Believe it or not, the best thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers would be for the Golden State Warriors, as soon as possible, to live up to all their glorious preseason acclaim.
The quicker the Kevin Durant indoctrination happens, the bigger and juicier the carrot that gets dangled in front of LeBron James and his defending NBA championship team as it hikes through the long regular season.
Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue knows full well that complacency can set in unless his team finds additional motivation for the repeat process. And Durant's move out West is just what Lue needs for the Cavs to keep growing and prove people wrong yet again.
"With us, with Kevin Durant going to Golden State and all the talk about that," Lue told Bleacher Report, "that fuels our fire. We'll see how it plays out."
The Warriors' start, however, has been far from illustrious.
They opened with a 129-100 home loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors appeared so disorganized and fearful of making mistakes that the final score might as well have been 73-9.
Since then, Golden State has slogged to close victories ...
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LeBron, Cavs May Be Overshadowed by the Warriors but Need Them to Fuel Repeat
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