LeBron James Has Those Old No Supporting Cast Blues
LeBron James is getting it done like always, but unfortunately, the supporting cast that was supposed to be so much improved this year has bailed on him when he needs them the most. One need only look at the stat-line from Game 3 – a 10-point Orlando victory over the Cavs – to see how dire the situation has become:
LeBron James – 41 points
Rest-of-Cavs – 48 points
Mo Williams, the team’s second-leading scorer throughout their scorching regular season, at least had an excuse Sunday night: he got elbowed in the eye by Anthony Johnson and had to play the rest of the game half-blind. But what’s Delonte West’s excuse? Ink poisoning? How about Zydrunas Ilgauskas? He looks like Peter Stormare from Fargo so he figured he might as well play like him too? And what about that Cavs bench, which managed a grand total of 8 points, including a combined zero from Sasha Pavlovic and Boobie Gibson? “There’s a reason we sit on the bench. We suck.”
The Cavs were supposed to be a real ensemble piece this post-season, but instead, they have turned into a one-man show. That kind of thing may work off-Broadway, but in the NBA…not so much.
