Perspective

[MMacOH]

Game 1 rested on 2 players and neither were named Lebron James.   Delonte West and Mo Williams were the difference makers.  They got hot at different times and they prevented the C's from extending their double digit leads.   In addition, they made Boston pay more attention to them than Boston wanted to. 

It didn't happen in Game 2 and the C's won big. 

Lebron NEEDS his motley cast of characters to perform or the Cavs are done.  The worry from Cav-nation would be that every Cav other than LJ is inconsistent.  Lebron needs his teammates to step up.  If they do, the floor opens for him and he will dominate.   If they don't, the C's will soon be battling the Magic for the Eastern Confernence Championship.

Lebron actually did not show up last night either.  He is usually setting guys up for wide open looks or on cuts to the rim....this didn't happen last night

Well, I'd bet you about $1000 that LeBron won't have another lackluster performance like that.  In fact, I expect him to score at least 40.

I am going to dub Game 5 the 'elbow legitimacy test.'  If Bron blows up on Friday then this elbow thing was all hype no substance.  If he is pedestrian Friday then he may actually be hurt.

I think it is hype.  His chase down block of Tony Allen last night was pretty emphatic and with his right hand.  Not sure you ca do that with a hurt elbow.

Why does it matter though?  Even if it is legitimate, he is on the floor, therefore, it can't be that bad.  Everyone has bumps and bruises.  If he can not only play through it, but put up the numbers he has in the first two games (he was shooting just fine from distance in game 1), then it certainly isn't that bad.

Besides, if people aren't talking about KG playing with a staple in his knee why should it matter if Lebron has a boo boo on his elbow?

You're right that he has put up good numbers but he has not been near as intense as what is expectedof him in the playoffs.  I think this innury is more hype than anything.  The Cavs need Lebron at 100% to beat the Celtics, plain and simple

[Andy Jick]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant...

...just like our own Tom Thibodeau.

[MMacOH]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant.  LeBron is the real coach of that team (just like Manning is the coach of the Colts).  Everybody knows it, including Mike Brown.

This is true, and Lebron is honestly the better coach.  The only think Lebron can not control is who Brown puts out on the floor (although he tries).  Lebron is the one who called for Hickson to play or he would still be riding the bench.  

Lebron was seriously ticked off with Brown after Orlando last year for his substitution patterns, and rightfully so.  Lebron even met with Ferry to discuss it.  If Brown makes the same mistales this year he is gone

[Chris]

Game 1 rested on 2 players and neither were named Lebron James.   Delonte West and Mo Williams were the difference makers.  They got hot at different times and they prevented the C's from extending their double digit leads.   In addition, they made Boston pay more attention to them than Boston wanted to. 

It didn't happen in Game 2 and the C's won big. 

Lebron NEEDS his motley cast of characters to perform or the Cavs are done.  The worry from Cav-nation would be that every Cav other than LJ is inconsistent.  Lebron needs his teammates to step up.  If they do, the floor opens for him and he will dominate.   If they don't, the C's will soon be battling the Magic for the Eastern Confernence Championship.

Lebron actually did not show up last night either.  He is usually setting guys up for wide open looks or on cuts to the rim....this didn't happen last night

Well, I'd bet you about $1000 that LeBron won't have another lackluster performance like that.  In fact, I expect him to score at least 40.

I am going to dub Game 5 the 'elbow legitimacy test.'  If Bron blows up on Friday then this elbow thing was all hype no substance.  If he is pedestrian Friday then he may actually be hurt.

I think it is hype.  His chase down block of Tony Allen last night was pretty emphatic and with his right hand.  Not sure you ca do that with a hurt elbow.

Why does it matter though?  Even if it is legitimate, he is on the floor, therefore, it can't be that bad.  Everyone has bumps and bruises.  If he can not only play through it, but put up the numbers he has in the first two games (he was shooting just fine from distance in game 1), then it certainly isn't that bad.

Besides, if people aren't talking about KG playing with a staple in his knee why should it matter if Lebron has a boo boo on his elbow?

You're right that he has put up good numbers but he has not been near as intense as what is expectedof him in the playoffs.  I think this innury is more hype than anything.  The Cavs need Lebron at 100% to beat the Celtics, plain and simple

I just hate that fact that people are already putting an asterisk next to even the possibility of the C's winning this series.  

You don't hear people talking about how the Suns are in the second round, because Brandon Roy had knee surgery 8 days before he appeared in the series.  

[Andy Jick]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant.  LeBron is the real coach of that team (just like Manning is the coach of the Colts).  Everybody knows it, including Mike Brown.

This is true, and Lebron is honestly the better coach.  The only think Lebron can not control is who Brown puts out on the floor (although he tries).  Lebron is the one who called for Hickson to play or he would still be riding the bench.  

Lebron was seriously ticked off with Brown after Orlando last year for his substitution patterns, and rightfully so.  Lebron even met with Ferry to discuss it.  If Brown makes the same mistales this year he is gone

He's already gone...  His post-game comments were made from a frustrated man who knows what's at stake right now.  If the Cavs lose this series it will be considered a monumental failure, and most likely signifies the end of the LeBron era...  There is no way Brown survives this as they will retool this team...

[Greenbean]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant...

...just like our own Tom Thibodeau.

Yeah not sure Thibs would be a great head coach. Whenever Doc gets tossed he runs the starters into the ground.

[looseball]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant.  LeBron is the real coach of that team (just like Manning is the coach of the Colts).  Everybody knows it, including Mike Brown.

 Lebron was even quoted in The Globe today saying he needed a better game from "my point guard".

[Rondo_is_better]

Perspective?  Mike Brown will be fired following this season...  This team is UNDERachieving & Brown is not what I would consider an upper-tier coach.

Mike Brown is a glorified assistant.  LeBron is the real coach of that team (just like Manning is the coach of the Colts).  Everybody knows it, including Mike Brown.

 Lebron was even quoted in The Globe today saying he needed a better game from "my point guard".

Then again Lebron is arrogant as all hell. He loves the possessive tense. Mine Mine Mine.