Agree with you. I also think the Lakers have a decent shot at LeBron. IT showing the Cavs what could have been. IMO, they still made the right decision trading him away. Cavs just aren't together as a team. No excuse for this kind of complete laziness on defense.
Yeah, i'd rather play in L.A (especially if it's my hometown) with those young guys than in OKC with Westbrook, especially if they can get another star in L.A.
I don't think the Cavs are going to just "turn it on" in the playoffs. Let's see how they look when Love returns, but they just aren't that great.
Bad defensive teams don't just turn it on in the playoffs. The Cavs are 27th in DRtg. You've got to be at least decent to have a shot at the championship.
LeBron can "turn it on" because that is what stars do. They can take it to the next level. BUT, role players generally can't. The playoffs expose their ceiling. This isn't the same Cavs team as years past. Kyrie ain't walking through that door. Thompson and Smith are shells of their former selves.
Too bad this doesn't effect his flopping abilities. Celtics can still insert him into the end of late games just for that
