One of those nights
Posted March 3rd, 2007 by Brian Windhorst
Every season there are going to be a certain number of nights when an NBA team isn’t going to lose and those it isn’t going to win. Tonight was one of the positive nights for the Cavs. They had a tired Toronto team missing two key players and they handled them. I would not take anything that happened too seriously. Before it’s over, the Cavs will have a night when they are on the other end.
Anyway, here’s some stuff:
–I’d say 10-14 days on Boobie Gibson’s toe is conservative. It sounds to me like the MRI scared the Cavs a little bit because the swelling was worse than last time. They don’t want to mess around. Over the years, I’d learned a few things on basketball injuries. When it comes to feet and ankles, timeframes to return are always approximate.
–The Cavs did a pretty good job handling T.J. Ford tonight. I thought he might kill them with Larry Hughes, LeBron and Sasha on the floor. But the bigs did good job of showing on the pick-and-rolls and all the Raptors were more interested in taking jumpers.
–Got news for everyone, Hughes has been playing point guard for weeks now. Though he may not call it that. So this move without Gibson isn’t drastic. The bigger adjustment is using a very big and slower lineup at the other end. The Cavs might be starting the biggest lineup in the NBA now with 6-5 and 6-7 guards, 6-8 and 6-10 forwards, and a 7-3 center. I expect teams to maybe press the Cavs a little more and perhaps try to take advantage of quickness.
–The Cavs’ focus again was pretty strong tonight and so was their willingness to take the ball to the basket, which is why they got 34 free throws. They scored 120 points because they made 12 3’s, but they did it without shooting a high percentage overall. This is because of the free throws, which come from driving. If this keeps up, they should continue to win.
–LeBron is averaging 33 points over his last seven games. He’s returning to the level of last year. Not only that, he’s diving on the floor and continuing to attack. You can see the rest of the team follow his lead in that regard.
–Shannon Brown was packed for five games in the D-League when he left for Dallas last week. Then with Damon Jones and Hughes out and Sasha Pavlovic in foul trouble, Mike Brown had no choice but to play Shannon against the Mavs. He hadn’t played meaningful minutes in like two months, but he played maybe his best minutes this season in that tight spot. It impressed the coaches so much that he’s now going to be in the rotation, as far as I can tell. This is his chance, we’ll see if he takes advantage. He played well tonight, but as I said, I’m not paying that much attention to what happened in this game.
–Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden are out of it right now, the Cavs have been saved by Donyell Marshall and Anderson Varejao over the last two.
–Interesting how this orange fad as caught on. Joe Tait was telling us tonight that when they team first wore those unis in the 1980s, the players hated them. As Tait said: "The players thought we looked like second-rate movers."
March 4th, 2007 at 12:42 am
bw u r right, but im going to enjoy this game anyway, they still have a long way to go, but i like larry at the pt, in a couple more games, and boobie not back maybe start shannon at the 2 and let sasha come off the bench with snow, with that u still will have a guard who could create there own shot. yeah the bigs on this team suck, but what r you going to do. please do not give marshall any props, he suck real bad, man i wish they had not pick him up, i call him “3 or bust” because that is all he does is shoot the three. well they did not pick up anyone before the march 2 deadline so this is your cavs team for the playoffs, i think if danny boy would of looked he could of found someone to help. they need to let wesley go. as well as ira noodle. HEY TUCKER POST SOMETHING FUNNY, U R LIKE A POSTING GOD. everybody have a nice sunday, enjoy your mass, temple or church sunday.
March 4th, 2007 at 12:48 am
ALAN, i am disappointed in u, shannon is our future, him and boobie will be here when leeeebron is long gone in three years, as a matter of fact shannon will be the star attraction on this team.
March 4th, 2007 at 1:24 am
LeBron’s not leaving until he wins a championship here - Dan Gilbert is not going to let himself be known as “the owner that let lebron get away”
I wonder why Shannon Brown doesn’t get more minutes. He’s GOT to be a better option than Wesley right now.
