[rjolley]

Lebron's big problem right now is the emergence of Steph Curry into a juggernaut and the Warriors into one of the most dominate and well rounded teams in recent memory, not to mention the Spurs are still the Spurs. If Steph and the Warriors weren't playing the way they were, we'd be talking about a Cavs/Spurs matchup in the finals with Lebron slightly favored.

I don't think the merging of Lebron/Wade/Melo/Paul makes them better than the Warriors or Spurs at this stage of their respective careers. It would be interesting to see, though.

If Love and Irving stay healthy and Shumpert can play the type of defense he was known for, I could see putting Shumpert on Curry to pick him up at mid-court, then everyone else play solid on their men.

I don't know where Lebron can go to have a better chance to win if he can gel with Love and Irving. Still a bit too much unevenness with their performance for me.