The Cleveland Cavaliers will begin their road to the title tonight against the Boston Celtics tonight. Most people have it as a sweep or 5 games maximum. It’s clear that it’ll take an herculean effort from all of the C’s to get out of the 1st round unscathed. LeBron James sat down with Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com, talking about his new challenge of leading a young Cavs team.
“I think from top to bottom, we’re just very balanced team and we have experience with youth, and I think that’s a great combination in the postseason,” James said this week as part of a wide-ranging sit-down interview with ESPN. “One thing that scares me a little bit is just us coming together for the first time, our experience.
“We have guys that have played experienced basketball, but then we have guys that we have to rely on a lot that haven’t played experienced basketball, and that’s Kevin Love, that’s Kyrie Irving, Matthew Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson that’ve never played a postseason game. So, that kind of scares me a little bit. But at the same time it scares me, [there is a feeling] of excitement as well, and not much of failure.“
And it wouldn’t be a full LeBron James interview, without an update on how he feels when it comes to Kevin Love.
“I think Kevin has not had the season that he’s accustomed to having the past few years, but in order for us to win, Kevin Love has to play at a high level, and it’s my job to help him get to that point as well. And I’m looking forward to seeing what he can bring to our team in the postseason. I know he’s very excited, what is it, Year 7 for him? He’s going to make his first appearance [in the playoffs] this weekend. So, I’m looking forward to it. I’m happy to be part of his first encounter with the postseason.“
I get why the Cavs are favorites, LeBron is on the team and he has Kyrie Irving who is the GOAT based on how some of you talk about him. But past those two. What do they really have? A Rookie coach, a couple of veterans that don’t play longer than a few minutes a game. LeBron and Kyrie maybe legit as a duo. But past that the Cavs are just another team.
