Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 reasons they will win the East
By Robby Sabo
There’s no question this 2014-15 NBA season has seen a world of surprises, but in the end familiar characters such as LeBron James will reign supreme.
Face it, as an NBA fan you’ve been completely swept off your feet this year with shock and excitement.
The Association is usually a place where bad teams stay bad and good teams receive all the publicity. The very nature of the league, the way it’s set up and how one dominant player can reverse fortunes in a snap of a finger lends to this kind of reality.
It’s a league filled with a few “haves” and a whole bunch of “have-nots,” which leads to awful scenarios of tanking – as it truly remains the only way to start in the right direction. If you’re an NBA general manager and you don’t possess that franchise superstar, then you’re doing everything in your power to obtain one.
While there’s very little parity due to the of the nooks and crannies of the sport, the 2014-15 season has proved to be a sensational treat.
In the end though, the mainstays (like LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers) will find navigate through the playoffs and find themselves enjoying more success over some of these “pleasant surprises” who have brought such shock and excitement.
One of these surprises is of course the Atlanta Hawks.
This team, which doesn’t have a household name in the building, currently sports the best record in the East at an incredible 50-13. Guys like Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap and Al Horford have come together in the most unusual of ways under second-year coach Mike Budenholzer.
Nobody saw this coming.
The San Francisco treat comes from local Golden State and serves as the other major surprise in the league.
Rookie head coach Steve Kerr and his “Splash Brothers” have simply been unconscious all season long. Stephen Curry has taken his stock to top three player in the season with his absurd stat-line.
The familiar names of Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and of course, LeBron James, have taken a back seat in the basketball news cycle over the last several months. Instead, new elite names like Stephen Curry, James Harden and Russell Westrbook are throwing down strong bids for a first MVP.
Does this whirlwind season automatically mean a change for the playoffs?
In recent history an NBA fan could count the number of teams on one hand who legitimately had a chance to touch that Larry O’Brien Trophy. Does the arrival of Atlanta and Golden State signify change for the league that struggles so mightily with parity?
The short answer is no, and because of it, LeBron’s Cavs will take advantage this spring.
Here’s the five biggest reasons the Cavs will win the Eastern Conference in 2015.
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