After game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of people are pretty sure that LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to sweep their way all the way to the NBA Finals. After sweeping both the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors, the Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics by 13 points in Boston on Wednesday night and they're looking unstoppable.
The movie "Space Jam" was released in 1996 and is easily on of my favorite sports movies of all time. It featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and other NBA superstars. The movie pitted Michael Jordan and his team of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others against the Monstars, a group of giant cartoon characters who've stolen NBA stars talents. We all know what happens, but I'm not going to be writing about "Space Jam" today.
Thursday, star Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas told reporters "We're not scared of Cleveland. They're not the Monstars. They're not on 'Space Jam.'" following a loss to the Cavaliers in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. But many people disagree. I've heard a lot of people say LeBron James and the Cavs are in fact the "Monstars" of the Eastern Conference and that they're just too good for the Eastern Conference. But there's another side of the story. Some people say that the only reason LeBron has had such success is that the Eastern Conference is too weak and that if you put LeBron in the Western Conference, he wouldn't be nearly as good.
So I'm going to answer this question: Is the East too weak or is LeBron simply too good? I think that LeBron is just too good.
First of all, the Eastern Conference is not a weak conference at all. No doubt, the West has some better teams, but the East is still very good and very competitive. In the East, you have players like Isaiah Thomas, who averaged 28.9 points per game this season, backcourts like Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan or John Wall and Bradley Beal. I could name a lot more superstars from the East, like Paul George, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler. The East is, no doubt about it, a very good conference, not weak at all.
The second point is that LeBron is too good. This is true. There's no other way to put it. He's obviously the best player in the Eastern Conference (if not the whole NBA), and has been for a very long time. The man is averaging 35 points per game, nine rebounds per game, seven assists, two steals and a block per game. Not to mention he's also shooting 56% from the field. And he's doing this all while being 32 years old! That's an incredible age for an NBA player to be putting up these stats. When Michael Jordan was 32 years old (1995-96 season), he was averaging 30 points per game, six rebounds, four assists, two steals, and half a block per game. LeBron is averaging more points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game at the same age as Jordan.
The stats show, the East isn't weak, LeBron's just the GOAT.
The movie "Space Jam" was released in 1996 and is easily on of my favorite sports movies of all time. It featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and other NBA superstars. The movie pitted Michael Jordan and his team of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others against the Monstars, a group of giant cartoon characters who've stolen NBA stars talents. We all know what happens, but I'm not going to be writing about "Space Jam" today.
Thursday, star Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas told reporters "We're not scared of Cleveland. They're not the Monstars. They're not on 'Space Jam.'" following a loss to the Cavaliers in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. But many people disagree. I've heard a lot of people say LeBron James and the Cavs are in fact the "Monstars" of the Eastern Conference and that they're just too good for the Eastern Conference. But there's another side of the story. Some people say that the only reason LeBron has had such success is that the Eastern Conference is too weak and that if you put LeBron in the Western Conference, he wouldn't be nearly as good.
So I'm going to answer this question: Is the East too weak or is LeBron simply too good? I think that LeBron is just too good.
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| Yes LeBron, you are the best and you know it. Now go sweep the Celtics. |
The second point is that LeBron is too good. This is true. There's no other way to put it. He's obviously the best player in the Eastern Conference (if not the whole NBA), and has been for a very long time. The man is averaging 35 points per game, nine rebounds per game, seven assists, two steals and a block per game. Not to mention he's also shooting 56% from the field. And he's doing this all while being 32 years old! That's an incredible age for an NBA player to be putting up these stats. When Michael Jordan was 32 years old (1995-96 season), he was averaging 30 points per game, six rebounds, four assists, two steals, and half a block per game. LeBron is averaging more points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game at the same age as Jordan.
The stats show, the East isn't weak, LeBron's just the GOAT.
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