I’m sick of hearing the phrase “need to run more”. What does that even mean? Don’t walk? The cavs are not a particularly quick team, nor do they play the passing lanes. They also have very good perimeter defense leading teams to try to break down the interior (less long rebounds). Tonight on FastBreak Kiki gives this long-winded speech on how the Cavs need to run. Then they cut to a clip of Hughes running up (1 on 3) and chucking up a 3. He’s going to make that 1 out of 6 times. We’re not a good shooting team. Getting out on the break is fine, and getting into the offense with more the 4 seconds left on the shot clock (I’m looking at YOU eric snow) is fine, but very few teams can pull off the cherry-picking street ball type “running-game”. Phoenix and SA are really the only team athletic enough to pull it off. ALl the other “running” teams (golden state, washington, denver) are TERRIBLE on defense. The Key to the Cavs is getting to the rack. LeBron, Sasha, and Hughes need to get their points in the paint. I’m glad to see LeBron taking it so strong to the rack lately!
March 4th, 2007 at 6:28 am
Glad that they are going to the hoop. Give more time to Channon Brown. He’s a good 3 point shooter.
To Cavs Team Mgr. why not get Nic Van Exel. He’s a veteran and a good point guard.
March 4th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Beautiful game. Lebron james is back. It’s obvious something has changed in his mindset. He’s literally unstoppable going to the hole. That’s his game. Floaters in the lane, abusing lesser players on the baseline, and crashing to the rim. So why all of a sudden? Why is it happening now? Well, he would like us all to believe that “it’s just that time of the year”. And maybe that’s part of it. But, knowing how image conscious our local icon is, you have to think that all the negative national press he’s been getting (even d-wade called him out) has riled him a bit. Whatever. i dont care. Something seems to have clicked. Back on the bandwagon baby. Go cavs.
March 4th, 2007 at 6:46 am
Hey Brian, thanks for your good work. And congrats on the Simmons links you’ve been getting. You’re earning ‘em.
Nice to see Hughes pick it up after such a bad stretch. It’s great to see LeBron returning to form, but what would be *really* nice would be for Larry to be shooting above 40% (and picking up his FT numbers).
March 4th, 2007 at 6:58 am
Nick van exel? You mean to be a team manager? Handing out towels when neck muffs and shiny bald domes get all moist? And Allan, i wouldnt be handing out personal information to billy anytime soon. He REALLY seems to like you.
March 4th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I noticed that Billy thing, too, Doc. I’m not really nervous, but thank you for the “heads up,” anyway. It is very comforting to know there is a guardian angel out there watching me.
Now, if only that same guardian angel can persuade our blog host to stop shoving that awful contrived bogus media-manufactured Gibson nickname down our throats. I don’t know if you have that kind of magic power, but don’t they give you guys get some kind of special wand to go with your wings and halo? I thought the wand was a standard accessory.
As an aside and while it’s on my mind, in light of the fact you regularly see the Big Guy, or at least speak to him on your digital Motorola HeavenPhone each and every day, I just have to ask a spiritual question of which your favorite other Beacon Journal writer will never answer in any column or newsletter: When God goes to Zippy Cuts for his regular bi-Millennium haircut, does he say to the stylist, “Leave the muff?”
March 4th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
whats up doc? r u jealous, that i do not think that your post are funny, hey ben i agree with your that nick the slick pick up would of been nice, but what u see is what u get. I also know personally, seem to contradict my last statement about the chosen one leaving in three years, but i also heard last year from some one close to the situation, u know i am a man of importance, any way i heard that dan gilbert was going to let leeebron in on quick and loans and plus max out his contract for him to stay, now if thats not going to help him in being a black billionair then nothing will. lets keep larry at the pt and see what happens, also, give shannon more pt. we will jell i might even make it out of the first round. HEY ALLAN POST SOMETHING INTELLECTUALLY FUNNY.
March 4th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
I don’t think James’ game ever “regressed,” he just wasn’t properly motivated. I think his business advisors have advised him, in no uncertain terms, to shift his game into overdrive from now until the playoffs end. The fake smiles on the court will only go so far. This way, when the blame comes pouring down, he’ll be wearing an umbrella. A very good one instead of one of those cheap piece of crap that flips upside-down and breaks whenever a stiff wind blows.
