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Tyronn Lue Right On When Discussing Cavs-Warriors III

By Dan Gilinsky

May 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue talks with guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the second half against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue talks with guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the second half against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are rolling through the playoffs, and meeting in the NBA Finals for the third year in a row is a foregone conclusion.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to have little resistance in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Washington Wizards or Boston Celtics could win a game, not two. In regards to Golden State, I think they defeat the Houston Rockets in five (maybe six games) if that’s who they play next. The San Antonio Spurs have the best coach in the game in Gregg Popovich, but not enough players who can erupt. The Warriors beat them in I’d say five or six as well, likely five with the mismatches offensively and their ability to switch out on everything defensively.

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Tyronn Lue spoke honestly in an interview Wednesday about what will come to fruition in the coming weeks, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:

"I think a lot of people wanted to see Boston and the Lakers back in the day. I think nowadays, a lot of people want to see Golden State-Cavs. And it’s not a problem. Right now, it’s two of the teams playing some of the best basketball right now.So two of the teams that have been in back-to-back Finals — so, why not? Why not want to see it again? I don’t see why it would be a problem. I think last year had some of the best ratings, I think, in NBA history. I think now with them adding [Kevin] Durant and the way they’re playing, the way we’re playing, it can be even higher."

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Right on, T-Lue, right on. It’s pretty funny how some people are coming out of the woodwork now in saying another Cavs-Dubs matchup is “bad for the league.” Many of these same critics believe that the greatest rivalry in league history is Boston-LA.

I’m not disagreeing, that had it all. Larry and Magic, so on and so forth. Many other people also love to say they loved watching Michael Jordan’s dominance with the Bulls in the 90’s. (STOP SAYING THE SIX FOR SIX ARGUMENT PEOPLE, HE HAD BETTER TEAMS AND FACED AN OLD MAGIC).

So how is a matchup with potentially the greatest player in the history of the game versus one of the best rosters ever assembled a bad thing for a star-driven league? The NBA, whether the casual fan admits it or not, is not based on parity.

I mean even the biggest sports viewing draw, the NFL, is supposedly driven by parity in its champions. However, the AFC has pretty much been Tom Brady’s playground for 15 years, mixed in with some Peyton and Big Ben.

I can’t speak for everybody on this, but I wouldn’t want to be a fan of the Atlanta Hawks my whole life (sorry Hawks fans). I’m inherently biased on this subject, considering I’m from Cleveland.

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That said, I don’t think a series between the Wizards and Rockets would be getting quite the same audience as the King and Kyrie versus Steph, Dray and the Dubs. Something tells me people will be entertained.