GSW is gonna mop this Cleveland team. Lebron is going to do his thing offensively...but you have to play good defense against the Warriors to beat them. I'm just wondering what this is going to do for the "Lebron" Legacy if the Warriors make quick work of the Cavs...Also not really sure if Kyrie is healthy enough to make this a series.
Just to be clear - you are saying GSW will sweep the Cavs because the Cavs don't play good defense?...
In my opinion the Cavaliers play excellent defense, better than the Warriors. LeBron is going to his thing, but so are Curry and Klay. Therefore, the defense is the keyword here. Kyrie will probably be back in good shape (he will play no matter what) and that's the factor the Warriors will have a lot of headache.
By the way, the situation in the poll is presently 125:100 CLE:GSW. Looks like the poll shows something else than the general tone of the posts.
If Cavs put Lebron James at the 4 and T. Thompson at the 5. Will cause the some lineup problems for the Warriors. That line-up can run and spread the Warriors defense.
I think this is more about GS hate because of the series instead of Cavs support. I could be totally off here. I'm thinking GS in 6 (or maybe 5). There will be adjustments on both sides though, so it's really unfair to be assured in looking so far ahead. For game 1, it's all about Cleveland's OR and lack of floor balance. If GS can fast break them to death, Cleveland will have to play small, and I'm really curious as to how that will go.
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I may be completely off my rocker but I don't think Cleveland has a snowball's chance in hell of winning this series. It's admirable what Cleveland has done this season but it was in the East. The West is the best. Ride the snake...to the ancient lake. The blue bus...is calling us. One of these DFW radio clown sports announcers picked Cleveland in 7. Umm...picking Cleveland to win game 7 @ GS. Cough...BS!
GS in five. They're too deep and Cleveland is banged up. Even if Kyrie were 100%, I'd give GS the edge. They're gonna let Lebron do his thing and shut everyone else down.
If cavs win I think Lebron would be in Goat conversation. This win would be more impressive than any ring jordan won or really any single player in last 30 years.
You obviously don't watch the cavs. They are good on defense. They just go long stretches without scoring which might be a problem in this series.
They're 18th in the league on defense. I don't doubt they're capable of putting up fierce resistance particularly when LeBron is expending tons of energy on defense but nothing indicates they're an elite unit on that end.
They didn't do so well, defensively, during the season. But they've been the third best defensive team in the playoffs, this year. http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/defensiveEff/seasontype/3 Where do you get 18th?
