Is it that time already? My initial thoughts on OKC last round versus the finals(yea, it's from a Warrior fan's point of view, go figure):
-OKC were the best post season defense. They are the longest and most athletic team in the league. I mean: Adams, Ibaka, and Durant are all 7 feet then you have Roberson and the terminator Westbrook. They also have two 7 footers that could play small ball against the Warriors and not lose a step in Ibaka and Durant. It's a totally unique ball club, they have aliens.
-OKC was the best offensive rebounding team all season and post season. Westbrook and Durant making your big men scramble to challenge at the rim followed by freak show athletes rebounding. Oh, and there's Russ who I would take over most 4s and 5s rebounding.
The Cavaliers have neither of those things. I have no doubt that they'll try very hard on defense and will play good individual defense(well, apart from Love). The problem is the Warriors aren't really looking for isos unless they've got an obvious mismatch. Kyrie can turn up his effort and do well, but what happens when they run pick and rolls, he has to switch or run off 3 screens? They obviously don't have the length or shot blocking at the rim. They've got Tristan Thompson on the glass, but he's one dude. Bogut's fat ass will be adequate on one guy. They may have the advantage, but it's not going to be like OKC when you look up and they've had 10 more possessions AT THE HALF. The Cavs have shooting and they have Lebron. Kyrie and Westbrook are a wash on Kyrie's best day, Love is not crucial to anything.
If there's one thing I want to point out it's that the Warriors absolutely will not look offensively the way they did last year. One, they're not going to clench up. Two, Draymond Green will not be careening to the rim, or just sort of ok at finding the open corner 3 out of a Curry double, he's much improved this year. Three, Klay Thompson's been killing it all post season.
