After a month and a half of playoff action, the NBA Finals are finally here.While the San Antonio Spurs look to cement their place in history as the team of the decade, LeBron James hopes to add to the lore surrounding his young career.
I'll be surprised if Cleveland wins a game in the series.
The Spurs have been here before and they are deeper and more balanced than the LeBron-centric Cavaliers. Plus, they have the Floppin' Foreigner (Manu Ginobili) and Cheap Shot Bob (Horry) to fall back on if things get tight.
The Cavs, meanwhile, have LeBron.
James has never been to the NBA Finals, nor have most (any?) of his teammates. But that won't stop them from expecting King James to act as their tour guide.
You know that feeling when you visit a new city and you want to see all the sights at once? And then when it's time to leave, you haven't done much of anything.
That's going to be LeBron in the Finals.
LeBron will likely try to do too much, and he'll be frustrated when he's shut down by the Spurs ironclad defense. But the experience will be invaluable, and LeBron will be better off for it.
The Cavs, meanwhile, have LeBron.
James has never been to the NBA Finals, nor have most (any?) of his teammates. But that won't stop them from expecting King James to act as their tour guide.
You know that feeling when you visit a new city and you want to see all the sights at once? And then when it's time to leave, you haven't done much of anything.
That's going to be LeBron in the Finals.
LeBron will likely try to do too much, and he'll be frustrated when he's shut down by the Spurs ironclad defense. But the experience will be invaluable, and LeBron will be better off for it.
This year's NBA Finals won't likely add to the legend that is LeBron James, but it won't detract from it either. Don't worry, Cleveland; look at the next week and a half as a foundation for what's to come.
3 comments:
There will be growing pains, but things will (obviously) be helped if he can get some more help from his teammates. I still think the Cavs will win 1-2 games here, but the Spurs definitely had their way in game 1.
My guess is that the Cavs will get two. James is too good to emerge w/o a single victory. Eric Snow went to the finals while with the Sixers, but lost to the Lakers. The only other teammate to make it to the finals was Big Z on N.B.A. Live 2003. Unfortunately, in that version of the game the Cavs, starring him, were terrible. His team was swept unceremoniously. Here's hoping that LeBron and his sidekicks can put together enough to make this interesting.
Well, apparently I am in the minority in thinking that no matter how hard LeBron tries, the Spurs are going to dispatch with the Cavs, post haste.
Kent, thanks for mentioning Snow. He slipped through the cracks in my mind. :-)
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