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Cavs vs. Raptors

October 28, 2009

Raptors 101, Cavs 91
So who do the Cavs miss most?  Delonte West or former assistant Jon Kuester? Considering they’re having problems on both sides of the ball right now, the short answer might ”both.”
Defensively speakign the Cavs let the Toronto Raptors have their way with them the entire first half, going into the locker room [...]

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Washington Wizards: Rivalry Tips Off Before Regular Season

October 7, 2009

You can never accuse the Washington Wizards of having long memories. The team that injuries decimated last season is healthy, has a new coach and, apparently a new life.
Some things never change, however and that’s the fact that the Wizards kinda, sort of, well…detest the Cavs and, it would seem LeBron James in particular.  But the [...]

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Preseason: Cavs vs. Charlotte Bobcats

October 6, 2009

We’ll get back to the regular game blog format when the regular season rolls around.
In the meantime, here are a couple of highlgiths from the Cavs-Bobcats game at Quicken Loans Arena Tuesday night.
Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James look very comfortable out on the floor together.  The entire starting lineup looked comfortable, despite the fact that [...]

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NBA GMs: Sorry, Cleveland. Lakers Still the Faves

October 6, 2009

Bad news Cavs fans:  The Cavaliers aren’t the favorite, even with the additions of Shaquille O’Neal and Anthony Parker, to win the NBA’s championship this season.  They’re not even the favorite to win the league’s Eastern Conference – at least not with the league’s general managers.
Just 17.9 percent of league GMs say that the Cavs [...]

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Shaq Serious About Cleveland, Chances

September 28, 2009

During the Cavs Media Day Monday at Cleveland Clinic Cpurts,  Shaquille O’Neal finally met with the media around 4:30 p.m. (the press conference had to be moved into the weight room because of the loss of power) and it was chaos as reporters jockeyed for position to talk to O’Neal.
 But the thing that caught my attention was [...]

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Cavs to Add Leon Powe?

August 10, 2009

Yahoo Sports is reporting that pending a medical exam, the Cavaliers will sign power forward Leon Powe.
Powe tore his anterior cruciate ligament and cartilage in his knee during Game 2 of the Boston Celtics’ first-round series against the Chicago Bulls. He had reconstructive surgery on May 5 – his third major knee surgery – and [...]

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UPDATED: Cleveland Cavs: Conference Semi-Finals Scenarios

May 1, 2009

Eastern Conference
If Atlanta-Miami series concludes in 6 games:
Cleveland vs. Atlanta
Game 1 – Sun May 3 Atlanta at Cleveland 1:00PM 1:00PM ABC
Game 2 – Tue May 5 Atlanta at Cleveland 8:00PM [...]

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Cavs at Pistons: Game 3: Pre-game Notes

April 24, 2009

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Loose is the best way to describe the Cavaliers as they prepared to take on the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. 
Leading the series 2-0, there’s no way they shouldn’t be.   Some might expect that the Pistons are more dangerous at home.  Well, [...]

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Cavs vs. Pistons: Pre-game Notes

April 21, 2009

- This quote from Tayshaun Prince says a lot about the Pistons psyche when they go back to Motown and heaven forbid they go down 2-0:
We haven’t played well at home all season. Being down 2-0 against them puts yourself in a tough situation because this season we played better on the road than we [...]

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View From the Nose Bleed Seats: More Cavs Observations with Video

April 20, 2009

- So what took them so long? Mike Brown got the Coach of the Year award in the NBA, formally known as the Red Auerbach Trophy, today in the worst kept secret in post-season awards history. But what took them so long? He’s taken the Cavs to the playoffs in each season he’s been here [...]

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