robj55;1209411 wrote:I'm sorry but this is wrong. Orlando was a horrible match up for Cleveland with their pick and roll offense and the amount of knock down shooters they had. Couple that with Dwight Howard who dominated the paint and you have what we call a bad match up. Lebron averaged 38,10 and 9 that series, but they couldn't stop Orlando.
The 'Skip Bayless" analysis...
So...the Cavs didn't beat "pick and roll" offenses all season? Secondly, the Cavs were a better shooting team than Orlando during the regular season that year.
People forget that an unfortunate bounce off of Delonte in game 4...inside of a minute to play...on the road..prevented a game 7 in Cleveland where the Cavs were 40 and 1 in the regular season. One unfortunate bounce of the ball....and hence the Cavs most likely would have advanced. But no...."it was a horrible match up". LMAO.
Yup...the Skip Baylisses of the world will tell you the same crap...."bad matchup...blah...blah blah".
If it was such a "horrible match up", as you parrot from the ESPN Baylesses of the world, why did Vegas install the Cavs as a full 5 to 1 favorites before that series started? Are oddsmakers that stupid?
The Cavs loss was one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Nothing more..nothing less than that. Like the oddsmakers stated...the Cavs win that series 5 out of 6 times. Unfortunately, the team played way below their station...for that given series.
Sometimes...the best team loses. Sports happens. That was one of the points Cuban clearly hammered home.