Image is everything, and it’s readily apparent that Dwayne Wade’s merchandising magic has taken way some of James’ thunder. When the national media starts tearing the Cavs some new ones this summer, Ferry is finally going to be the recipient instead of James, who doesn’t deserve it. I don’t want to say this is an early “exit strategy” for James, per se, but the national media will be writing that Ferry better recover from his boneheaded blunders and give James a real team. James will be left relatively unscathed. At least that’s my Miss Cleo-like prediction.
On an other subject, why hasn’t Mr. Windhorst hummed taps and at least made a passing reference to Henry Abbott’s selling of his soul to the ESPN Disney Devil? Mr. Windhorst merely occasionally rents his, but Abbott sold his lock, stock and barrel.
March 4th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
ALAN TUCKER i am really disappointed at your take on shannon brown. did u not watch college basketball, did u not see that this guy is a competitor and is very athletic. i thought u were knowledgeble when it came to sports, but it seems to me the only thing u r good at is posting something funny. dude leave the sports posting to those that know sports and maybe just maybe u need to post on the editorial page.
March 4th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Billy, I am here at your service, and would really love to entertain you. In fact, I have a confession. Years ago, I read my mother’s secret diary. In one of her entries, she wrote that “future boffo chuckles for Billy” was the very reason she originally decided to shoot me out of her groin.
With that said, I require some additional information in that you were somewhat vague when making your request. It’s not that it can’t be fulfilled, it’s just that I first require clarification. So as to properly shape, structure and marginalize my comedic material to fully satisfy my audience of one Billy, please be so kind as to define “intellectually funny.”
March 4th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Billy, my non-serious stuff to you aside, what in the world does being a good college basketball player have to do with being a good NBA player? If Wayne Embry would have realized this, then the Cavs would have been cursed with a guy that stinks at just one NBA job instead of two.
Unless Hughes breaks his fingernail on a burrito, thereby causing a tragic end to his wonderful NBA career, and unless Gibson retires due to the local idiot media calling him “Boobie,” then there is no playing time for Brown in Cleveland.
I don’t know if Brown has real NBA-level talent. By the same token, I don’t know if Brown is Ira Newble. Nobody knows. We’re never going to find out so long as he’s festering on Cleveland’s roster. If they extend the games to 90 minutes instead of 48, then maybe there’s a chance he’ll get some legitimate playing time.
March 4th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Just to be more precise, I am not referring to Mr. Windhorst as an “idiot.” Obviously an intelligent and articulate guy, and a fine sportswriter. However, there are instances in everybody’s life when we act like an idiot. “Boobie” is one of those instances.
March 4th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Alan Tucker is a complete moron. I really wish he would stop posting his nonsense here. Get a life man!
March 4th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Joe Hoops: You are mad because Tucker
uses big words like a college professor.
Post something besides shut up.
Doc: it is obvious that Billy likes Alan,
however he is taken. Damon and Joe Hoops
are going to have sloppy seconds in the
MAIBACH. Did you see Damons shoes last
night? The swoosh is for Tucker. Very
pretty.
And Sasha was a little unnerved by starting
with the big boys last night. Doc and Simmons must have been at courtside taunting
him since they can’t pick on LBJ anymore.
And again all you Hughes haters, shame on you!
The two toed sloth and the melon muff are
suffering from the Tucker name curse. Please
Alan take it off!
Browns suit did look a cheap shower curtain
last night and where did he get the 70s tie?
March 4th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Who has more of a life, JoeHoops? You, a kid who gets really upset because I’m a grown man that is not a Cleveland Cavaliers fanboy, or I, a grown man that gets annoyed by local media sports guys’ concoction, creation and imposition of a really bad nickname upon the general sports public, a nickname that has a bad stench of forced familiarity and is every bit as genuine and real as the skin glued onto Wayne Newton’s face?
Actually, now that I stop and really think about my own question, we both need to get ourselves a life.
March 4th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Nick Van Excel is on the too fat to tie
his own shoes list for the Denver Puggets
and is not available at this moment. However
Sir Charles Bark at the referees will fall
over the mid court line for your team if you
want to take him from the TNT TITANIC along
with Reggie “I need bi-focals” Miller. In
addition Scottie is playing for the Miami
Musicals in Pippen a new opera about NBA
stars who burn banks and wave guns. Inquire
about him also though it will cost 6-8 mill
for 15 athritic ridden minutes a game.
