Being from Cleveland we all want a winner. We have longed for a winner for years. Well not just a winner, but an actual championship. The 2009-2010 Cleveland Cavaliers may just answer the call for all disgruntled Cleveland sports fans. The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken the league by storm this year with the NBA’s best record. There are really three important factors to consider. When you consider these three factors I am gonna list there is absolutely no reason that the Cleveland Cavaliers should not just reach the NBA Finals, but win the whole thing.
The first reason is the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS HAVE LEBRON JAMES!!!!!!!!!! This guy is an ABSOLUTE MANCHILD on the court. Check out this link from nba.com. It is LeBron James’ player page. Just really sit there and analyze his stats and accomplishments. We have never had a player like this in any sport in the city of Cleveland. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lebron_james/index.html
LeBron is currently averaging 30.0 points per contest while dropping 8.5 assists and pulling down 7.2 rebounds per game. If you know anything about basketball you know that these numbers are absolutely insane! For LeBron’s career he is averaging 27.8 points per game. LeBron is 25 years old and in his seventh year in the NBA. In each season that has passed this guy has gotten substantially better every year. The fact that he has done this every year and not stayed stagnant in terms of his progress is remarkable to say the least. I think LeBron has figured it all out and it will be interesting to see what he does when the Playoffs roll around.
The second reason is because of the vast improvements that Cavaliers have made to their team over the past year. First you have to go back to last year and remember that roster. Ben Wallace, Wally, Sasha Pavlovic, Kinsey, Eric Snow (even though he didn’t play) those players are all no longer with the team. Those players have all been replaced. The Cavaliers have added players like Anthony Parker and Jamario to the team and they have been contributing memebers to the Cavs’ success. In addition to this they added Shaquille O’Neal in the middle via trade and he has been a big help patrolling the paint. Other players have emerged with more prominent roles. Boobie Gibson stepped up huge while Mo Williams was injured, JJ Hickson stepped into a starters roll, Anderson Varejao’s offensive game improved a lot, etc. It’s like the stars are aligning for this franchise.
The third reason is that the Cavs have been playing the best ball in the NBA this year. Their 50-15 record speaks for itself. Experience is the best teacher indeed. They ar still licking their wounds from that epic collapse in the playoffs last year. I’m sure they are willing to do whatever to avoid that this year and make it to the NBA Finals again.
Only time will tell folks…it will be interesting
Rob Parks
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