be a good columnist for a sensational newspaper
Well im already a sports journalist so... yeah

[BlazerRed]

No shit.

[Lebron23]

Cavs still have a terrible management.

[MMM]

Lakers are tied for the 6th worse record in the NBA. No way Embiid falls below 5

well according to this they do have a slight chance at the top 3 and an even smaller chance at the top pick.

Tank Nation (http://www.tankathon.com/)

Milwaukee has 36 games left with 9 games left vs. the bottom 8 teams. Seems like the Bucks are locked as the team with the best shot at the top pick by the end of the year.

Teams like Utah and Sacramento have the fewest games left vs. the worst tier teams but they have been playing solid basketball for a decent stretch. Those teams will likely finish closer to the 10th spot than the higher lotto spots.

The Lakers them selves only have 9 remaining games and if they trade Gasol at the deadline than they could easily finish among the lower tier East teams.

With that being said I think it is unlikely the Lakers end up with a top 2 pick, which is what is necessary to draft Embiid.

[JellyBean]

Man I miss the 80s. At least then folks did not whine so much. Or they did and we, the fan, hardly knew about it. Cleveland is a mess, we get that. Players need to do their part to help improve the situation. It is basketball not rocket science.

[Fresh Kid]

I wish he was on tha knicks tho:facepalm

[Rose'sACL]

Man I miss the 80s. At least then folks did not whine so much. Or they did and we, the fan, hardly knew about it. Cleveland is a mess, we get that. Players need to do their part to help improve the situation. It is basketball not rocket science.
you just didn't know it back then. NBA players have been whiners since the 60s. Wilt was known to punch team mates who didn't believe his mountain lion story.

[Fresh Kid]

Cavs still have a terrible management.
http://www.cavshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Lebron-James-Jersey.jpg

[It's A VC3!!!]

The part where the players are acting out disturbs me. I hate how these multi-millionaires have no respect or decency and lash out at a coach in that shape and form. Deng came from a winning organization and a hard-nosed coaches to a mess in Cleveland that hasn't improved since LeBron left four years ago.

[R.I.P.]

They are a mess. If they had just used common sense their team would look something like this.

Irving/Jack
Oladipo/Miles
Deng/H. Barnes
Millsap/T. Jones
Valanciunas/Varejao

[Eric Cartman]

Joakim: How you liking cleveland bro?

Loul: **** off Joakim

[NumberSix]

Always been a shit organization, always will be.

[MichaelCorleone]

Always been a shit organization, always will be.
Can't wait for the Kyrie jersey burning.

[chips93]

isnt the ny daily news just a trashy tabloid?

[HEAT111]

LeBron made the right decision.

[Clutch]

Cleveland. :oldlol:

I could imagine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN0WqSeCKW8

:lol

[Meticode]

:(

[niko]

i can't trust nydailynews. terrible source.
Do you think Deng isn't unhappy? He was sent to Cleveland, the shithole, and they suck.

[ProfessorMurder]

LeBron made the right decision.

LeBron's responsible for the way the Cavs are. Bringing his entourage, getting them jobs, running the place. He was babied as f*ck. The place now thinks that's how you treat players, and shit runs amok.

[LeGOAT]

Is anyone happy in Cleveland?

[SamuraiSWISH]

No wonder Brawn left, Bynum left, and why Irving will follow suit.

[Dro]

Why did they expect Deng to change the culture? Dude is a veteran but he barely speaks...Not really what you would call a leader...

[Crafty]

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/0cef17744c3dbde3f47bcddf9a11bc48/images_/assets/CHANNEL_IMAGES/SPORTS/2014/01/sports-fails-week-15/iqrhq_worseweek8_826569.jpg

[NattyPButter]

Team needs to trade all players and start over but this time not baby the players. Dion should had cAmeoff the bench the moment he was drafted now he thinks he belongs in the starting line up...which he does but he should had earned it. TT shouldn't be on any teams starting line up he's a role player.

[secund2nun]

LeBron's responsible for the way the Cavs are. Bringing his entourage, getting them jobs, running the place. He was babied as f*ck. The place now thinks that's how you treat players, and shit runs amok.

:roll:

That is such non sense. The cavs caused their mess before Lebron was even in the NBA. They are an incompetent franchise. There was a reason they were an 18 win team the season before Lebron entered the NBA.

[ispin69]

Mike Brown has no control because the front office doesn't even back him, they will cater to Kid Kyrie like fools. Waiters wants out, Kyrie wants out, Bynum wanted out, now even Deng wants out after just having gotten there.

:oldlol:

Lebron confirmed for no longer considering going back to Cleveland now.
Lebron and Bosh 2 Dallas this summer.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Lebron and Bosh 2 Dallas this summer.
More warm weather, stacking the deck, ring chasing doe?

[Smook A.]

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/0cef17744c3dbde3f47bcddf9a11bc48/images_/assets/CHANNEL_IMAGES/SPORTS/2014/01/sports-fails-week-15/iqrhq_worseweek8_826569.jpg
LoooooooL
Probably the most points he'll ever score as an NBA player

[ArbitraryWater]

http://www.cavshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Lebron-James-Jersey.jpg

I dont see the use of this pic?

[ArbitraryWater]

Mike Brown has no control because the front office doesn't even back him, they will cater to Kid Kyrie like fools. Waiters wants out, Kyrie wants out, Bynum wanted out, now even Deng wants out after just having gotten there.

:oldlol:

Lebron confirmed for no longer considering going back to Cleveland now.
Lebron and Bosh 2 Dallas this summer.

