Is Anyone Seriously Scared of Cavs? Edit Craptors left me in shambles and proven wrong

[RaptorsLife]

We go through this every year and every year LeBron still lays the smackdown on the Raptors anyway. Why wouldn't he do it again?

cus IT is huge down grade over kyrie

[VanWest82]

Not sure how many actually watched the Cavs vs. Wolves game tonight, but the Wolves might have played their best game of the season. Despite having Thibs as their coach, they're an offensive team first, and they made play after play all game long. It was an offensive clinic. All but a few teams would have wilted numerous times. So for those of you claiming that it took a herculian effort by Lebron and the Cavs team (at home) just to win...yes, it took all that to beat probably a top 6 or 7 team playing their absolute best game.

The Cavs are legit scary when they want to be, and they did a lot of the damage with that Frye at center plus shooters (i.e. Smith and Korver) line up around Lebron that we know so well.

[Sherlock]

We go through this every year and every year LeBron still lays the smackdown on the Raptors anyway. Why wouldn't he do it again?

cus IT is huge down grade over kyrie

You realize that once the trade deadline has passed, then IT just becomes an expiring contract they don't plan to re-sign. If they think their chances to win are better with IT sitting on the bench and Calderon starting, there's no reason why Lue wouldn't just bench IT and play his best lineup.

This Cavs team without IT did win 18 of 19 games earlier this year. I'm not ready to declare them dead yet.

[scopy]

Anyone still believe the Cavs are done? Lebron has given up? The team is about to implode?

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[XxIronChainzxX]

We go through this every year and every year LeBron still lays the smackdown on the Raptors anyway. Why wouldn't he do it again?

cus IT is huge down grade over kyrie

You realize that once the trade deadline has passed, then IT just becomes an expiring contract they don't plan to re-sign. If they think their chances to win are better with IT sitting on the bench and Calderon starting, there's no reason why Lue wouldn't just bench IT and play his best lineup.

This Cavs team without IT did win 18 of 19 games earlier this year. I'm not ready to declare them dead yet.

They can sit IT, and we can assume that doing so won't cause huge chemistry/locker-room issues. But part of what made the Cavs so deadly against us wasn't just LeBron, it's that our defense would get shredded from the 3. Kyrie and KL caused problems, but it's not like their role players like Frye were cold. IMO, that really changes their offense.

Our concern should be them dealing IT and the Nets pick for Kemba.

[mattkobe1984]

As long we don’t face them first round, lebron is lebron plus they got the ref, we just hope guys like jr smith and Frye don’t light up we can have a competitive series

[RaptorsNorth]

The cavs are still the team to beat IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!! Regular season means nothing once the playoffs start and thats when the cavs usually go to work.. If we go by regular season numbers the bucks should have been the best team heading into the playoffs because Last season they had the best record in the 2nd half of the season and what happened to them ? The cavs struggled in the 2nd half of the season, dropped out of first yet destroyed everybody. I can not say the Cavs are done until I see how they play in the playoffs.. A lot of People on here like to ride the regular season wave and don't understand The game changes in the playoffs. I'll hold out my judgement until the playoffs start. Sure They're having big issues NOW but NOW is not the playoffs.

[hype_2004]

Lebron is sleeping right now, he looks mighty disinterested out there. He will rally his troops when time comes, and it will be the same thing all over.

[Mr_NC]

Yes because playoff Lebron is a real thing and this type of narrative is perfect for nba headlines “struggles in the regular season but miraculously comes back to the nba finals” people would eat that **** up

I don’t trust them til I see it myself in the playoffs

[JShuttlesworth]

Playoff Lebron and regular season Lebron are two totally different beasts. The way the Cavs are playing right now, they look like they could fall to a number of teams. They still have plenty of time to figure it out before the playoffs. Best case scenario is avoiding them until the ECF. If we have to play them in the semis so be it.

Anyone who is counting the Cavs out right now are seriously overlooking them.

[Johnny Bball]

yeah I forgot about the fellow name lebron

Might want to occasionally pump the brakes on this stuff there bud.

[RaptorsLife]

yeah I forgot about the fellow name lebron

Might want to occasionally pump the brakes on this stuff there bud.

if cavs thrash us in playoffs I'll be the first person to admit. I have no problem being wrong

[livnthedream416]

Read on Twitter

This will certainly change things if it goes through

[Rapsalot]

Not scared but respect for a team that has gone to 3 straight finals. Of the other 6 playoff teams in the East beside us and Cavs I would rather play any of them Boston included. We should do everything we can to put Boston and Cavs on other side of bracket and meet the winner in ECF.


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[fourones1x]

Respect your opponents.

I'd love to face them in the playoffs and beat them just to show everyone we didn't try to avoid them.

But LeBron will go down as one of, if not the greatest player to grace the game of basketball.
We've seen how his teams have completely turned it up in the playoffs, so never doubt them.

[tdot56]

Cavs looking to sell their souls for win now.... dumb management

[TerryTate]

This is NOT the same Cavs team as last year.
Our team is playing far better ball than last year.

[SurgeIblocka]

Cavs are not done, let me be the first to say they are going to get Deandre and Kemba. Thats how you maintain a contender. Masai needs to get off his hands and understand its an arms race in this league to stay relevant. If u want to wait till next year so that Lebron leaves, well Boston will be better with Hayward and added draftees, meanwhile we wont have any new infusuion of talent. No premier player is signing with us in the summer.

[bon]

Not sure how many actually watched the Cavs vs. Wolves game tonight, but the Wolves might have played their best game of the season. Despite having Thibs as their coach, they're an offensive team first, and they made play after play all game long. It was an offensive clinic. All but a few teams would have wilted numerous times. So for those of you claiming that it took a herculian effort by Lebron and the Cavs team (at home) just to win...yes, it took all that to beat probably a top 6 or 7 team playing their absolute best game.

The Cavs are legit scary when they want to be, and they did a lot of the damage with that Frye at center plus shooters (i.e. Smith and Korver) line up around Lebron that we know so well.

Every team has a great offensive night playing against the Cavs. This isn't something new.

[tdot56]

They get D Jordan for a first pick and scrubs, then get love back... yes....