The only reason dude is trying to make a case for Cleveland making the playoffs without LeBron is because he doesn't like LeBron.
it should you a few things. the cavs are not horrible with out Lebron. The east sucks. That was philys biggest game of the regular season dude. and they were the 6th seed in the east..... I just think the cavs would probably get a 7 or 8 seed with out Lebron. but we will never know.
Agreed, that wasn't my point. I'm just saying it's completely obvious that the Lakers have a far better supporting cast when you consider the next best options on both teams and the fact that Lamar Odom comes off the bench.
I don't think the Lakers would make the playoffs without Kobe, if he went down in the preseason or something. You guys gotta realize if your main players is gone for an extended amount of time your hope goes out the window. Now there are exceptions like Houston the last 2 years but that happened in 2nd half of the season.
Philly lost their biggest game of the entire season against Orlando at home without Dwight Howard so that isn't saying much. And they ended up beating Cleveland so it doesn't matter that they barely did it, THEY DID IT.
they still lost that game tho even with wally and daniel going OFF they still lost. they would not be able to play like that every night
yes, but admit the East is pretty garbage tho. the cavs would have somewhat of a shot at an 8 seed. With the great home court advantages. well then again if Lebron was not playing, the cav fans would prlly say screw it.. lol
They win the next 10 finals. They could win the Super Bowl if they played football. They could solve the Mid-East crisis, too. Hehe.
They would be part of the garbage, that is how bad they would be. You know how they say role players feed off the energy of the home crowd? Well without LeBron there be no crowd for the role players to feed off of. Just the stuff he does on the court gives that team crazy energy.
I do admit they would not be good. but the bottom of the east is pretty damn bad too. they would still have a playoff shot... though we will never know. But if the cavs get knocked out, all the espn people will be saying that Lebrons "team" was not good. they are a good team.
Top to bottom, the East took over the West in terms of depth this season. The West still has the best top 8 or 9 but 1 through 15, the East is where it's at now. The Cavs minus LeBron are not clearly better than the Pistons, Pacers, Nets, etc...
Yeah and without LeBron you are left with Sasha and Wally guarding the other teams best perimeter player.