March 4th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
ALAN, i work with a guy who said when leeebron was drafted that he was going to be a bust, and this guy was serious too., well i am here to tell you brother ALAN that he is still eating on those words, and so will you in a couple of years. and like yourself he consider himself basketball smart.
March 4th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
jmoe, you’re telling JoeHoops to shut up because he’s mad that I use “big words like a college professor?” I have absolutely no problem with you directing JoeHoops to clamp his yap, but I must admit that’s a first to describe my writing. Which professor did you have that used big words like “burrito” and “groin,” and sometimes did it together in the same sentence?
March 4th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
see now that is the funny ALAN TUCKER, that i like to read, but you are still wrong about shannon and you will eat those words.
March 4th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Exit Strategy? Image? Umbrella?
Why is it so hard to understand that something was wrong with his legs. The only difference between him now and 3 weeks ago is that his first step is more explosive, he’s finishing ABOVE the rim, and Pavlovic/Gibson are forcing teams to rethink the 4-man LeBron lockdown.
CLEARLY he was not as explosive and was not getting up as high as we saw him all last year. That aside, his shooting hasn’t been any better and his FT’s b4 yesterday weren’t really any better. It’s obvious that something was wrong with his legs. Whether it was fatigue from last season, soreness, or that toe thing - it’s seems to be gone now. Stop with all the conspiracy theories.
March 4th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Something was wrong with his legs? Now, all of a sudden, after the toll of 60 games, they’re magically strong as an elephant and fresh as a daisy??? Obviously there was something wrong with his legs. Of course! And obviously Hughes has been possessed by the Arm-Pantyhose Antichrist. Mystery solved! If you’re going to proffer ridiculousness, might as well go for the whole ball of wax.
March 5th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Wow, seems Billy will never be able to love Alan in the same way after his comments about Shannon Brown. Also billy, what’s up with asking for “intellectually funny” posts when your posts about “leeeebron” conjure up images of a 5th grader in front of his school computer?
March 5th, 2007 at 7:53 am
Yeah, its obvious what was wrong with LBJ’s legs…he wasn’t interested in moving them.
As for Shannon B…I do think he could be a rotation player in this league. Here’s hoping Danny Ferry can get another GM drunk enough this off season to take DJ or DM or whatever other overpaid stiff we’re stuck with.
March 5th, 2007 at 8:48 am
The kid can shoot the 3, go to the hole
with power. Can he defend? Probably needs
to learn Browns system. Looks like a keeper.
Looks like 2006 draft a winner. ALSO LOOKS
LIKE HUGHES CAN PLAY POINT WITH SPELLS FROM
GIBSON AND SNOW. If him and LBJ play the rest of the way like they did Saturday
WATCH OUT!
March 5th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Somewhere underneath Hughes’ mountain of ridiculous tattoos, there lies a pretty decent player. This clearly is also a guy that lacks motivation from within. Once his bloated contract was signed, that dude called The Illuminating Company and told them to turn off the power for the next five years. I quote from the call center tapes: “Yo. Shut it off. A windmill and the sun. That’s all I need now, beeach. Read my lips. I’m Conservationist Larry. Peace.”
But really, all that matters is if the solar and wind generate power in Hughes during playoff games. The regular season is fairly irrelevant, don’t you think? It’s only good for laughing at Hughes’ DNPs.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:35 am
lol, boy ALAN TUCKER u r a riot. but as for the rest of this season larry is best suited for the pt. Hey JMOE, would u rather have gibson, (please do not say “BOOBIE”) at the 2 with larry or playing pt behind him. if gibson is as the two it will give him another peremerter shooter to kick the ball back to when he go to the hole. looking forward to seeing, “YAAAAAAOOOOOOO MING” tonight. that was my tribute to the ever lovable and always remember “BRUCE(theres ducks on the pond)DREENEN” bet no one got that joke. if u did call 1800-555-5555 to win your prize. see ya at the “Q” GO SHANNON BROWN.
