Sunday, April 10, 2016

Are the Cavs ready for the Playoffs?

Following Saturday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, a persistent question keeps coming to mind: are the Cavs ready for the Playoffs? The Cavs have been 6-1 during the Kings' playoff mode activation (excluding games he sat out), but only LeBron himself actually seems serious about making a legitimate title run. The way I see it is they make past the first three rounds with gritty performances by LeBron in will end up bailing them out. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love just cannot hit shots because most of the Cavs offense is isolation which LeBron is the best at. Teams like Golden State and San Antonio are on another level not just because of their ball movement but because of their scoring ability. You can see why the Cavs lose the games they do, and it’s not because LeBron is struggling, it’s because of mainly Kyrie, Love, and the Bench struggling. Most other players on the team do not have their legacies dependent on winning championships simply because they are too young and inexperienced. James is now 2-4 in the Finals and though he continues to put up incredible stats for his age, his team mates just aren’t on the same level of passion as he is. Bottom line is the Cavs look in even worse shape than they did last year despite having a better record, but their chemistry just isn’t flowing so they are losing games they shouldn’t. Yet they will get through the first three rounds because LeBron’s will is too great but when the Finals come we will just have to see if the Cavs have what it takes to push Golden State to a 7 game series.

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