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April 2006

Caught on camera

April 25, 2006

When doing some research for this story, I broke down every single Cavs possession from Game 1 against the Wizards.  I prepared a complex chart, watching how the Cavs got LeBron James the ball and what the Wizards did in response.  By the way, he got the ball on 68 of 76 possessions, 39 with [...]

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ESPN Chat Today

April 24, 2006

For any blog readers interested, I will be doing a chat today on ESPN.com at 4 p.m. about LeBron James’ career.  I’ll have a story up on the site sometime this afternoon about his five great debuts: high school, national TV, pro, All-Star, and playoffs.  Here’s a chart on them from the Sunday’s ABJ.
Also, I’ll [...]

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5 things I think I know about this series

April 22, 2006

1. The hardest player for the Cavs to control will be Antawn Jamison. Gilbert Arenas will get his points, he’s a great player.  But the Cavs really don’t have anyone on their roster who has shown they can defend him.  He averaged a double-double against the Cavs this season.
2. LeBron James will be able [...]

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My ballots

April 17, 2006

Boston — I was in Washington on Tax Day and I’m now in Boston on Patriot Day.  Talk about experiencing the best and worst of America.
Anyhow, I have submitted my votes for the NBA Awards to the league office.  Anyone who is afraid to make public who they voted for shouldn’t be voting.  The league [...]

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OK’ey dokey

April 11, 2006

Oklahoma City — One of the few reasons why I was looking forward to coming here for the last several weeks is a desire to see the Oklahoma City bombing memorial.  It took 45 minutes to find it despite it being only about six blocks from the hotel because we (the now healthy Bob [...]

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Checking in from the road

April 9, 2006

Newark — Little observations from the last week of Cavs basketball:
–LeBron James is the best player in the NBA right now and anyone who says different hasn’t been paying attention.  I got several e-mails complaining about some of the national media’s recent coverage of the team has focused on LeBron not being a legit candidate.  [...]

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