Can Cleveland win the 2018 championship?

Alright  so i dont follow the nba very often unless its the post season. This year the sportsbooks appear to have little hope in the cavs winning it all unlike recent years. THe loss of irving hurts but cavs still have a decent amount of role players. Add to the fact that cleveland lost last year should rejuvinate James' motivation to win again this year.

Cleveland for the EC is an ugly EVEN money, but outright its at a whopping +700. Anyone investing in this wager? James still in peak form and an injury from one of the west coast teams and we're in business.

gonna lay a few coins on james and his bums

No team in the SDQL database (goes back to 2002) with a points differential of 2 points or less in the reg season (Cavs have a point differential of +1) has ever gone to the NBA Finals. So thats over 15 seasons. I know its Lebron but this team he has right now is not a so called "team". They don't play basketball as a team, Lebron is the boss and does what he wants and the others just follow. 

I am a firm believer that defense which Titles and since the 2002 post-season, teams that have allowed 46.5% of more from the floor right through the entire reg season, has never made the NBA Finals. Cavs are allowing 47.2% this season. 

The numbers are against them and I find it really hard for them to just flick a switch on and get their act together but hey, these are only statistics and anything is possible. 

So while the Cavs haven't looked great for most of the year, I feel like they are in a great spot to win it all.

With a healthy Steph Curry i see the Golden State Warriors repeating. 

2018 Golden State Warriors Champs!!!!

anything sub +600 i'd pass tho

lets ball

Do it but not for a bunch. This has value because they have a good chance of atleast making the finals but they are horrible defensively. And quite frankly very inconsistent offensively. There's no flow to their offense. It's Lebron and shooters on the perimeter. If they hit their shots, great, but what about when they don't? Atleast Kyrie could create off the dribble. Also, bad defenses get whistled. And when Harden's flop offense I see him averaging 10 a night from the stripe. Meanwhile Elbron Hubbard, even when he's attacking, doesn't get the calls.

not going huge but enough to where id regret it if cavs won and i let it slip

See 2009 when they got beat by the C's in the semifinals then he ditched for Miami following year

philadelphia .. last time i  checked they were 9-44

is the dunking dutchman out of retirement ?