Who's stopping Cleveland this year?

[Fudge]

I'll answer this for you: Nobody. Not the Bulls. Not the Raptors. Not the Heat.

Looks like they've finally found an identity these past few games. Hitting their shots. Kyrie thoroughly running the offense much better than the first few games. Their defense is picking up. I can smell a huge winning streak coming.

Go Cavs!

[gigantes]

Who's stopping Cleveland this year?
themselves? or the bulls... or maybe raptors... maybe even miami. you never know.

i live in the area so i do hope the cavs do well, but i get the sense this is still very experimental. at least two of the key players are very young, the coach is new to the NBA, and chemistry and selfishness seems like an issue. and i would hate to see lebron bust it so many nights only to slow down in the playoffs as in other years.

[Mr Exlax]

Spurs, Bulls if healthy, Clippers or the Cavs

[Twiens]

The West.

[sirkeelma]

Celtics.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Irving and Waiter

[QuebecBaller]

Irving or Love or Miami

[LilEddyCurry]

Lack of playoff experience and a first year coach.

[edrick]

Lack of playoff experience and a first year coach.

Pretty much, and the West.

[Vman23]

Washington is the best team in the East, people for the most part just don't know it yet.

[poido123]

I'll answer this for you: Nobody. Not the Bulls. Not the Raptors. Not the Heat.

Looks like they've finally found an identity these past few games. Hitting their shots. Kyrie thoroughly running the offense much better than the first few games. Their defense is picking up. I can smell a huge winning streak coming.

Go Cavs!


So today has you Convinced?

Bulls played pretty good against Toronto and I don't see Atlanta being better than them.

They will be inconsistent this year. Irving and Love haven't played a playoff game. That where the big boys play, f.ck reg season.

[coin24]

Same thing that stopped the heat. Lebron

[LilEddyCurry]

So today has you Convinced?

Bulls played pretty good against Toronto and I don't see Atlanta being better than them.

They will be inconsistent this year. Irving and Love haven't played a playoff game. That where the big boys play, f.ck reg season.
In the 2011-2012 season the Bulls were 3-0 against the Heat in the regular season then lost 1-4 to them in the playoffs. In the 2012-2013 season the Bulls were 2-2 against the Heat then lost to them 1-4 to them in the playoffs. Last year they lost 1-4 to the Wizards who were a lower seed.. I will give them a pass when Derrick Rose got injured because of the sudden adjustments needed in a playoff series and the grief. :rolleyes:

[Relinquish]

Washington is the best team in the East, people for the most part just don't know it yet.

Once Beal and Webster are back... man that depth will be insane.

[poido123]

In the 2011-2012 season the Bulls were 3-0 against the Heat in the regular season then lost 1-4 to them in the playoffs. In the 2012-2013 season the Bulls were 2-2 against the Heat then lost to them 1-4 to them in the playoffs. Last year they lost 1-4 to the Wizards who were a lower seed.. I will give them a pass when Derrick Rose got injured because of the sudden adjustments needed in a playoff series and the grief. :rolleyes:


To say that last year or the year before counted against the bulls is ridiculous. Rose out changes everything.

[Lebron23]

I hope they sign Blatche.

[poido123]

I hope they sign Blatche.


Didnt blatche sign Overseas?

[navy]

Didnt blatche sign Overseas?
Buyout.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

Same thing that stopped the heat. Lebron

:lebronamazed:

[poido123]

Buyout.


I've watched a lot of Blatche, can be really inconsistent and he makes some bone headed plays like Mr McGee.

He looks great one minute, then does something stupid.

Not worried if the Cavs sign him.

[gigantes]

Buyout.
from what i've read (example (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_nba_free_agent_buzz_120511)), it's typically difficult to get out of china until season's end in march.

blatche is a hopeless knucklehead, but i would guess NBA playoff-bound teams will start bidding for him around then. cavs might have to get in line...

[Bandito]

I'll answer this for you: Nobody. Not the Bulls. Not the Raptors. Not the Heat.

Looks like they've finally found an identity these past few games. Hitting their shots. Kyrie thoroughly running the offense much better than the first few games. Their defense is picking up. I can smell a huge winning streak coming.

Go Cavs!
Everyone

[Inferno]

Golden State

[J Shuttlesworth]

I'll answer this for you: Nobody. Not the Bulls. Not the Raptors. Not the Heat.

Looks like they've finally found an identity these past few games. Hitting their shots. Kyrie thoroughly running the offense much better than the first few games. Their defense is picking up. I can smell a huge winning streak coming.

Go Cavs!
My bro :cheers:

[fragokota]

The Heat baby :rockon:

[Budadiiii]

LeBron shitting the bed in the finals like he does practically every year.

Other than that, this team is the prohibitive favorite. Title or bust, regardless of what LeBron has to say about it, as he desperately deflected pressure off himself during the preseason, like the true cowardly beta that he is.

[gigantes]

LeBron shitting the bed in the finals like he does practically every year.
sounds like you're a time traveler from 3-4 years ago.

welcome to 2014, brokowski! :cheers:

[Ai2death]

Lebron beats himself more than any opponent

[Budadiiii]

Lebron beats himself more than any opponent
It's 2014 dude, that clearly isn't the case anymore. Duh!

But in all seriousness, you're right. His lack of leadership last year cost them a 3-peat.

[buddha]

posting from the wrong account? lmao

[gigantes]

Lebron beats himself more than any opponent
true, but he also has a photographic memory (https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11067098/lebron-james-greatest-weapon-brain) that creates success more than any opponent in the game.

if he wasn't such a basketball genius, miami likely wouldn't have made it to the finals last year in order to lose to a better team.


haha look at me... a nets fan and non-lebron fan getting sucked in.

[n00bie]

I'd love to see miami and cavs battle it out in a playoff series.:cheers:

[Legends66NBA7]

Washington is the best team in the East, people for the most part just don't know it yet.

They haven't beaten anybody of note to have this claim.