It is hard for Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard to envision the Cleveland Cavaliers taking it all the way this year, when he considers their roster. The way he sees it Kevin Love will score the team some points, but he'll also give up easy buckets. And vice-versa, Tristan Thompson may prevent a few scores, but he'll struggle to make baskets when they need him to. Pretty much the entire team is handicapped in one way or another, he believes.
With Boston sitting atop the East, Cleveland crosses conferences to battle the Houston Rockets in a game that will serve as both an opportunity to gain ground on the Celtics, and a chance to see how Cavs players fair against elite competition in the West on Thursday night, November 9.
According to Broussard, all that matters is whether or not the Cavs will be able to overcome Golden State's offense when it counts.
"Even when they're clicking, I don't think they're gonna have a prayer at guarding Golden State. Because, what they have at this point in guys' careers, they've got a bunch of one-way players," Broussard said during the most recent episode of Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe's UNDISPUTED.
The veteran sports journalist says that despite their recent woes, he still favors the Cavs to take it to the Finals. He's just not confident that they've got the tools to put Curry, Durant, Thompson, Green and them away. "Even when they get it together, I just don't they can guard, they don't have the athleticism... I mean, mediocre teams are killing them from three. What's Golden State going to do?" says Broussard.
