It takes more than some tweaks to come back from a beat down like that. It wasn't like someone was missing or anybody on the squad is trending upward. It would be one thing if they lost a series like last years where a bounce or rebound or shot here or there decides it. They got worked and had no answers after game 2.
Riles ain't done shyt without Magic, Kareem, Wade, Shaq, Bron, Bosh. It's not like he's been on some Spurs shyt finding Manus and TPs late in the draft or flipping George Hills for Kawhi. He's rode stars his whole career. That's not exactly a novel concept.
The Pacers wanted revenge too and how did that work out? Plenty of teams have wanted revenge and didn't do shyt about it let alone dominate in historic fashion. Cleveland with Lebron has more flexibility and future than MIA with Lebron. Bron clearly valued flexibility and future and he got to throw in the nice tidy going home narrative as well.
Irony because not only am I not saying or implying that I have actually said the exact opposite throughout this thread.