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Wow. Just...wow. Don't let anyone tell you different, Boston wanted this game because the Wizards matchup with like no other Eastern Conference team.
Don't even talk about Cleveland; does anyone honestly think that this year's squad is better than last year's. Who's their second option? Third option?
The way things look, only Detroit and Orlando (it's always a team from Florida) can keep these guys back. Washington doesn't really have and answer for Dwight Howard, and the Pistons have been though this before.
But the Celtics? Butler goes after Paul Pierce like Anakin Skywalker went after Obi Wan. Nobody on that team other than Pierce can guard Arenas. Stevenson or Mason Jr. can keep Ray Allen in check. And I trust Eddie Jordan over Doc Rivers any day. Unless Kevin Garnett becomes a force of nature, I see a very competitive series in the making.
But at least the Celtics are a complete team; what do the Cavaliers have other than LeBron James? Have you seen these guys when he's on the bench? What possessed them to trade away their second-best scorer for an aging, offensively-challenged rebounder? Is their anyone off their bench who could be considered a "sparkplug?" Do they honestly think they could go more than five games with any playoff team from the West?
If the Wizards don't make it (this is their best chance in the last four appearances), I'm pulling for Boston or Detroit. I'm tired of watching rock fights in the NBA Finals.
Don't even talk about Cleveland; does anyone honestly think that this year's squad is better than last year's. Who's their second option? Third option?
The way things look, only Detroit and Orlando (it's always a team from Florida) can keep these guys back. Washington doesn't really have and answer for Dwight Howard, and the Pistons have been though this before.
But the Celtics? Butler goes after Paul Pierce like Anakin Skywalker went after Obi Wan. Nobody on that team other than Pierce can guard Arenas. Stevenson or Mason Jr. can keep Ray Allen in check. And I trust Eddie Jordan over Doc Rivers any day. Unless Kevin Garnett becomes a force of nature, I see a very competitive series in the making.
But at least the Celtics are a complete team; what do the Cavaliers have other than LeBron James? Have you seen these guys when he's on the bench? What possessed them to trade away their second-best scorer for an aging, offensively-challenged rebounder? Is their anyone off their bench who could be considered a "sparkplug?" Do they honestly think they could go more than five games with any playoff team from the West?
If the Wizards don't make it (this is their best chance in the last four appearances), I'm pulling for Boston or Detroit. I'm tired of watching rock fights in the NBA Finals.
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