Yadda Yadda Yadda, mfkrs always wanna say the East is easy.. Well when the #1 team sweeps the first 2 rounds, it may seem that way but let's be honest, it's not. Atl is always "this close" to really being a playoff contender. Portland and the Clippers would get bounced in 5, 6 tops the way the Cavs are playing now. This playoffs Cavs team is a whole different beast than the Bullshit ass regular season barely 1st place Cavs. If the Cavs played like this just after all star break they'd be setting franchise records for win/loss in addition to most other stats.... But they weren't. Which is probably good because there was no added pressure for them to "chase history" like with GSW. Curry is not built for all that. Neither is Kyrie which is why he really started to break down in last year's playoffs.
The East isn't easy, it's young for the most part. Look at the teams in the 2nd round. Atl, Toronto, are young teams. Miami and the Cavs are more balanced age wise. Which is ideal. In the west, GSW and Portland are the only young teams. Spurs and OKC are balanced. Ideally for the Cavs, OKC would be facing GSW now and then Spurs for the West finals. But it is what it is.
The Cavs found their stride at the right time for them. Toronto / Miami.. (but more importantly Miami) will be a challenge. That series may go 6, hopefully we get past them in 5, but 6 tops because rest has really been helping us, especially considering how banged up the team was last year. We want GSW and OKC/Spurs to go 7. They will probably get past OKC in 5...maybe 6 but that's asking a lot of Durant and Westbrook... GSW had their numbers this season. Spurs are the only team I can see pushing GSW to 7 in the west... But maybe I'm wrong.