Cavs and Warriors

     Now that my Rockets and James Harden have been eliminated that leaves only two teams left for the finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors. The best player on the planet versus the future of the NBA. Lebron vs Steph. On paper it figures to be one of the most exciting finals of all time. But I don't agree with paper, because on paper the Warriors are supposed to win but the hell with that! I have the Cavaliers winning the finals because they have the great Lebron James. And while the Rockets who possess James Harden who is a prolific scorer, if the Warriors had a tough time guarding him for most of the series, I don't see how they will be able to guard Lebron. While I can go all day on how the Lebron is great let's look at the matchups for the series. First we have the Benches, the Cavaliers bench consists of savvy vets who have great playoff experience but may not possess the most depth on the planet. With the likes of J.R. Smith, Matthew Dellavedova, Kendrick Perkins, James Jones, and Mike Miller, the Cavs bench is really thin due to injuries to Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao. The Cavaliers bench in my opinion is not as good as the Warriors and I give the edge to Warriors on this one as the Warriors can make another starting 5 from their bench which includes, Shaun Livingston, David Lee, Andre Igoudala, Festus Ezeli, Mareese Speights, and Leandro Barbosa. The Warriors have two all stars on their bench in Andre Igoudala and David Lee. So if the series comes down to the two benches I have the Warriors. 

     Now let's look at the Starting 5. Starting at the Center for the Cavaliers is Timofey Mozgof and for the Warriors, Andrew Bogut. Both have European backgrounds but different playing styles to a certain extent. While both are rim protectors, Mozgov is a little more skilled on the offensive end while Bogut creates his offense with rebounding and mechanical strength. While both are good for what they do, I give the edge to Mozgov as I believe he is more important to his team, and many times throughout the year, Andrew Bogut has been taking out of games and been replaced by a smaller lineup.

     At the Power Forward Position we have Draymond Green of the Warriors versus Tristan Thompson of the Cavaliers. Green is an undersized 4 with the an all around skill set that allows him to do anything on the court, and for that I believe he is the better Power Forward this series. And while Thompson is having a great playoffs series, by becoming such a defensive stopper and rebound machine, Draymond Green is the center piece of the Warriors.

     At the Small Forward we have LeBron James of the Cavaliers and Harrison Barnes of the Warriors. LeBron James that's all I have to say. He gets the edge.

     At the Shooting Guard we have Klay Thompson of the Warriors, and Iman Shumpert of the Cavaliers. While Klay Thompson may not be available because of his concussion let's say he plays. Klay makes his noise on the offensive end and relies on his sweet shooting that makes him apart of the Splash Brothers. Iman Shumpert on the other hand is one of the best defenders in the league and is good as it gets. And this Playoffs he has suprised the world with his surge of scoring nobody thought he had. I give the edge to Shumpert because I don't believe Klay will be 100 % ready. I'm not taking any thing away from Klay though. 

     At the last position Point Guard, We have Steph Curry of the Warriors and Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving is magnificent in his own ways with his crazy layups and crafty shooting touch but he is not on the level as "Chef Curry". LeBron said it himself, you can't stop Steph just like you can't stop him. For that Steph gets the edge as he may be the best shooter in NBA history. 

     At three to three the series looks even to me as one team isn't absolutely over dominating. When I say this, people all over the world have the Warriors as a clear favorite because of their prolific offense. But offense wins games and defense wins championships. With that being said I can never doubt LeBron James.