Anyone else think the Cavs are overrated?

[zORi]

That is clearly not what you said last year. At the end of the regular season last year you had posts saying.

LeBron James 1x Finals MVP

LOL, this is why I don't ever claim things before they happen....

Even if I have utter 100% faith that they will.

[lakerspng]

I don't see how some analysts think they're far and away the best team either... not even close.

They're a solid team that relies way too much on the continued excellence of one player.

I think both the Celtics and Orlando have a shot to take them down in the east and whomever gets to the Finals from the West, should they make it there, I think has at least a 50/50 shot to beat them.

I do not see them beating the lakers 4 out of 7 games in a series. Even if Lebron averages 35, 8 and 8 for the series.

[B-Easy]

That team has just as many weaknesses, if not more.

like what? their only weakness is the Lakers..its a horrible matchup for them because they have bigs that can guard Howard 1 on 1 and Howard alone cant hold Gasol/Odom/Bynum.

But theyre the #1 defensive team this season .. they match up great with Cleveland.

[catch24]

Of course the Cavs are overrated. I mean they ONLY won 61 games...

[Kurosawa0]

like what? their only weakness is the Lakers..its a horrible matchup for them because they have bigs that can guard Howard 1 on 1 and Howard alone cant hold Gasol/Odom/Bynum.

But theyre the #1 defensive team this season .. they match up great with Cleveland.

They still live with the three, they have a very questionable go-to guy in Vince Carter and they still have no option when it comes to guarding LeBron James. If you want to pick the Magic to beat the Cavs, fine. I just wouldn't act like it's a forgone conclusion. The Cavs matchup very well with Orlando now.

[madmax]

well, they are probably not gonna sweep all of the opponents on their way to the title, that's for sure...

[Kurosawa0]

Well, let's put it this way. LeBron has never had a supporting cast to the level that Kobe has now. Still, the players LeBron has behind him now are far and away better than any others he's had before. The Cavs made it to the Finals in 2007, damn near beat Boston in 2008 and were contenders last year. LeBron has done a lot with far inferior teams to what he was now. So, what can he do with the best team he's ever had?

[DukeDelonte13]

best record, best player, one of the deepest benches, i'd say they aren't really that overrated. Maybe a little bit.

[Indian guy]

They won't get past Orlando barring a major defensive improvement before they make it to the ECF. It's all about their defense.

[strike first]

I see things going the same as they did last year for the cavs

[west]

Yes, they are.

[B-Easy]

Of course the Cavs are overrated. I mean they ONLY won 61 games...

yea but why did they win 61?

Ive see Lebron take over too many games this season to be fooled again.
Even against lottery teams hes had to drop 30+ with a near triple double and take over in the 4th.

Im a lot more impressed with the Lakers .. who have been winning games despite Kobe lately. And the Magic, who have been the best team lately..they can win games with Vince or Dwight struggling

[Kurosawa0]

yea but why did they win 61?

Ive see Lebron take over too many games this season to be fooled again.
Even against lottery teams hes had to drop 30+ with a near triple double and take over in the 4th.

Im a lot more impressed with the Lakers .. who have been winning games despite Kobe lately. And the Magic, who have been the best team lately..they can win games with Vince or Dwight struggling

Michael won the scoring title in each of the Bulls' six championship seasons. They had options, but Michael had to score for them to win several playoff games.

[cavsfanatic]

They are having trouble with the freaking Chicago Bulls. As a Celtics fan, the more I see of the Cavs, the less worried I am. But go ahead and keep assuming about who's gonna be in the ECF...

you got some nerve lmao

[Diesel J]

Im not worried. There is a big difference between this years Cavs and the one from last season. Both won 60 games in the reg season but the ones from last year in the reg season struggled vs Lakers and orlando but not really with the celtics. This years team played up aand down to their comp but they didn't struggle at all with the elites.

Cavs were 2-0 vs lakers and 2-1 vs Orlando in the games lebron played. Those are the only 2 teams Cavs should be focused on.