http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=AgLTu_KUoKDPoe_.PGYC_z68vLYF?gid=2009031221 yep 30 points as for Cavs being overrated, their record is that for a reason, if Mo weren't on the team, they would have the same record as last year, he really helped them that much. and they are statistically ranked best or top 5 in a majority of categories, including #1 defense overall(don't go off the rockets game, that's just one game). that being said I think if rockets and cavs somehow meet in the finals, it would be very close and a great series to watch.
I'll say it again, the Cavs wouldn't even make it to the WCF if in the West. I can see the Rockets taking them out if they both met in the first round or 2nd round. All the Cavs have to go through in the East is the Celtics and the Magic, and I think the Magic are overrated also. When your best player DH is not your go to guy in the 4th, I have doubts.
well then you're ignorant? you're probably going off the one game rockets blew them out. and the cavs have only lost once at home so far this season, they are nearly unbeatable at home, but the rockets are also good at home. the only easy round in the east for the top seeds is sometimes the first round, and I'm not sure if you could call it easy, but much easier than the west first round? yes, but look at what the hawks did to the celtics last year. if the cavs were in the west then it would be all cavs/lakers, then whoever the 3rd team is (spurs or rockets).
Give it up. Logic and reason won't work due to conference bias, dislike of LeBron or whatever. If you lurked here last season, many people just refused to give the Celts credit because they were in the awful Eastern Conference, which is so far below our sacred Western Conference. This, despite kicking the West like the Cavs are doing now.
I mean whatever I guess we just disagree then, that's fine and I still believe the celtics were by far the best team last season, just that their main weakness was their bench.
'I watched two Rockets games this season. They played the Bulls, were up 17, and then the Bulls just slaughtered them in the final minutes. 76ers beat them from start to finish in the other game I watched. LOL some Eastern conference team just lit them up, I'm not impressed.'
I'm not impressed with the Rockets either, and I've watched most of their games. I think they will have a tough time getting out of the first round AGAIN, depending on matchups. (But they do matchup well against the Cavs) I've watched the Cavs alot on the national tv games and on league pass. I'm just not impressed with the 1 on 5 strategy they do at times to get Lebron the ball. Outside of Mo Williams, I'm not impressed with their role players. So all your knee jerk accusations thinking I'm basing this on one blowout game against the Rockets, whateva. And my opinion still stands, the Cavs are overrated.
i just think the rockets match up well with the cavs so if it was a 7 game series i would probably say it goes 7 and probably goes to the cavs since they have HCA and the best player. james is sick 3rd triple dub in a row!
The real title contenders: Lakers, Celtics, (Spurs, Jazz I think are also but Lakers can handle them) on the bubble/I have my doubts: Magic, Cavs, Rockets, Hornets, Blazers pretenders/playoff fodder: any team in the east below the Magic/Cavs/Celtics (although the Hawks will give any of those top 3 teams a good series), Mavs, I can easily place some of the on the bubble teams here also I don't care/whoopee: Nuggets I see the Lakers coming out of the West depending on when they see the Blazers, cause the Blazers match up well with them. That also depends if we take out the Blazers for the Lakers cause we match up well with the Blazers. I think the Lakers will handle the Spurs and Jazz just like last year. East, Celtics will come out of the east again, depending if KG is healthy. They have enough wings to throw at LBJ and can handle the Magic. Hawks will be a tough out again for any of those 3 but I can't see them go beyond the ECF. And again, I'm not impressed with the Cavs 1 on 5 basketball they play at times. Too easy to defend. Not impressed with the Magic, DH is not a go to guy and they got alot of chuckers on that team.
