I like the article but I do think the Cavs will be fine, Lebron looked explosive last night, by far the most explosive he has all year. I wonder what he did in Miami for those two weeks?? Was Tony Bosch in Miami at the same time:)
How was last night encouraging? Yes Lebron played very well, but they still lost to 10th best team in the West and benched one of their starters. They may beat the Lakers in their next game but then will probably be back under .500 with their next two games against Clippers and Bulls.
Did you watch him at all this year? he wasn't the same guy. Last night he was explosive and dynamic. He will go back to his MVP shortly and the Cavs will start rattling off wins. Last night was the best he has looked in a long, long time
James' explosiveness is not the problem. The problem is that the team is poorly constructed, dysfunctional, they don't respect the coach, and James is also likely looking to undermine the coach and bring more of his friends in. It's a mess.
James explosiveness has been ONE of the problems! ( his numbers are down across the board ) Yes, the team is poorly constructed etc but any team with Lebron, Kyrie and Love shouldn't be under .500 in the East. I think Lebron was dinged up more than we think. I saw him make a handful of plays last night that he hasn't all year. The Cavs are still going to finish in the top 4 in the East. It's not like this team isn't making the playoffs...
Do you look at the standings or do any basic math before you make these kind of predictions?
The Bulls are currently the 4th seed in the conference with a 26 and 13 record and a .667 winning percentage. If we assume they play at a similar pace the rest of the season they would be roughly 55- 27 (there really isn't a reason to think they will drop off considering Gibson, Noah and Rose have all been banged up and Rose has been getting extra rest)
For the Cavs to finish with a record of 55-27 they will have to go 36-7. Have you seen anything in this team that suggests they will only lose 7 games the rest of the season? They are even further behind the other teams... Top 4 would be a minor miracle