and I would pick the Cavs roster, as is, to emerge from the East this year.

Making the Finals four times, coming out of the East, isn't that mind-blowing. Two for four in Finals is good, but like I said that's a razor thin margin and I would hope the team with the best player in basketball (now the Cavs...) could capitalize on that at least half the time in the Finals.

So it's not that the Heat were bad, per se, it's makes for a small window. Why take the small window when the Cavs are poised to create a big one if they play it right?