March 5th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
billy: we have enough 3 chuckers and enough
2 guards. Larry and Snow must instruct Mr. Gibson on the finer POINTS(no pun intended)
of the NBA. He has all the physical tools
but now he must show intelligence. i.e.
who can he take to the hole, when to run,
how to switch on D, how to help on D. All
those wonderfull things that make a team
basketball player. Notice how our 2-4 years
guys are doing this: LBJ,WT,Sahsa. If we can
teach Brown and Boobs the same watch for the
trophy.
March 6th, 2007 at 3:54 am
Now “Boobs” I like!
March 6th, 2007 at 5:39 am
hey larry, on this blog its not about u its about ALAN TUCKER. and if he do not like it we can not and should not type it.
March 6th, 2007 at 6:25 am
Is it just me, or does anybody else get the sneaky suspicion that Billy has been pulling a Borat on the Cavaliers Blog (with Brian Windhorst) populace? I don’t want to randomly throw out names of possible pranksters, but I think it could be the ghost of Hal Lebovitz just killing time.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Bill Simmons: “…we’re much closer to LeBron re-enacting the career arc of Martina Hingis, Eric Lindros and Junior Griffey than anyone realizes. This will evolve into THE dominant NBA story of the next two months. You watch.” LeBron’s last 8 games: 33.3pts, 56% FG, 6 reb, 5 asst, <3TO
I anxiously await the sports guy’s apology.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:30 am
Maybe the Cavs have been coasting! They’ve looked great the last 2 games. Upcoming Pistons game will be key to this. If the Cavs win, ITS ON!!!
PS - Tucker, STFU.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:45 am
STFU? Sorry, not familiar. Is that anything like an STD? I’m no doctor, but I’ve read that penicillin will get rid of it, and hydrocortisone should help with the itching.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Tom, you clearly fail to “get” what Simmons was writing.
Hingis was a shooting star. A great player that won Grand Slam championships fast and furious, but whose otherwise amazing career was crushed by her own body. Quickly cut short young by injuries. Eric Lindros, same thing. Matters outside his control took control of his career. Ken Griffey, same thing. Matters they couldn’t control limited what could have been simply awesome.
Simmons is saying that James, otherwise a fantastic player, is being severely hampered by matters outside his control. His business exploits only serve to focus attention upon the fact that his on-the-court success has not lived up to what it could otherwise be if he had some legitimate on-the-court talent to get him where he can go. He implies that James is surrounded by dreck, and what he’s been keeping inside of him regarding Ferry’s follies will ultimately explode.
All valid points. But it won’t happen until this summer. Saying it would happen within the next two months, well, frankly I thought it was kind of silly to say. It’s the Eastern Conference, for Pete’s sakes. It’s not like they’re going to slide out of the playoff picture.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:56 am
The only thing that is going to happen
at the zoo this summer is a better environment. Now that the pointed boogie
has snow boobs backing up and the sash &
the corn roll kid at 2 we only need help
for the two toed melon muff sloth. They need
a keeper, an enforcer to regulate their
hibernation periods when attacked by the
almost extinct sheed and the morning gack
(I mean mourning shaq).
March 6th, 2007 at 9:02 am
If that’s what Simmons was driving at, he fails to take into account the fact that the direction an NBA team takes is within the control of a player like LeBron.
If I remember correctly, Jordan and Magic both forced coaching changes at a pretty young age. It changed their teams’ overall direction for the better. Come to think of it, Bill Fitch didn’t last that long with Larry Bird, either.
If the Cavs don’t make it too far this spring, it will be interesting to see what happens in the summer.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:13 am
I have no idea what you just said. But unless Ferry can tantalize and turn on Danny Ainge and/or Jerry West’s successor with those homoerotic leather boating moccasins, the Cavs aren’t going to be swinging a deal for Greg Oden anytime soon.
You gotta love Dwayne Wade. What a tough hombre that guy is. The guy is going to try to gut it out with cortisone shots while his shoulder is hanging out of its socket. By comparison, Larry Hughes and Damon Jones need to be placed on the disabled list if the hotel maid forgets to leave a mint on their pillows.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:19 am
That’s an excellent point, Larry. But it not only goes to show the power of those individual players’ influence, but also the influence of their respective agents.
I think you’re absolutely right. James is going to get Brown fired this summer. But I’m not sure if hiring yet another NBA coaching retread is the answer, but then again, who knows. If Paul Westhead isn’t available, maybe Jordan will recommend Doug Collins for the job. And from what I hear, Paul Silas is available, too.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Seriously, jmoe. What are you trying to say? I thought I was reading Billy.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Absolutely no way Brown gets fired this summer.
