The Cavs in my opinion are getting more respect then the Spurs. Despite people picking the Spurs to win the series all the media hype is surrounding Lebron James while the Spurs sit and are "witnesses" to the disrespect they are getting. Every story is about the "King", as they call him, while people continue to turn their backs on Duncan and the Spurs.
Duncan clearly has noticed the trend and seems to find good fun in it, but is there anything more disrespectful then not getting respect when you are a three time finals MVP and one of the best to ever play the game? Duncan doesn't have the media surrounding him or calling him the savior, hell he never has, but he is clearly one of the best basketball players this planet has ever seen. Sure Lebron has the flashiness and the high flying dunks but Duncan gets it done year in and year out.
The Cavaliers do not have as little chance as people are giving them but they also don't have a chance in this series in my opinion. In the Detroit series Lebron was clearly the best player on the floor and should have been, because Detroit doesn't have any superstars. But in this series it will be different, because Duncan can be the best player on the floor every night possibly. If Lebron isn't the best player on the court then Cleveland has no chance in this series, and the experienced and veteran Duncan knows how to win on this big Finals stage.
While more and more people are beginning to pick Lebron the more and more Popvich, Duncan and Ginobili are feeding off the lack of media attention and respect that they are getting. This team has been a dynasty in between dynasties. Although they have not won it every year they have been the fill in team between another dynasty, the Laker dynasty, and have consistently sat atop the Western Conference. They are not playing the defensive liable Dallas Mavericks and the Cavaliers don't have Shaquille O'Neal and Pat Riley to help him out in this series. The Cavaliers have had a great run but they are far from the disrespected team in this series.
Duncan clearly has noticed the trend and seems to find good fun in it, but is there anything more disrespectful then not getting respect when you are a three time finals MVP and one of the best to ever play the game? Duncan doesn't have the media surrounding him or calling him the savior, hell he never has, but he is clearly one of the best basketball players this planet has ever seen. Sure Lebron has the flashiness and the high flying dunks but Duncan gets it done year in and year out.
The Cavaliers do not have as little chance as people are giving them but they also don't have a chance in this series in my opinion. In the Detroit series Lebron was clearly the best player on the floor and should have been, because Detroit doesn't have any superstars. But in this series it will be different, because Duncan can be the best player on the floor every night possibly. If Lebron isn't the best player on the court then Cleveland has no chance in this series, and the experienced and veteran Duncan knows how to win on this big Finals stage.
While more and more people are beginning to pick Lebron the more and more Popvich, Duncan and Ginobili are feeding off the lack of media attention and respect that they are getting. This team has been a dynasty in between dynasties. Although they have not won it every year they have been the fill in team between another dynasty, the Laker dynasty, and have consistently sat atop the Western Conference. They are not playing the defensive liable Dallas Mavericks and the Cavaliers don't have Shaquille O'Neal and Pat Riley to help him out in this series. The Cavaliers have had a great run but they are far from the disrespected team in this series.
