Who was the better team last year: GSW or CLE?

[DERRENMATTS]

Cleveland won the title last year, but were they the better team?

Or did they just pounce on an opportunity that opened up because of injuries to key Warriors players (Curry, Bogut, Iguodala) and the suspension of Draymond Green?

Reason why I ask is because there are times when the better team doesn't win the Finals. Must times yes, but not always. Its a matter of who is playing better in the Finals.

For instance, we should have won 2, maybe 3 titles during KG-Pierce-Allen's tenure here. But KG got hurt, and then Perk got hurt. But during the regular season, we were the best team.

So, as it stands, the best team on paper is GSW. CLE is tough too.

But if we added, say DeMarcus Cousins), we would have a formidable frontcourt tandem of Cousins and Horford (defense and offensive versatility), and a 20 ppg scorer in IT.

By seasons end, once everyone on the team is on the same page, and we are clicking on both ends of the floor, maybe we can sweep by the Cavs and get to the Finals.

And maybe we're playing a better brand of basketball than GSW in the Finals -- maybe we peak late, and they've already peaked. We could pull off a major upset.

[freshnthehouse]

I don't think this team, as currently constructed, could get by either the Cavs or the Warriors, unless they had a catastrophic string of injuries. they're just way better than the Celtics right now.

[DERRENMATTS]

Not many folks had CLE beating GS in the Finals either.

The point I'm trying to make is, if we put out a competitive team out there, even if on paper we look like underdogs, we still have a chance. Its not a foregone conclusion that CLE will represent the east in next year's finals. With a few good moves this summer, we may still surprise a whole lot of critics.