As I am roaming campus of Columbus State this morning sporting my number 23 Cavs jersey, there is one thing I am reminded of, though this team is looking good against the Wiz, look at which team is on the horizon.
I really want to see King James and the boys make it back to the finals again, but the additions of Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace, Delonte West, and Joe Smith has not improved this team to the point where they are title contenders unlike most what those PR types in Cleveland want you to think. Look at it this way, the Cavs aquired the players in a multi-team trade dealing Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden elsewhere in late Februray. Since the quartet made their debut, the Cavs are 14-13, before that they were 31-24.
Do not get me wrong, these were good acquisitions, and these players aren't playing up to expectations. Szczerbiak who was averaging double-digits is now only scoring eight per game. Same with Smith. This is still LeBron's team. Look at Monday's big win for the Cavs, James led the team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks yet only had one turnover.
Washington is good, but are the names of Caron Butler, Antwan Jameson or Antonio Daniels going to do as much for you as Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, or Ray Allen? The Celtics could possibly be the most dominating team in the East since the days of Jordan. I don't have to tell you much about that team. Can the King drag his followers into the fight against the Celtics like he did against Detroit in the Conference Finals last year, or is one man not enough to lead a team like the Cavs showed in the NBA Finals against the Spurs. The Celtics are surely the team to the beat from the East. For the Cavs to defeat the almighty Celtics, some of the players are going to have to get off the pews and join the King on his court.
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