YES, PLEASE. My 2 favorite players combined to win chips (LBJ&Dirk)


Either go to GSW or Dallas. If not, then Clippers or Houston.

[ABfor3]

It's freakin Cleveland , what do you expect?

[Black and White]

This team is doomed if they can't sort this mess out

[Akrazotile]

:lol

what a trash organization and coach. Luckily deng only has 2 months left there.


The core is trash

[kamil]

Cleveland sucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

[MrRogers]

Blow up the whole roster outside of K.I. and A.V.

[Bigsmoke]

Deng deserve better than this:(

[gin17]

Blow up the whole roster outside of K.I. and A.V.
Kyrie Irving and Anthony Vennett?

loljk varejao

[aj1987]

Kyrie Irving and Anthony Vennett?

loljk varejao
Anderson Varejao. How do you NOT know that? :facepalm :facepalm

EDIT: FUUUUUCCCKKK! White text!

[redboy]

how does mike brown keeping finding jobs

[Brokenbeat]

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/0cef17744c3dbde3f47bcddf9a11bc48/images_/assets/CHANNEL_IMAGES/SPORTS/2014/01/sports-fails-week-15/iqrhq_worseweek8_826569.jpg

Oh maaaan, that's just brutal. I feel bad for laughing, but... :roll:

[BrownEye007]

Blow up the whole roster outside of K.I. and A.V.
blow up the entire roster except keep and build around Anthony Bennett. Maybe keep Delly too.

[Lordsteven]

how many more L's does cleveland want... :facepalm

[CavaliersFTW]

:(

[kamil]

Deng should be back on the Bull's roster.

[Byobob]

The Cavs should just move to D-league. Problem solved. They MIGHT sniff the playoffs there. :lol :lol :lol

[Kujo]

What a mess. I honestly thought the Cavs would be a playoff team this year.

They have to fire Mike Brown, but it probably won't happen until the off-season.

[R.I.P.]

Dude needs to stop bitching. He was offered 10-11 per year by the Bulls, where everything is so awesome, and he turned it down. Does he think some real contender with a strong lockerroom will offer him 13-15. The only semi-contender team he might be able to receive such an offer from is the desperate Mavs.

[Sharmer]

Cleveland has all the luck with lottery and are terrible of at building a playoff team.

[coin24]

What a mess. I honestly thought the Cavs would be a playoff team this year.

They have to fire Mike Brown, but it probably won't happen until the off-season.

This, I thought they'd make top 6. What a fkn disaster, time to make some trades. This core is simply not that good and potato head is a moron

[blacknapalm]

wait...he doesn't want to hang with a team that has had some spotty drafting (not drafting drummond, barnes. drafting waiters and bennett). don't worry, karasev will save the day!

then there's rumors that irving wants out. i mean, he went from a defensive oriented team that could at least compete to a mike brown led team that is already starting to lose control.

[DukeDelonte13]

some articles came out where he said he was misquoted and he's fine.. etc, etc. but who would really be happy being traded to this mess especially after being with one franchise for so long?

[brooklynsfinest]

Nets will give you Pierce and maybe Terry. Cavs send Deng and a pick. BOOM BAM BOOOYA done...

[nathanjizzle]

loul will come crawling back. We'll offer him 5 million.

[PejaNowitzki]

Cleveland truly is the Factory of Sadness. Cavs sound like they are just about as well run as the Browns, if not worse.

[CavaliersFTW]

Cleveland truly is the Factory of Sadness. Cavs sound like they are just about as well run as the Browns, if not worse.
lol, you don't know sh*t about Browns football if you think this.

[brooklynsfinest]

lol, you don't know sh*t about Browns football if you think this.
Let's argue which Cleveland team is run worse...

[PejaNowitzki]

lol, you don't know sh*t about Browns football if you think this.


Actually I do, enough to recognize that Lombardi is a ****ing moron that will be back with the NFL Network in a couple of years. Dumping Chud after a season filled with injuries, after the team had actually made progress and changing the entire coaching staff after a single year was just stupid. Can't wait until Pettine gets dumped and the process starts anew.

That said, the Cavaliers have had years to rebuild and still can't do it, plenty of top picks, they've been an epic fail since LeBron left. At least Browns fans have Josh Gordon to look forward to. Holmgren says "you're welcome."

[DukeDelonte13]

Let's argue which Cleveland team is run worse...


Browns hands down. Hands f*cking down.

Browns have been terrible since 1999. Cavs have gotten to the finals and the ECF during the Lebron era, and they had some strong teams in the 90's as well.

Any single team in the NBA who loses a top 2 player in the league without any forward notice is gonna be f*cked for a least two seasons.


The Browns have 0 expectations to win every single year. Everybody knew they were going to suck this past season, the season before, etc., and everybody knows they will probably be a 5 win team next season. And we just have been poaching our coaching staff from the Buffalo Bills of all franchises.

There is just no argument as to which cleveland franchise is worse. The new Browns are arguably the worst franchise in all of professional sports.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Dude needs to stop bitching. He was offered 10-11 per year by the Bulls, where everything is so awesome, and he turned it down.
Agreed.

[DMAVS41]

This franchise is a joke. Got a legit top 8 or so player of all time in the draft and couldn't do shit....now they just whiffed on another pick and it seems like all their players are unhappy.

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[no pun intended]

"No going out in Cleveland - it's all factories"

-Joakim Noah

[TonyD]

Seems like Deng needs a new "close friend" his current one is leaking shit to the media.