I have a hard time believing that Cleveland was EVER a 15-1 shot to win the title this year. I mean, if every team in the league was a .500 club, they would all be 30-1. Hard to see, especially after how tough they were LAST year, how they ever would have been much worse than a 5-1 or 6-1 shot.
I mean, I kinda figured, at the start of the season...
Boston: 25% shot at winning (4-1)
Cleveland: ~20% (5-1)
Lakers: ~15% (about 6-1)
Spurs: ~15% (about 6-1)
Everyone else: 25%
I mean, tell me if I'm misinterpreting the gambling lines, but doesn't 15-1 odds imply that Cleveland's only supposed to have a 7% chance of winning the title? When were the odds EVER that low?