Completely agree.
I don’t hate Golden State like apparently so many do. Other than Curry, they play really good defense (and Curry wasn’t terrible in this series either, as he did everything he could to make LeBron go where the help was as Cleveland did everything they could to get LeBron 1:1 with Steph, and considering the size of each, that’s a mismatch know matter who they are).
Offensively, they are pretty much unguardable. When KD is moving the ball, what is the opposing team supposed to do? KD is a guard in a damn near 7 foot body (what’s his wing span? A hyperbolic 8 feet? Who can really impact his shot? Not really anybody), you have to guard Curry out to 35 feet (the driving lanes this creates for everyone else is under appreciated, IMO), Klay can kill you from anywhere and Green (yes, I agree, he’s a punk) is a true point forward. If there is one to “hate”, I guess it’s Green, but I, personally, like the way he plays. He complains about every call, yes, but a lot of guys do (LeBron included), and every team needs a garbage man (i.e. Rodman in the day). For me, the unsung guy for them is Livingston. That dude is really good (midrange is crazy good) and he’s apparently fine playing 20 mins/game off the bench.
If i was a major piece on that team, I’d be “cocky” as hell too.
Back to the quoted post here though. You put LeBron on the Sixers, and I think we have something. I absolutely LOVE that Sixers team, and they are only going to get better. With LeBron, they would have 2 “PSs” on the floor, and those 2 would be him and Simmons? That would be boardeline unfair. Embiid is really, really good and I think he’s still scratching the surface. With guys like Redick, Balonelli and Saric out there, I think that group would be TOUGH.
In short, if LeBron doesn’t stay in Cleveland, I hope he goes to Philly.