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Message: [QUOTE="MadDogRevival, post: 2717807, member: 8028"] It's all about LeBron. He played soft in game 1. That was left over from the 1st two series. Toronto played soft D on him, and he was allowed to get a head of steam on virtually every possession against bigger guys or back down smaller guys. The Celtics put contact on him far out from the rim. If he wants it, he's going to have to work for it. The refs are going to let the C's handcheck and body him, and, as usual, he'll absorb a lot of contact with no calls. But the only way the Cavs have a chance is if LeBron decides he's going to force the drive, and all the other support players work hard to force the ball inside. If he does, the Celtics will be in foul trouble and the Cavs will win at the line. Rodney Hood is not the answer. The reason the Cavs were not scoring is not because nobody but James can create a shot - we all knew that already. They were not scoring because James chose not to fight through the physical defense. It's really that simple. In game 1 the refs allowed a lot of hand checking, foreams, and bodying by the Cs. That's just part of the game (unfortunately). The Cavs shouldn't spend a second crying about it. They have to play with it. And the way to do that is to have James force contact off the dribble every possession. Sure, put 5 guys on him. It won't matter if he keeps driving - once they get to the bonus, the Cs are in trouble. Of course, that takes a lot of energy, and he's not 22, and his supporting cast is very limited. But I'm damn curious to see if he can pull it off. [/QUOTE]

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