Two years ago we couldn’t defend a CYO pick and roll and now we have arguably the best perimeter defense in the league. Don’t underestimate that transformation. Last year everyone was sold on the Cavs being and offensive juggernaut - the question was: Will they defend?
The offense looks slightly better this year to me than last year (lately) and the defense looks MUCH better this year. I will be disappointed if they don’t win at least 2 playoff series this year.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:47 am
“Arguably the best perimeter defense in the league?” Absurdity has been taken to lofty wonderful heights. What’s next, Rosie O’Donnell has a really tiny vagina?
March 6th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Tom: you’re an unsophisticated idiot. You just don’t get it. The point of all the Lebron criticism was simply draw attention to a glaring problem that moronically homer cleveland fans were refusing to admit; that The King simply wasn’t playing nearly as well as he had last year, especially in the post season. And that if the CAvs were going to become an elite team, it will only happen when the King decides to turn it on. His talent is undeniable. But going through the motions and hoisting lame fade aways against crappy teams is no way to ensure your place in the basketball pantheon of great players. Something has clicked, recently, in our intrepid young hero. There’s a look in his eye. He’s pissed off and he wants to destroy everyone and I love it. You should be thanking bill simmons, not waiting for an apology.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:01 am
The Lakers had already won an NBA championship when Magic demanded a new coach, and the Bulls had progressed to the playoffs and beaten a Cavs team that was thought to be superior when Doug Collins was given the boot.
LeBron is turning it on now but he sure didn’t seem like he was all that enthusiastic about the Cavs’ masterplan a month or so ago. He might want to actually enjoy playing next November.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Masterplan?
If James really wants to enjoy playing next November, then maybe Paul Westhead might not be such a bad choice. As a fan, I wouldn’t mind seeing games with the final score 132-128, even if Cleveland lost.
What’s Westhead doing these days, anyway? His NBA and college teams were always fun to watch. Last I heard, he was sitting on one knee coaching the lumberjacks on the WNBA’s Phoenix Monarchs.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:22 am
You guys are all F’d in the head if you think Oden is going pro after this season. He is not good enough yet, and I think he knows it. Plus, I doubt OSU will win the tourny this year, so him and Conley will be back to make another run next year.
And once again, Tucker needs to shut the f up. He sux.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Joe, do the RAs look the other way when you sneak beer and reefer into your dorm room? You sly devil you.
March 6th, 2007 at 11:58 am
All this talk from you supposed know it
alls about Lebron dictating this or that
in this organization is a bunch of hogwash.
Yes he is a superstar and yes he is a self
described global icon but the Cavaliers have
a master plan and Ferry and Brown are hand
picked by Gilbert to deliver.
If you want a geritol sucking viagra popping
coach like mange or pusshead or downfall why
don’t you guys form your own team at the
neighborhood senior center.
March 6th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I think I followed you on the player nicknames, jmoe, but I have no idea who you are talking about as far as the coaches. Is there a website or something I can consult?
March 6th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Larry D: here are my definitions
Mange=Red haired fruit from Beantown or canine disease
Pusshead=Gray slicked fogey from LA or
sexual disease
Downphal=Another red haired pretty boy from
Phoenix or the resulting luck incurred by
his coached teams
March 6th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Shut the hell up Alanna Tucker. You are ruining this blog with all of your drivvle.
March 6th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Joe Hoops:
Tucker is the professor emeritus of the
Windhorst blog along with his assistants
DOC, Larry D. and the rest of the negative
Neds. I don’t think it is possible for them
to exist without this blog. And as the
professor will note you badly misspelled
drivel D-R-I-V-E-L. For that you are banished from the Winnie the Pooh shower
curtain giveaway and the Boobie nickname
interpretation contest. Please take your
seat.
March 6th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
U GUYS JUST CRACK ME UP. YALL WOULD KILL THEM AT THE COMEDY CLUBS, AND THAT IS JUST WHERE U GUYS BELONG, BECAUSE U KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BASKETBALL…..OKAY CONTINUE WITH YOUR PRE SCHOOL SQUABBLES.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
jmoe, my “assistants” and I simply oppose homerism. Reality is reality.
