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Anderson Varejao

Varejao Thrilled His Homeland Got 2016 Olympic Games

October 2, 2009

A smiling Anderson Varejao greeted reporters Friday after he learned that his native Brazil – Rio De Janeiro specifically – was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating out the Windy City – Chicago – and the star power of Pres. Barack Obama as he personally made a pitch to the International Olympic Committee for the [...]

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Gameblog – Cavs vs. Nets

March 25, 2009

Post-mortem: Cavs 98, Nets 87

The record’s behind them, this is officially the best team in Cavs hisotry as they won their 58th.  I don’t even think they believe it’s enough and they shouldn’t because there’s still plenty to work on:
Offensively, the Cavs, after opening up with tremendous momentum, looked sloppy for the rest of the [...]

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Guess What Joe Smith’s Role Is…Playing Tonight

March 6, 2009

Some might wonder where the minutes that Joe Smith will play will come.
You won’t hear Zydrunas Ilgauskas complain about losing a few.  Ditto for Anderson Varejao.  Coach Mike Brown said as much today when asked if Smith would see action tonight against the Celtics:
I’m going to try.  I’m probably going to throw him out there.  [...]

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Joe Smith back to Cleveland? or Drew?

March 2, 2009

According to reports coming out of Oklahoma City, the Thunder reached an agreement to buyout the contract of forward Joe Smith allowing him to become a free agent and thus sign with any team.
Smith would be a natural choice to fill the hole left due to Ben Wallace’s injury, but things aren’t quite that simple.
Smith [...]

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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Celtics – Updated with Audio

January 9, 2009

Post-game audio – Mike Brown and LeBron James on the victory over the Celtics:   boston-post-game
Pre-game audio:  brown-rivers
Post mortem:
Cavs 98, Celtics 83
All week the media heard and reported that this game had no more meaning than any other.  The Cavaliers, although the did so, cannot say that with a straight face after whipping on Celtics [...]

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Gameblog – Cavs vs. Bulls

January 2, 2009

Post mortem:  Cavs 117, Bulls 92
Defense was the word for this game.  The Cavaliers rode the Bulls from the jump and didn’t let go.  They turned the Bulls best weapon, Derrick Rose, into a non-factor.   About the only one who did any damage is Ben Gordon with 22 points, but considering he only plays offense, [...]

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Game Blog: Cavs v. Pistons (The Aftermath)

October 22, 2008

DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons are a team the Cavaliers will see a lot of during the course of the season and one that will represent a roadblock to the team’s desire to win the Central Division crown.
 
This is a different team, however, in that Coach Flip Saunders is gone, replaced by Michael Curry shortly after [...]

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Cavaliers: League’s Perspective

October 8, 2008

To those who continue to read this, I may be walking around in a haze for just a couple weeks, so be it.  Everything has a learning curve, even covering an NBA team with the most popular player on the planet in his hometown paper…errr…blog…Yeah, well you know what the heck I’m trying to say.
Ran [...]

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