This is a Shakespearean quote from 1597's Henry IV, Part II, but over 500 years later, it applies perfectly, to the king of today - LeBron James.
The Cleveland Brons, excuse me, Cavaliers, finished the regular season with a 66-16 record, the best in the NBA, earning them home-court advantage throughout the playoffs - the first time had ever done these things.
With their performance throughout the season, the Cavs seemed primed for a legit Finals run. Looking at the Eastern Conference playoffs team, I figured the Cavaliers would only hit a wall in the Finals. For the first two rounds my assumption was correct, as Bron and his sidekicks swept the Pistons, then the Hawks.
I even anticipated that the Magic style of play would hold them back against the Cavs, outweighing the defensive matchups where the Cavs had their shortfalls. I know, being a Knicks and Nuggets fan, that teams that shoot a lot, usually lose whenever they had bad shooting games.
Looking back, not only did the Magic shoot well for the series, Dwight Howard was virtually unguardable at points throughout the series. The Cavs starting center, Zydrunas Ilguaskas, couldn't put the clamps on Dwight Howard to save his life because he's so slow. The duties fell, for the most part, to Anderson Varejao, who probably wouldn't start on any other NBA team.
So, the Cavs lost the series 4-2, and of course the topic of discussion went straight to 2010 and LeBron's plan. From my point of view, I think that if the Cavs DON'T win the 'ship next year, LeBron is gone. His team had a great chance of winning in the Finals and to fall short the way they did is a HUGE disappointment.
LeBron was angry, deciding not to speak to the media postgame, and now the attention shifts to the Cavs front office. The Eastern Conference finals and the 2007 Finals proved LeBron's greatness, but also that he cannot do it himself. The same thing happened with the Michael Jordan Bulls of the late 80s - Jordan would drop big numbers, and lose.
LeBron needs teammates that can get the job done along with him, as opposed to some of these jokers. The Cavs need a post player that can get it done on both ends, and a distributor, as opposed to a streaky shooter with limited point guard skills.
If the team does not improve, LeBron is as good as gone. He owes nothing to the team, as they've had nothing but time and opportunity to give him a good supporting cast.
The Cleveland Brons, excuse me, Cavaliers, finished the regular season with a 66-16 record, the best in the NBA, earning them home-court advantage throughout the playoffs - the first time had ever done these things.
With their performance throughout the season, the Cavs seemed primed for a legit Finals run. Looking at the Eastern Conference playoffs team, I figured the Cavaliers would only hit a wall in the Finals. For the first two rounds my assumption was correct, as Bron and his sidekicks swept the Pistons, then the Hawks.
I even anticipated that the Magic style of play would hold them back against the Cavs, outweighing the defensive matchups where the Cavs had their shortfalls. I know, being a Knicks and Nuggets fan, that teams that shoot a lot, usually lose whenever they had bad shooting games.
Looking back, not only did the Magic shoot well for the series, Dwight Howard was virtually unguardable at points throughout the series. The Cavs starting center, Zydrunas Ilguaskas, couldn't put the clamps on Dwight Howard to save his life because he's so slow. The duties fell, for the most part, to Anderson Varejao, who probably wouldn't start on any other NBA team.
So, the Cavs lost the series 4-2, and of course the topic of discussion went straight to 2010 and LeBron's plan. From my point of view, I think that if the Cavs DON'T win the 'ship next year, LeBron is gone. His team had a great chance of winning in the Finals and to fall short the way they did is a HUGE disappointment.
LeBron was angry, deciding not to speak to the media postgame, and now the attention shifts to the Cavs front office. The Eastern Conference finals and the 2007 Finals proved LeBron's greatness, but also that he cannot do it himself. The same thing happened with the Michael Jordan Bulls of the late 80s - Jordan would drop big numbers, and lose.
LeBron needs teammates that can get the job done along with him, as opposed to some of these jokers. The Cavs need a post player that can get it done on both ends, and a distributor, as opposed to a streaky shooter with limited point guard skills.
If the team does not improve, LeBron is as good as gone. He owes nothing to the team, as they've had nothing but time and opportunity to give him a good supporting cast.
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