I don’t know what to make of this Cavs team.
So far, they have played back-to-back seven game series during this NBA Playoffs. Both series have seen the Cavaliers and their opponents tied at a 2-2 game split after four games. Both series have seen the Cleveland squad narrowly secure a Game 5 win, seeming like momentum could be on their side.
I’m not sure there is a coach/manager in American professional sports where there is a bigger deviation between how insiders (media/teams/organizations) perceive them and they way outsiders (fans/people on the internet, basically) perceive them than Doc Rivers.
A couple of weeks ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were playing a Sunday national television matinee game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and found themselves down big early. On that national broadcast, former Cavalier and current ABC/ESPN commentator Richard Jefferson said something I found interesting.
Pick-Up Sports Talk: Cleveland