For example, remember when Ilgauskas served a year of probation a few years ago? Boozing while driving. But I digress.
The point is that perpetual rose-colored glasses need an occasional spritz of Windex. Homers and apologists really tend to grate. Personally, I enjoy reading stuff that slaps a person back into reality. That’s why I have decided to adopt Larry D. and Doc as my own sons. If Art Modell could get himself a couple of sons through adoption, then so can I.
March 7th, 2007 at 7:53 am
I think my support of Ilgauskas is waning.
He was ok before we got Hughes and Daniel
and Brown. Now with Wild Thing running the
floor with the aforementioned three Z is just too slow. If he could intimidate somebody then OK. Are there any shot blocker
push around types available. Could Rick
Mahorn leave his job as a night club bouncer
to play for us? If sheed cracks somebodies
head open tonight I might get put in jail.
March 7th, 2007 at 8:00 am
And Billy Billy Billy:
We have been watching this outfit called
the Cavaliers before you started wet nursing. Heres my 30 second quiz. Who was
Luther Rackley? And what position did
Scott Wedman play? If you cannot answer my
quiz you are demoted to Junior Cavalier
status and may not question our NBA intelligence.
March 7th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Perhaps Ilgauskas should drink and drive on a regular basis. If he’s a mean drunk, it could really help the team. Less Gatorade, more Colt 45.
March 7th, 2007 at 8:38 am
jmoe, I had a cat that recently died who was named “Luther.” Who did I name him after? Luther Rackley. Really.
March 7th, 2007 at 10:57 am
Tucker:
Listen do you have a cat named Magliore?
If not go to the APL and rescue him from
the scrap heap. Take him home immediately
and teach him how to box out and jump again.
They might charge you something for him. Just send the bill to Gilbert with the following description.
1 Cat that can jump and run
In trade for 2 toed sloth that cannot
do either
March 7th, 2007 at 11:41 am
No, just “Luther” after Luther Rackley. May Luther rest in peace while he’s taking his leaks and his dumps in the Great Litterbox Up In The Sky. Luther lived to a ripe old age of 21. Pretty good for a cat. That’s 140 in Ilgauskas years.
I wonder if Ilgauskas likes catnip. It’s like getting rid of the hiccups, any suggestion may help.
March 7th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
JMOE, bless your heart, thanks for the compliment. never heard of the first guy, but scott wedman played sf, under ted(spend every thing i got)stepien, james silas, james edwards, then he went to the piston and had career seasons, (known as buddah)oh yeah richard washington. dude, i have kids your age. but thanks anyway
March 7th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
How can any “true” Cavs fan not recognize the name of Luther Rackley? What a travesty! What’s next, somebody posting they’ve never heard of Charlie Spikes? Heretic!
March 7th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
by all means please tell me who luther rackley is and not ALAN TUCKERS CAT. IM SORRY DEAD CAT.
March 7th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
quote from the great Bill Nichols
12/28/70 PD commenting on one of first
Cavs wins ever.
“Rackley, who’s acting like one of the league’s strong men, outmuscled the powerful 76ers for nine ultra-important rebounds”
Billy this guy would win us an NBA chamionship right now. He was so strong
he could bench press Ilgauskas and Gooden
at the same time.
Ask Tucker
March 7th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Doc,
I’m going to cut you some slack, but only because it’s possible you don’t actually PLAY ball. Every aspect of your game can promote confidence in other aspects. If the ball feels like it’s on a string, you suddely become a much better penetrator. If your outside shot is working, then you start to get respect and can drive on people overplaying. The key to so much of this, is how explosive your legs feel. I’m not trying to completely discredit that LeBron wasn’t going 100% all the time. Quite the contrary - I’m actually saying…that he was going 100% NONE of the TIME. He could NOT drive past past even the slower guys when they would switch on pick n rolls at the top of the key. He could NOT finish above the rim. Back when Vince Carter admitted he didn’t always give 100% on a losing team, he was still throwing down sick dunks and getting his highlight reel footage. Ask yourself this, if you’re Lebron and you’re playing with an Agenda - you’re STILL going to wow the crowd with your own personal source of accolades - mainly…rim rockin facials. Even if you don’t D up all the time or if you sulk on some plays or settle for jumpers now and then. If you’ve got LeBron’s legs…you didn’t FORGET how to use them - even if you decide to less often.
