Comments on: Things will change in Game 2

By: Geddy

Geddy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:56:43 +0000

Oh after I wrote energy in that last post, I thought of another “unusual” stat that BW could keep track of–how many times commentators say a phrase with the word “energy” when referring to Varejao–be it “high energy guy,” “brings energy off the bench,” “energetic rebounder,” or whatever have you. Brian, what’s the count total on the flop battle in Manu vs. Andy?

By: Geddy

Geddy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:53:30 +0000

Not much to say about the game that hasn’t been said numerous times throughout the season–Sasha most certainly can’t finish, Roker Brown needs his potato head baked so he’ll finally hire an offensive assistant, Hughes needs to be out of the starting lineup, etc etc. as for the duality of this series–half full/half empty–growing pains vs. simply win now, well both have valid points, but as others have written, if we take this finals for granted, there’s no guarantee we’ll make it here again. Yes we do have LeBron, but there were certainly factors in our favor this year on the way through the playoffs that might not be there next year. Maybe the Reverend pluto and the reverend billy can come up with a sermon to inspire the cavs, or maybe they’ll preach irrelevant and unqualified gospel as usual. In any case, I hope the Cavs come out with more effort and energy in game 3.

By: CavsFans

CavsFans — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:24:58 +0000

I hope that only the loudest fans have tickets to the home games, because the Cavs are going to need all the help they can get from the home crowd.

If anyone asked you at the start of the season: would you take it if the Cavs made the finals, even if they faced a much stronger opponent in the Spurs? I would have.

It doesn’t mean I don’t want a championship, it means that winning the NBA title is often a growing process. Sure it looks like they still have a lot of growing to do, but that’s not news. They’ve had a chance to grow a lot this year, and they will grow a lot more if they can win the next game.

Begone, complainers.

By: nickatnite

nickatnite — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:01:17 +0000

danny ferry , get on the phone as soon as this series is done and call atlanta and see what they are willing to give up for joe johnson . perfect 2 guard to play alongsode of lebron , can handle the ball , knock down jumpers , and put the ball on the floor and create a shot for him or a teammate , thus not making lebron the sole playmaker for others . boobie , johnson , and lebron all playing together could be something special for years to come . even brown could look like don nelson with those players on offense

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:55:46 +0000

Glad to see the Cavs maintaining composure in the midst of that game. I am impressed. They are going to have to get angry but play smart if they want to win the next game.

By: nickatnite

nickatnite — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:55:45 +0000

hey dc , larry has not been doing anything since the 1st round against a depleted washington team , and that was well before his injury . i do not think he should be starting on no nba team , he would be better suited coming off the bench

By: nickatnite

nickatnite — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:53:18 +0000

wow , this game was unreal . i bet the first word out of brown’s mouth will be about the defense , i can promise you that . he will never ever talk about the short comings of that horrible offense . outside of gibson , there is no one on that roster who can consistently hit and open jumper and outside of gibson and james , there is no one who can consistently create their own shot off the dribble(pavolvic misses too much once he gets to the rim) . ferry has to improve this roster this summer . if they come back with this same roster and same coaching staff , they will not make another finals appearance , miami will be better and so will chicago . let’s face it , cleveland had the easiest journey(outside of detroit) to the finals i’ve ever seen and i do not expect them to have that same easy route to the finals next year

By: DC

DC — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:51:20 +0000

Boobie is the best, but he should never, ever be the one inbounding the ball again. Larry deserves to start when he’s healthy, but its obvious he can’t play right now. Sasha can’t seem to control his body when he gets near the rim - seriously someone should start charting his missed layups. And Duncan gets more calls than anyone in the league.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:50:48 +0000

You didn’t know the term “rope-a-dope?” Really? You really should not admit that, even to yourself.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:30:56 +0000

HA! What a BURN! The ABC announcer compares the Cavs to a #16 seed in a first-round game vs. a #1. CLASSIC! Oh, I can’t wait to hear Jim Rome tomorrow! The hapless Cavs and their clueless coach have turned this series into an all-out mockery. Even the commercials are more entertaining.