Tuesday, March 29, 2011

LeBron returns to Cleveland, leaves a loser!

Damn, does that feel good.

LeBron returned to Cleveland for the 2nd time since stabbing the city in the back on national television, and he walked off the court with his head hanging. He ducked player intros like a complete coward, and was dealt a nice batch of karma by losing to the worst team in the NBA.

In a season that has been extremely frustrating and disappointing, the Cavaliers have at least given fans something to be excited about by beating the one team they wanted to beat more than any other team in the NBA.

Add in the opening night win against Boston (who had beaten Miami the night before), two victories in the span of a week over Amare and Melo's Knicks, and the mid-season victory over the defending champion Lakers, the Cavs have proven they CAN beat elite NBA teams, but they have to play near perfect basketball. The team isn't anywhere near playoff contenders, but winning the lottery in a few months would certainly help the cause.

Nonetheless, in an absolutely miserable season, the Cavs do have 5 marquee wins. And if I have to watch a team go 16-66 (or whatever they end up), at least we can say we beat LeBron's Heat, the Celtics, the Lakers, and the Knicks a few times.

It can't get any worse than this season, but beating LeBron at home, and (hopefully) winning the #1 pick in the draft in a few months would certainly be a decent consolation prize going into the future.