Flip Flop

Funny how the LeBron James era is over just as it was declared open. On June 2, 2007, Sam Smith, NBA writer for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote an article asserting that LeBron James could lead his Cleveland Cavaliers to title runs for years to come. After James' monumental performance in Game 5 of the Eastern Championships Smith wrote "The rest of the NBA now is worried. Did Thursday mark the start of the next great era?"

How quickly things have changed. Now down 3-0 to the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland and King James have been deposed. Not only from the Championship this year but also for the future. Fast forward today and now Smith writes that you can't expect the Cavaliers to return to the Finals any time soon. What has changed in the Eastern Conference since June 2? Nothing. Except Smith's need to write a new article about something.

No one really expected the Eastern Conference Champion to win this year. Didn't expect it last year either but these things can happen. Just two weeks ago, James was the superstar who can carry a team of nobodies to destiny. Now, they won't be able to take on the misfits and also-rans in the weak East.

You can get whiplash watching sportswriters like Sam Smith pull columns out of their butts to make deadline.