Just When YouThought You Understood the World...

If Dwight Howard is an ignorant, softhearted devout religious person, and the King is a far superior person and teammate than Kobe and this is the official unveiling of the LeBron James era, why is Cleveland down 3-1 in this series?

How is this seemingly limited, questionably coached Orlando team derailing LeBron's MVP season and the narrative of inevitability that has permeated our collective consciousness? I mean, this team is on the ropes. It's gonna take a Herculean effort to win 3 straight games. LeBron's already been putting up 40 points a night and hitting every clutch shot he can muster.

My answer is the same reason why I keep protesting when you kill Kobe. This is a team sport. Your superstar matters. But so do his teammates. So does the coaching. So do the match ups. LeBron is doing absolutely everything you could ask him to do individually. General consensus has him as the best player in the league today, even though I disagree. But no one wins championships alone. Mike didn't. And neither will LeBron. The Cavs could possibly come out of this. It's not impossible, but I think this is a good thing for LeBron and the league. The last game was a chin check. He needs to face some adversity in his quest. When the Cavs got to the Finals against San Antonio it was a fluke and a lopsided series. This time they will have truly earned it if it happens. And if nothing else, no matter who they face, this shows it won't be no cakewalk. Everybody's ready to hand this dude the keys, but he's still got some more mountain to climb. That Cavs team was humming during the regular season. So much so you can forget how untalented they are player for player. It's a superstar, Mo Williams (who nobody has ever considered even close to an elite player), a couple of good role players (Sideshow and Delonte) and bunch of mediocre role players. This team would not even be sniffing the playoffs were it not for the awesome powers of King James. So, more work is to be done. I think even if LeBron can make a miracle happen, the Nuggets would have their way with this Cavs team, Gimp style. And I think Kobe and Co. might even prove too much for them having seen the chink in the armor. However, I would give them better odds against LA. Crazy thing is, we're much more likely to be talking about your boy D-Ho in the Finals. Was putting up 10 points in overtime killer enough for you?