The Cleveland Cavaliers need one. What is it about this Orlando Magic team that the Cavs just can’t seem to get over? Here’s the layout; the Orlando Magic is a team of shooters with Dwight in the middle. If you look at that objectively, it’s dangerous, real dangerous. The Cleveland Cavaliers? Well, they’re LeBron James…Mo Williams and Delonte West (should they choose to show up and play) who can put decent numbers. Then…there’s the problems with their frontcourt. Yea, LeBron is a frontcourt man. Ok…LeBron is also the only player who can be considered a threat from anywhere on the court. Big Z? Yea, he’s big with a shooting touch, but against Dwight he just can’t put up a good enough fight. Not quick enough on his feet, not dominant enough to fight for the boards, he just comes short. Anderson Varejao? The word “clumsy” comes to mind an awful lot when that name comes up. Ben Wallace is a shadow of what he was a few years back and Joe Smith…well it’s Joe Smith, aka “streaky”.
So what can the Cavs do to get back in the picture? At this point they’re down 3-1 in the series, headed back home after being abused in Orlando. The next 2 games are must win situations for a trip to the Finals to even be a thought. So what can Cleveland, Mike Brown, LeBron James, the supporting cast of the Cavs do? Well…man the fuck up. Seriously.
LeBron (in the series) has put up 49 (Game 1), 35 (Game 2, including that buzzer beater), 41 (Game 3), and 44 (Game 4). For a player to be putting up those kind of numbers, you’d expect them to at least win right? Wrong. Let’s see some better support for LeBron, huh Cavs? Can you throw the guy some help? Stop forcing 3’s, taking dumb shots, turning over the ball, just stop it. Maybe it’s just the teams mentality, maybe they’re just not ready for the playoffs. But for a team that’s gone 66-16 in the regular season, broken almost every record in the books during that same season, Coach of the Year and MVP of the league both call that team theirs…can we see a little more team support? Seriously, Cleveland bench, Wally, Gibson, Ben, Sasha, Smith…can we see some effort? There’s reserves coming off the Magic bench that’s scoring more points than your entire bench! WHAT THE FUCK?!
Honestly, y’all came too far to choke now. Can we see some heart?
We know you can stuff it, let’s see you make some fucking free throws man.
(Oh y’all didn’t think I was gonna just let LeBron go without pointing out his obvious fuck-up’s did you? The boy ain’t perfect.)
