The Sports Guru

Now that the disappointment of losing Games 6 and 7 to the Pistons has started to wear off slightly, I can look at it more realistically and with a level head.  Does it suck?  Sure it does.  Did the Cavs choke?  Absolutely NOT!  I have started reading on Message Boards all over that we have A.C.F, Another Cleveland Failure.  People are talking about it like it is The Drive, or The Shot.  But is it?  No Way!!!

The difference between what just happened and those infamous moments were the circumstances behind them.  The Browns were probably the best team in football in 1986.  They had the best defense in the league, two 1000-yard rushers, and one of the best home-field advantages in the game.  They were playing a team that had a QB in just his 3rd year in the league, and who had questions swirling around him about HIS ability to win big games…We all know the deets about The Drive, starting on the 1 1/2 yard line, blah, blah, blah, but what made it such a special or painful moment was the fact that the Browns were SUPPOSED to win that game.  They were better.  But the Browns couldn’t finish the deal and gave John Elway just enough time to become a legend.

 Fast forward to the Shot.  Game 5 of the playoffs.  Once again, here comes Michael Jordan, who had struggled in the playoffs up until that time. Questions started to swirl around him that he couldn’t win.  He was 1-9 in his first 10 playoff games, over 4 years!(Lebron is now 7-6 in 1 playoff year).  The fact that the deciding 5th game of that series was in Cleveland tells you that the Cavs WERE THE BETTER TEAM!  They had the homecourt and had one of the NBA’s best records.  But they couldn’t finish the deal, and gave MJ just enough time to become a legend.

Now stands LeBron James and the Cavs.  The were not as good of a team as the Pistons.  Detroit won 64 games this season, including 37 at home.  Hadn’t lost 3 in a row in nearly 2 years.  The Cavs did both in this series.  In Game 6, the Pistons nearly left enough time on the clock for LeBron to become a Legend.  No worries, though, his time will come.

 Don’t fret Cavs’ fans.  Sure, be disappointed, but never forget.  LeBron won’t and he will be hungrier for it next season.