Cavs' youthful roster excites LeBron James but has him wary for playoffs

CLEVELAND -- As LeBron James embarks on his 10th trip to the postseason Sunday in what he hopes will finish with his fifth straight appearance in the Finals (and sixth overall) there is a degree of trepidation mixed in with his excitement.

While the Cleveland Cavaliers' 34-9 record to close out the regular season was an ample sample size to prove his team's legitimacy, James is quite cognizant of the fact that half of the Cavs' principle eight-man rotation have zero playoff experience to their credit heading into Game 1 against the Boston Celtics.

"I think from top to bottom, we're just very balanced team and we have experience with youth and I think that's a great combination in the postseason," James said this week as part of a wide-ranging sit-down interview with ESPN. "One thing that scares me a little bit is just us coming together for the first time, our experience.

"We have guys that have played experienced basketball, but then we have guys that we have to rely on a lot that haven't played experienced basketball and that's Kevin Love, that's Kyrie Irving, Matthew Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson that've never played a postseason game. So, that kind of scares me a little bit. But at the same time it scares me, [there is a feeling] of excitement as well, and not much of failure.


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