Again, at least we don't live in Cleveland.....with all of the hype of the return of the "King", Lebron James to his birthplace, when the dust settled, all that was left was a franchise searching for an identity and another one (Miami) finding it. The beat down the the Cavs got from Miami was really just a good team trouncing a sub-par team. The under lying story however, of Lebron going home for the first time is great, it is a fun story for the NBA and for sports reporters and it gives this regular season game more clout. The Cavs had nothing to lose against the Heat and the only way they would put up a fight was going to be strictly from emotions brewing from Lebron being back in OHIO. Unfortunately, fans got about 8 minutes of competitive basketball, because the Miami Heat took care of business early and sustained a 20+ point lead for the entire game. When the cameras flashed images of fans faces during the 2nd and 3rd quarter, it was as if they were reacting to an announcement that the state of Ohio had just lost its identity and became part of Pennsylvania. Fans faces, including owner Dan Gilbert's, couldn't hide the fact that they were aware that the Cleveland Cavaliers are a bad team, without much talent. It was also a recognition, not publicly of course, that without Lebron, the Cavs were never good enough and are not poised to make a run anywhere near the playoffs. Lebron, even though not many want to admit it, was the sole reason that Cleveland was even talked about in the NBA. Prior to him entering the NBA in Cleveland, the only popular story about the Cavaliers that was talked about, was when Michael Jordan hit "the shot" over Craig Ehlo in the 1989 NBA playoffs, ending the series and MJ sinking another clutch shot.
The fact is, the Miami Heat still have a lot of things to work on. Bosh had 5 rebounds, Ilgauskas had no points and 2 rebounds. This can't happen against juggernauts like the Celtics, Magic, Mavericks and Lakers. So Miami fans better not be running through the streets of South Beach cheering about this win against the Developmental League Cavs. Wade and James still need to find some rhythm while they are on the floor together and the supporting cast needs to do a better job of getting involved in the offense. At the end of the day, yeah, Lebron went home and dominated, but realistically, SO WHAT!?! He made Cleveland look bad, AGAIN and he dissed his hometown, AGAIN. The city of Cleveland got dirt kicked in their face AGAIN and yet, the Heat didn't prove anything. Fans got to see their beloved prodigal son one more time last night, except he went back his condo in South Beach, not his townhouse in Akron.
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