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ECF: Cavs 4 - Hawks 0

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Antonio Davis on ESPN just stated the Cavs will sweep and should rest Kyrie.
 
Orange Julius said:
The Hawks are toast. The Cavs are not losing at home.
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It ain't over til it's over, but I have to admit I'm going to be pretty surprised if this series goes back to Atlanta. The Hawks look defeated, from the first guy on the roster all the way to the coach.

I thought the Hawks had looked subpar this postseason, but for them to lose two in a row at home against a hobbled and undermanned Cavs team? Wow.

Certainly credit has to go to LeBron, but it's a disservice to the coaching staff and his teammates if he is the one who receives the bulk of that credit. The defensive schemes have been masterful, different role players have stepped up every single game, and Thompson has established himself as an elite rebounder and a very solid defensive player around the rim (along with Mozgov). Just from this postseason alone, he has earned every penny of the new contract that he is going to receive.

How funny to think that before the season started, everyone just figured the Cavs would simply win with their offense while just letting opponents have their way on defense. Instead, they've been the best defensive team in the postseason thus far and have stifled one of the league's best offensive teams into sub-90 point games twice in a row on the road, to go along with three point shooting that is well below their average.

I've never been as impressed with a Cleveland sports team as I have been with this one. They have overcome so much, been written off so many times, and now sit two home wins away from the NBA Finals in their first season together, with a rookie head coach and plenty of first year playoff participants on their roster.

People might see this as a repeat of LeBron's first stint here, where he would dominate and carry his team with him as far as he could. This time is much, much different -- he's the best player, no doubt, but his team has definitely stepped up, and he knows it.
 
All the press stuff about how the Hawks are toast and it's hopeless and they should just give up is going to fire them up tremendously...there will be at least one game where their shots are falling and I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't a sweep. They are under a lot of pressure to retain some dignity here.
 
Its crazy how this team morphed from an elite offensive team with love and Irving to an elite defensive team with both players hobbled. It shows the talent on both sides of the ball on this team.
 
cavsfever said:
All the press stuff about how the Hawks are toast and it's hopeless and they should just give up is going to fire them up tremendously...there will be at least one game where their shots are falling and I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't a sweep. They are under a lot of pressure to retain some dignity here.
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If they go down 3-0, they will mail it in as soon as they get behind in game 4. The Cavs have a perfect blend of guys to avoid a let down. LeBron never takes his foot off your neck and he has a bunch of teammates that have never won anything and follow his lead. Add in a rookie coach that will never stop pushing and the Hawks are in deep trouble. And all of that doesn't even include the fact that Carroll and likely now Korver, are not going to be 100% in Game 3.
 
@David. with the hot take in the ESPN comment section. Good stuff
 
The one thing that has become pretty apparent is how athletic the Cavs are, especially compared to Atlanta.
 
I expect the Hawks to play better against us next game, but the problem for them is that it is already too late for them to figure it out. You can't drop 2 games at home. It's a lot of pressure to get a must win against us being their first game on the road. When we go on a run, they might not be ready for the crowd. And shots seem to drop more for us at home. Our team is playing with sky high confidence, and their team is playing with no confidence.

Our defense has been good, but it would be closer if they made more open jumpers. But I would live with that anyway, key word is jumpers. We just have to keep them out of the paint.
 
Bron will be a great HC, if he decides to go that route.
 
Walter White said:
I expect the Hawks to play better against us next game, but the problem for them is that it is already too late for them to figure it out. You can't drop 2 games at home. It's a lot of pressure to get a must win against us being their first game on the road. When we go on a run, they might not be ready for the crowd. And shots seem to drop more for us at home. Our team is playing with sky high confidence, and their team is playing with no confidence.

Our defense has been good, but it would be closer if they made more open jumpers. But I would live with that anyway, key word is jumpers. We just have to keep them out of the paint.
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Yea, the Hawks are missing a fair amount of open jump shots. But, doesn't matter at this point if they start making them. It's too late.

Make or miss league. You go through a spell of missing too many jumpers and next thing you know you're out of the playoffs.
 
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