1.Road Record
The CAVS are 7-1 at home and 2-4 on the road. Elite teams have to win on the road
and win consistently.The SPURS for instance are 7-0 on the road at this point.
Good teams take care of homecourt and try to stay .500 on the road , which is where
I think the CAVS will end up. About 55 wins.Thats really good , just not elite.
2.Lack of a Consistent Second Option
Lebron is great, he can score at will or atleast get to the FT line anytime he wants.
But the second option is usually anyone's guess. LH if healthy could score , DG plays Jekyl and Hyde, Z has insomnia issues. It is anyone's guess to pick a second scorer. Offensive options get limited and CAVS have bunches of mins. without a FG.
3.Mental Focus
If you consider yourself elite ,just dont loose to the Bocats and the Hawks.I am not buying
that they are better than last year crap , Just beat them.
4.Overconfidence
The CAVS must have been swept by the PISTONS last year. Instead they overachieved and took the series to Game 7. Though thats a good thing , I think in the CAVS case , it has given them a sense of overconfidence. You dont become an elite team by taking a second round series to a game , You become elite by doing that for a couple of years and getting to the ECF.
Props to the Jazz and the Magic , they are playing some real good ball.
All said , CAVS are still a good team , with the best player in the league (IMO).
Anything is possible !!
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3 comments:
the knicks ??????
Nice timing for my post..was'nt it ?
Is it me, or is this deja vu all over again? You could have written this blog last year during one of the Cavs funks, no? Another common denominator would have to be the absence of Larry Hughes. It is clear he has an impact on how this team plays at both ends of the floor.
E.H.
P.S. GGJBPAF is not a "word." ;-D
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