The Cleveland Cavaliers Are Title-Bound—Book It

Well, it's almost April, and before people start believing that the NBA playoffs are going to be competitive, think again.

There are three teams that are head and shoulders above everyone else—Lakers, Cavs, and Celtics.

This isn't March Madness, where one game decides everything, diluting the talent disparity between teams.

No, NBA fans are approaching April Average. May Mundane. 

June is when the madness usually starts in the NBA.

Not this year though, because the Cavs are taking it.

Listen, last year there was an argument about who the best player in the NBA was. This year, there is no debate.

As much as Kobe has grown as a player and seemingly as a person (that maid story set him back a few steps), he still reverts back to his old self from time to time. 

Plus, he doesn't dominate as easily as Lebron does.

(Disclaimer: Kobe has played ball from the finals last june through USA basketball 'til now. However, Lebron has played almost as long, so that basically cancels out that argument)

That aside, the Cavs are going into the playoffs poised to have the best record in the NBA, which now means homecourt advantage throughout, and they've only lost once.

Then there is team unity.

For pete sake's (how awesome is this phrase?), they look like they are partying harder than Vince, E, Turtle, and Drama, and thats just on the court!

Does any team seem as close as them?

The Celtics may come close but with a loose-wire like Marbury, and a freakishly intense guy like Garnett, I think there has to be at least a bit of friction.

Finally, there are the intangibles.

Andrew Bynum

Missing another year and possibly coming back during the playoffs.

Either he will come back and it will cause continuity problems or he won't and the Lakers will be as fragile this year as they were last year.

Also, Kobe is trying to man up from injury after injury to ensure the Lakers have a chance of full homecourt. I think it will come back to haunt the Lakers in those games when Gasol and Kobe will need to both bring their A games.

Stephon Marbury

This guy can explode at any point and any time.

Any guy who has a little bit of alpha in them can sympathize with him, but it's time to step up. I just think, in my heart of hearts, that this addition would have been much wiser early in the season when the stakes were low.

Who cares if he signed for one million or 10 mill? That doesn't matter. Timing is everything, and this signing was bad timing.

Been There, Done That

It takes a bit of appreciation to realize how things change in the playoffs.

Everything comes to a head. Some teams can't switch from regular season mode to playoffs mode, and get swept. Other teams come in all too aware of the stakes and get overwhelmed and start losing their identity.

The Cavs won't have this problem, because they have made it far into the playoffs.

In conclusion,

They have the best player in the game, the best team unity, and what will likely be homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, having only lost once at home all year.

How can you not go for the Cavs?

The funny thing is, all the Kobe-Lebron comparisons will fade slowly going into next year, if and when Lebron wins it this year.

Something tells me we are are going to start hearing Lebron-Jordan comparisons—as in greatest everrrrrr.

That's when we can all really start to ask ourselves if we are watching someone who may go down in history as the greatest to ever play the game. 

What's his jersey number again?