I never really thought the Cleveland Cavaliers would threaten the San Antonio Spurs in a seven game series. They've got LeBron James, sure, but play the Jordan Rules (or some variant thereof) against him, and the Cavs don't have anyone else to step up. They really need a sharp-shooting guard they can depend on for the outside shots, and a dull-but-dependable center to post up underneath to slam home the easy feeds when LeBron is double- and triple-teamed. The Cavs currently have none of that. Boobie Gibson is the closest they have to a legit second scoring threat, but the Cavs' coach refuses to make him a starter.
The result is that the Spurs have all but shut LeBron down, while daring the rest of the Cavs to beat them. The rest of the Cavs have pointedly not answered the challenge. Before this series started, I predicted the Cavs would win two in Cleveland, but the Spurs would take it in six. Now I'm wondering if the Cavs will merely lose any of the remaining games by less than double-digit margins. When the TV announcers compared last night's game 2 mauling by the Spurs to an NCAA tournament first-round mismatch, they hit the nail on the head. The Cavs have that deer-in-the-headlights look, and I don't think even Michael Jordan in his prime could carry a team in this much disarray.
Go Spurs Go!
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