Lebron and the Cavaliers

Everyone knows that the Cleveland Cavaliers are on a roll right now. Who would have expected that they could grab second place in the eastern conference when at some time they were nearing eight places endangering a good position come playoff time. I know! There are no safe opponents in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter whether your number one or number eight in the standings. Every team is dangerous! Upsets can happen plus every team is tough that’s why you want every inch of an advantage and home court is not a bad reward. Now based on that you could conclude that the last four teams that would compete for the NBA crown(If the standings remained unchanged)would be Atlanta, Cleveland, Golden State and Houston but you just couldn’t count out San Antonio plus Houston haven’t gotten to the second round of the playoffs since the departure of Metta Worldpeace and Yao Ming. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think Golden State also hasn’t gone far either. The last impressive stint that they were in was a second round showdown with San Antonio but you just couldn’t forget their titanic upset over Dallas a few years back.

Now here comes a question can the Cleveland Cavaliers with Lebron James go all the way? For me it’s “yes”. Now here is my thought on what would be key on Cleveland’s success. First their guards must dominate if not just be consistent. Kyrie Irving and J.R Smith must provide steady numbers in every game. I think 20 points apiece will do. They also need some help from their bench guards. Second Lebron needs to showcase his superstardom! Meaning fill up the stats, make life easier for his teammates and lead his team to victory! If he can do it in Miami, he can also do it in Cleveland. Lastly their bigs must improve their defense. If you pinpoint one weakness on Cleveland’s game is the ability of their big men to defend the opposing bigs of the other team. They have a decent big men in Mozgov, Love, Thompson, Perkins and James but can they hold on individually against teams which have dominating big men such as Atlanta, San Antonio and Memphis. You cannot depend on the double-team all the time. It will leave shooters open and they will surely make you pay! If you double you must know where the ball is going next, players must communicate in locating and defending that’s open in the opposing team and defend every man until the last second just like what San Antonio did last NBA finals. The NBA playoff is coming! You could sense the excitement in the air. Can Lebron James bring the NBA trophy to Cleveland? That remains to be seen but with Cleveland’s lineup today I think there is hope to that!