LeBron’s not playing better cus he’s mad at critics. I’m sure he’s heard critics all year long and I’m sure he responds in his own way. But he’s splitting double teams successfully now where before he couldnt. He’s getting to the rim now, where before he couldn’t. He’s finishing and-1s now, where before he couldn’t. These are ALL signs that he has more explosiveness in his legs. When you’re going up for a dunk, you don’t decide in mid-air…hmm…I have an agenda…I want to get my coach fired…I’m going to take 6 inches off this jump…. Kobe Bryant in game 7 of last year looked like he was playing with an agenda. LeBron’s been TRYING SOME OF THE TIME. I’ve seen games where he comes out with all kinds of body language and tries to establish a power game and he just takes contact and can’t finish. The LeBron we all know and love can take any kind of contact and still finish. I don’t know why you guys think I’m such an idiot. This is easy to see if you actually watch the games. I noticed his legs weren’t under him during the WCs and I was worried then about how he would play this year…
March 7th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Tom:
With the pounding he takes its a wonder
he doesn,t get hurt. He needs to take less
shots and amp up Hughes and Sasha more if we
are going to win a ring. Jordan had Pippen
and later on Rodman. Magic had Worthy and
Kareem. The boy needs some help and we are
trying to get it to him. I think rather
than this agenda or attitude he was just
pacing himself or better yet preserving
himself. I think these comments actually
amped him up to the next level like last
years playoffs. This guy is just an unbelievable talent. Even Doc and Tucker
agree that he can win 2 series by himself.
We as fans and the Cavaliers want more than
that. If we can keep Hughes productive and
involved we are a so much better team. We
will see tonight how it plays out on the
road against a team that executes and is
well coached.
March 7th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
And Alan -
I disagree with your response to my Simmons bit. “Simmons is saying that James, otherwise a fantastic player, is being severely hampered by matters outside his control.” You sound like Simmon’s own personal PR director. He’s making fun of LeBron for thinking he’s a global icon and saying that he’s trying to get his coach fired. He blames LeBron for making a big mistake with his agent etc etc.
My biggest problem with Simmons is his air of authority. He’s a sports fan with a knack for making ridiculous metaphors and analogies and they are sometimes funny. But overall, you’d think he was IN the NBA or something. He’s a guy to go to for a laugh - but the LAST GUY I would go to for a credible news story. The “people” he gets his info from are his buddies with strange nicknames. I don’t see how anyone in the sports world would disclose information to him anyway, given the nature with which he just rapes people in writing. So I don’t buy for a second that 4 different people told him the same thing: “That LeBron is trying to get Mike Brown fired by playing poorly.” If it happened at ALL he probably posed the question to 4 people that couldn’t locate cleveland on a Map and they said “well, he did speak out against the offense…so I guess it’s possible.” Funny how Arenas and his coach sound like they could get in a fist fight on the bench any day now but no one says anything while the slightest sign of discord coming out of Cleveland generates articles like this and more talk of “LeBROokloN”
March 7th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Well said Jmoe.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I hate NBA officiating. In the first quarter, Chauncey Drives right - hughes has a clean strip, Chauncey sells the foul, and then gets it called a SHOOTING foul. They show Mike Brown with a puzzled look saying “Shooting??”
2nd Quarter: Snow dribble drives and spins and gets fouled and Billups instantly points to the floor. The refs call it a non-shooting foul. Camera cuts to mike brown with a puzzled look on his face saying “Not shooting?!?!”
It’s been like this all night and I see no reason why it won’t continue.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
I’ll never understand why an NBA ref would bail out a guard that initiates contact with a center 28 feet from the hoop and doesn’t even lose the ball. College officiating is so much better. They actually let their guys play. In the NBA we have to watch 50 free throws a night. Pistons are halfway to 50 already and we’re still in the 2nd.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Chauncey Billups - 0-3 8 Pts.
March 7th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
wow!!!!!!Gomer Pyle won the mega million in Georgia.
March 7th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!