Should it happen this season, I can virtually guarantee that the story of this season will be made into a Disney movie.
The native son, who left his town in infamy, returns home to save his city from 50 years of championship drought...
A successful overseas coach returns to the States to prove to himself that he is good enough to win at the NBA level...
They take a young team with little playoff experience through early season adversity and growing pains, enduring never-ending media sensationalism along the way...
They lose their "heart and soul" player (Andy) to a season-ending injury, only to have their young Canadian PF step in and continue the energy, the grit, and the blue collar attitude on the court...
They trade for an oft-injured player (Shumpert) and a player with a bad reputation (JR Smith) to become key cogs in their system. Along the way, JR matures and learns the value of team and personal sacrifice...
They trade for a big Russian...
They put it all together in the second half of the season...
They make the playoffs, but lose their most versatile big man (Love) to a dirty play injury in the first round...
Next their All-Star PG (Kyrie) becomes hobbled with knee and foot injuries, becoming a shell of what he is capable of when healthy...
The team could've folded at that moment, but instead...
Their backup PG, an Aussie known for being too slow and lacking in athletic prowess steps in, and with his hustle and grit helps improve the team's defense and its resolve...
The native son summons all of the strength and determination he can muster in a "game for the ages"...
This team wins the East and must now face the "best team in the NBA"...
They overcome all odds and achieve the impossible...
The native son and the head coach, while they butted heads at first, developed a mutual respect for each other as the season went on...
The coach, known for his domination in international basketball, takes this ragtag team of aging veterans, of international players, of misfits, of injury-hobbled players, and molds them into a TEAM...
All led by the native son, winning the championship AT HOME in front of the fans of the city who never wavered in their support, despite the history of heartbreaks that they have had to endure...
I mean, you can't make this shit up!