if it were to come to that finals! who would win? and why?
2007-05-31 20:10:16 · 11 answers · asked by frank f 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Cav in 6. Lebron is on a mission.
2007-06-01 02:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by SoccerClipCincy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cavs...here's why:
1) the Cavs coach was the defensive assitant to Popovich, probably not a lot of surprises left.
2) Lebron James averages 35 points per game when the Spurs have started Bruce Bowen on him. Bowen is an amazing defensive specialist, but Lebron owns him.
3) The Cavs defense is just about as tough as the Spurs.
4) the Cavs will have the best player on the floor in Lebron James.
5) The Cavs have held SA under 42% shooting in the last 5 games played.
6) After Tim Duncan, San Antonio has a disadvantage in the middle.
7) the Cavs prefer the San Antonio style of basketball...so neither team will be out of their element.
8) The Cavs guards are bigger than Parker and Ginobilli.
9) Lebron can be unstoppable against an entire team.
Actually, what I find ironic is that the Cavs match up well against the Spurs. Phoenix beat the Cavs bloody with about 4 extra passes per possession, I feel Utah has the best forward/center trio in basketball and Dallas can shoot over your defense. I don't think Cleveland stood a chance in a 7 game series against any of those 3 teams. However, against San Antonio...they are almost too similar to San Antonio to lose with Lebron James being the difference.
Here's how it's going to go:
Duncan 20/12 per game.
Parker 15 per game 5-7 assists
Ginobilli 15 per game
Lebron 33/8/7
Cleveland will win by shutting down the rest of the Spurs.
2007-05-31 23:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by KC 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spurs. Same reason why the Spurs beat Utah. Nobody is going to be able to guard Duncan. Illgauskas is a slower version of Mehmet Okur. Bowen is a slightly better defender than Tayshun Prince. The Cavs don't have a two guard who can guard Manu Ginobli or match him in scoring. Then there's the bench Finley, Barry, Oberto and Elson just give the men in black too much depth. Over seven games against that and the Spurs' defense, the Cavs are going to get worn down and they don't have enough consistent firepower to match the Spurs in either fastbreak or perimeter offense. Last it's an odd number year in the first decade of the 21st century, a time that for the Spurs is like what fourth quarters against the Knicks were for Reggie Miller.
2007-05-31 20:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by des s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would take the Spurs in 6. Let's not crown the LeBrons yet, they were in this same situation last year (up 3-2 over Detroit) and they didn't win another game. But the Spurs wouldn't let one man beat them...the other Cavs would have to provide consistent scoring and defense. I won't dismiss the Cavs 2-0 record over San Antonio, but that was months ago, and the Spurs don't generally get serious until after the All-Star break. Overall, I like the Spurs' depth, defense and experience over Cleveland's.
2007-05-31 21:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tut Uncommon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KC, who has obviously done his homework, makes a compelling argument: Cleveland won both games against San Antonio during the 2006-07 regular season, LeBron has played exceptionally well against Bruce Bowen, and the Cavalier defense IS nearly as good as the Spurs'. As good as his argument is, in the end, he's wrong.
The playoffs ARE about matchups. But what KC forgets is, come playoff time, the Spurs play with the swagger of a team that knows it's great. A team on a mission. Some playoff teams manage to raise their level of play--the Spurs raise their play a COUPLE of levels.
During the regular season, the Utah Jazz, boasting an All-NBA forward and one of the Top Five point guards in the league, beat the Spurs in two of their four meetings ... yet they managed only one win in five games against the Spurs in the playoffs.
After his team was knocked out of the playoffs in five games, Carlos Boozer said that the Jazz were simply happy to have made it to the Western Conference Championship. Like Utah, Cleveland's goal was less ambitious than San Antonio's: they merely wanted to finally get past Detroit and into the Finals. The Spurs's goal was different.
San Antonio is accustomed to winning the NBA Finals. In addition, since Dallas kept them from repeating as champions last season, the Spurs are also on a mission: to win the championship. Again!
Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, LeBron James, Larry Hughes, Eric Snow--this cast of characters WILL NOT beat a healthy San Antonio Spurs team in the NBA Finals. They lack the talent, depth, and experience.
Since it's easier to recognize talent in space, most NBA fans
think the league's best player is a guard: Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, or Dwayne Wade. Or they think it's LeBron James. If Cleveland and San Antonio meet in the Finals, Tim Duncan will be the best player on the court.
Duncan and James are offensive machines, rebounding studs, and passing wizards. The difference is, #21 is also a defensive beast ... and he'll impose his will on BOTH ends of the court.
San Antonio will win this year's Finals (whether they play the Cavs or the Pistons). If they play Cleveland, they'll beat the Cavs in FIVE games ... if they're pissed that some in the media, and KC, are predicting an upset, giving them no credit whatsoever for their sustained level of greatness, King James and his vassals will be beheaded in four.
2007-06-01 04:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by BlakWriter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd Say Cavs, because they have beaten the SPURs
twice already with no losses.
Detroit on the other hand has lost 2, and has not won.
So Cavs will win in 7.
2007-05-31 20:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cleveland: They have nothing to lose. One on one match ups against the Spurs? Spurs. Coaching? Take your pick. Intangibles, Cleveland. Cleveland has what? Just an Eastern Conference Championship with Lebron and a few supplements. Does this remind you of another Eastern Conference Champion? Imagine if you still had a Carlos Boozer type in the mix. Interesting!
2007-06-02 21:08:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to desapoint yo'll, but i would have to say spurs. bruce bowen is going to shut king james down. as much as i love king james, cav's is only one man team. spurs on the other hand play as a team and i would take 5 over 1 n/e day. hahah
so yeahh, sry king james, if u wanna win come play in the pistons. hahah maybe another year with another team.
2007-06-03 05:21:33 · answer #8 · answered by A. P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spurs... easily. 1st, experience. 2nd, bench. 3rd, 2nd and 3rd scorer in parker in ginobili rather than ilgauskas and hughes. parker is better than hughes at pg. 4th, coaching. the only problem i see for the spurs is lebron. hes much too strong for bowen. so, if lebron has a poor night, bye bye cavs. lebron has to bring his a-game every time they play, because i dont see another player who could fill his production when he's having an off night. with the spurs, duncan could have a bad game, but parker and ginobili could have monster games and win...
2007-05-31 22:00:50 · answer #9 · answered by Michael M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spurs easily....in 5 games at most....cavs are really a one man show that spurs will shut down....spurs much deeper and will contain Lebron and make someone else beat them
2007-05-31 20:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by San DIego Chargers 21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