Category Archives: Ben Wallace

The benefits of being Ben

Ben Wallace did pretty well for himself. His retirement talk got him traded to Phoenix, where he took a buyout. Wallace earned $10 million not to play this season, proving once again that we should urge our kids to grow … Continue reading

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Cavs first win in Round 2 was not that difficult

Game 1 of the Cavs-Hawks didn't provide a lot to grab hold of, so let's grab hold of this: The Cavs have won all five of their playoff games by double digits. They become the fifth team in NBA history … Continue reading

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He said it, and I like it

"I'm not frustrated. I think only guys  on bad teams  get frustrated."   — Ben Wallace, on missing time with a broken leg.

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A nod to Mike Brown, and Ben's future value

Mike Brown has one Coach of the Year vote. He probably deserves more. Looking to the future, Ian Thomsen also points out that Ben Wallace can be a valuable player for the Cavs next season – because he will have … Continue reading

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Winslow traded, Ben breaks his leg

The Browns should be dancing with lampshades on their heads if they really got a second-round draft pick for Kellen Winslow. That's what SI.com's Don Banks reported, and if it's true Butch and Sundance need to stand up and say: … Continue reading

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Cavs beat Celtics … who even try Hack-a-Ben

Gonna try this live blog thing at least thru the first half … night games produce bad deadlines. The atmosphere at the Q is pretty charged, which is no surprise. Final thoughts will come after the game … so bear … Continue reading

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Finally, an offense that resembled an NBA offense …

That’s the way a team is supposed to play, the way a team is supposed to run an offense. The Cavs claimed they did nothing different, but there had to be some new wrinkles in the Cavs' Game 3 win. … Continue reading

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Cavs win Game 4 … and LeBron continues to amaze

Be nice to write something new and fresh and amazingly insightful about LeBron James, but it’s difficult. The guy just keeps doing amazing thing after amazing thing. You want scoring, he scores. You want rebounding, he rebounds (and James is … Continue reading

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