Monday, November 5, 2007

Can the Cavaliers do it again?

I must agree with most sports analyst who feel it will take a miracle for the Cleveland Cavaliers to repeat as Eastern Conference Champions. General Manager Danny Ferry did nothing to upgrade the team roster. Most people are starting to realize Larry Hughes is a waste and second year guard Daniel Gibson may be their most consist player next to King James. One problem I have with the Cavaliers is they have a nice starting rotation but they have no chemistry. Lebron needs to learn how to get Ilgauskas involve who is one of the top centers in the NBA. Ilgauskas lacks athleticism but he can score in the post and has a decent jump shot. If King James doesn’t want this to be another year where he’s lighting up the stat box while his team is loosing he better go to management like Kobe Bryant and demand they get him some help. The signing of Sasha Pavlovic will certainly help the team out. If you recall last year the Cavaliers struggled until they put Pavlovic into the starting lineup which gave Lebron James another combo guard.

My prediction is the Cavaliers will not do nearly as bad as some people expect them to do. In the NBA if you have a star of Lebron James caliber a team can always ride his back to at least 40 wins. I promise the Cavaliers will certainly make the playoffs but don’t look for King James to have another heroic moment where he gets his team to the Finals this year.