Would this Cavs team beat the Lakers in 2008-09 WCF?

Flash Thunderton

Flash Thunderton

The 4th Migo
Joined
Nov 26, 2014
Messages
4,474
Reputation
-285
Daps
11,191
Reppin
ATL
Be honest with it. :sas1:


The fact those Nuggets even won two games in the WCF was amazing.


Kobe would never let that happen against a coach named fukkin David Blatt. :sas2:
 
Draje

Draje

Superstar
Joined
May 5, 2012
Messages
16,750
Reputation
3,434
Daps
60,249
Reppin
NULL
Both teams healthy? Yeah, maybe.

Kevin Love can very easily draw out either Gasol or Bynum from the paint to open the lanes for Lebron post ups.

Kobe is gonna go off and get his but we have three athletic defenders to throw at him in Shump, JR, and Lebron.

Kobe is gonna have to guard Kyrie or Lebron. Ariza is too small for Lebron and Lebron is absolutely murdering teams in the post this year plus Fisher is not who you want to guard Kyrie if they're both healthy. They could try to go small and put Odom out there instead of Ariza or Bynum though.

I think it goes to 6 or 7. Kobe likes to rise to the challenge but Lebron has regularly dismantled Kobe teams when they meet. I think their record is something 12-3 in Lebron's favor since 2006. Simply put, the Lakers never really have anyone to slow Lebron down. It depends on how Phil adjusts.
 
J

Jplaya2023

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
44,243
Reputation
-612
Daps
92,158
09 Lakers in 6

They have more size (no homo), better coaching, and their team fits better than the cavs

Bynum(Assuming Health)/ Timothy
Gasol/ Love
Ariza/ Bron
Kobe/Shump
Fisher/Kyky

Lakers bring LO off the bench and go small wit gasol guarding thompson, and shannon brown can somewhat match jr swish's production
 
I

Illin Degenerate

All Star
Joined
Jun 14, 2012
Messages
2,348
Reputation
425
Daps
3,932
Reppin
NULL
the cavs bigs have feasted on some weak front lines this postseason. the bulls had the upper hand in the cavs series until gasol got injured, now youre talking a prime gasol with bynum and odom. plus look at every time lebron has been eliminated from the playoffs since he became an mvp. howard, garnett, nowitzki, duncan. all those teams had an all star big who was a threat on offense, that and at least one rim protector on their defense. lakers win even without the homecourt.
 
#StarkSet

#StarkSet

Stark till I die
Supporter
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
20,187
Reputation
4,934
Daps
40,882
Ariza and odom would do a good job on lebron


They wouldn't stop him but at least pester the shyt out of him



Fisher would get raped
 
R

Rigby.

The #1 Rated Mixtape of all Time
Joined
Jun 20, 2014
Messages
52,017
Reputation
2,435
Daps
74,669
Reppin
JordanHareStadium
If Cavs were healthy? They'd win in 5, Kyrie would average 35 a game no joke

Would be perimeter abuse, and if Lakers switched, Thompson, Mozgov and Bron would get theirs

But yeah Irving, Smith, and Love would be doing work
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top