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I'm not sure this makes it feel any better

August 25, 2009

Yahoo says last season’s Cavs were the best team in the past 10 years not to win an NBA title.

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The psychology of Shaq and LeBron — from the Wall Street Journal

August 24, 2009

The Wall Street Journal (of all publications) takes a look at how Shaq and LeBron James will get along. The story is headlined “Is this basketball marriage doomed?” And it includes this: “Dr. Virginia Rutter, a sociologist, psychologist and co-author of ‘The Love Test,’ likens the Shaq-LeBron union to an arranged marriage, where ‘the well-being [...]

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The new NBA East reality

August 18, 2009

From Yahoo on Dwight Howard: " … there’s no escaping Shaq now."

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Eyenga will take the plane to Spain in the rain

July 23, 2009

The Cavs won’t have a first-round draft pick on the roster this year. Christian Eyenga has signed a three-year contract to play in Spain, with reasonable buyout clauses in the deal after the first and second years.
This really comes as no surprise, and those who lament the fact the Cavs drafted someone who will play [...]

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Moon update

July 21, 2009

It doesn’t sound like the Heat is going to match the offer to Jamario Moon. Their decision is due Friday, not Monday as previously reported.

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One member of the Cavs summer league team

July 20, 2009

Interesting story here on one member of the Cavs summer league team. David Harrison was a prized recruit at Coloraod and a first-round pick in Indiana before his career and personal life went south. He's trying to come back, and the Cavs gave him a chance because of Mike Brown, who coached him in Indiana. [...]

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The Cavs sign a player to an offer sheet

July 20, 2009

What intrigues me about Jamario Moon, the 6-8 forward the Cavs signed to an offer sheet?
He's earned his way.
Moon played just one year in junior college when he decided to make himself eligible for the NBA Draft in 2001. He was not selected. Moon wound up playing in the USBL (Gary), the CBA (Albany, where [...]

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One Orlando player's thoughts on Shaq

July 17, 2009

Orlando's Anthony Johnson re-arranged Mo Williams face in the playoffs. Now Johnson is opining on the Cavs acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal. His thoughts as told to the The Post and Courier in Charleston: "Shaq is always a force to be reckoned with. But he's slowing down quite a bit, and it doesn't really change things [...]

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Our regular Shaq feature

July 15, 2009

We haven’t had a Shaq update in a while. He wears Li-Nings, the Chinese shoes, and I found this latest ad featuring Shaq in the shoes here.

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A Scott May sighting

July 15, 2009

The Cavs are one of four teams to work out Sean May, the former North Carolina standout who was taken 13th overall by Charlotte in 2005. Injuries derailed May’s career, and he’s attempting to revive it. The Portland Oregonian watched part of May’s workout for the Blazers and reported: “May underwent a series of shooting [...]

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NBA money matters and luxury taxes

July 15, 2009

There’s a lot of money talk coming from the NBA these days. Perhaps it’s just coincidence that the league will start talks for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement soon. Perhaps it’s the economy. Perhaps it’s both. But the league predicted a 29.3 percent drop in ticket sales by for the Clippers this season (this is [...]

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Anthony Parker is a popular guy

July 15, 2009

Anthony Parker is getting a lot of online love, and by extension that means the Cavs are getting the same for signing him. ESPN’s Marc Stein called Parker “one of the better bargains of the summer with a two-year deal worth an even $5.5 million …" That means the Cavs still have $3 million left [...]

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The benefits of being Ben

July 14, 2009

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 tall and learn to block shots. Where else can you go and be paid $10 million [...]

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Dwayne Wade says no to Cleveland

July 10, 2009

Kind of busy writing Sunday stuff for the newspaper, but I did notice this …
Dwayne Wade told Dan Patrick's radio show that he and LeBron James have talked about playing on the same team, and it could happen if they both become free agents in 2010. But it won't be in Cleveland.
"I don't like the weather [...]

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More on Varejao

July 9, 2009

ESPN's John Hollinger did a chat and was asked about Anderson Varejao's contract. Here's what he had to say (with a comment on soon-to-be-a-Cav Anthony Parker as well):
Q. Isn't the Varejao deal a little ridiculous? He really can't be worth 50 mil, can he?
A. A lot of people are killing the Cavs for the Varejao [...]

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Something I wonder regarding Varejao

July 9, 2009

I wonder if the fact that the contract is six years indicates something about the future of LeBron James. Let's be honest, James makes Varejao a better player, and Varejao is valuable because he plays so well off of and with James. That's a strength. Without James, Varejao would be the guy few other teams [...]

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Cavs retain Anderson Varejao

July 9, 2009

The Cavs signed Anderson Varejao to a six-year contract. It’s being touted as $50 million.
Six years, $50 million for Anderson Varejao is too much.
Except it’s not really $50 million. It could be $50 million, but it almost certainly won’t be $50 million.
It’s only $50 million if Varejao hits every incentive in his deal, one of which [...]

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The departure of John Kuester

July 8, 2009

AOL's take on John Kuester, a very good coach who is leaving the Cavs to be head coach of the Pistons: "Despite the presence of LeBron James, the Cavs were utterly stagnant on offense before this past season; with Kuester calling the offensive shots, the Cavs featured the most efficient offense in the East. Finally a [...]

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More Ariza … and LeBron

July 7, 2009

Trevor Ariza is not changing his mind … he will go to Houston (evidently), but ESPN.com wrote this: "The Cleveland Cavaliers got some bad news followed by some potentially terrific news on Sunday. In a last-ditch effort to recruit Trevor Ariza away from the Houston Rockets, LeBron James told Ariza he would remain with the Cavaliers past 2010, according [...]

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Some Trevor Ariza tales

July 6, 2009

There's a very, very interesting tale here from waitingfornextyear.com about a high school game between LeBron James' St. Vincent-St. Mary team against one from California (game in New Jersey) that featured Trevor Ariza. The same web site, incidentally, reports there are rumors Ariza is having second thoughts about agreeing with Houston, and that perhaps this [...]

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Another NBA free agent goes to a Cavs competitor

July 6, 2009

Well the Boston Celtics just got better. Rasheed Wallace for two years at the mid-level exception. I kind of wish the Cavs had done that, though clearly there is risk involved. Cavs GM Danny Ferry is very good at laying low until he finds the right guy, and there are guys available (Shawn Marion, Josh [...]

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Ron Artest goes to the Lakers

July 3, 2009

And J.A. Adande states: ".. from a basketball perspective, Artest's choice reaffirms the final theme of this season: Shaq was then, Kobe's now, LeBron's next. At the moment, nothing matters in the NBA world as much as what the Lakers are up to."

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What happened to the lure of Shaq and Lebron?

July 3, 2009

Well, let's go down the list of the possible free agent signees for the Cavs.
Charlie Villanueva — to Detroit.
Ron Artest — to the Lakers.
Trevor Ariza — to Houston.
How's that? None of thes guys wanted to play with Shaq and LeBron?
Further insult: Artest and Ariza signed with other teams for the same money the Cavs were [...]

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Anyone notice this?

July 2, 2009

Guess who is a co-favorite to win the 2010 NBA title? Right now. Without Ron Artest, without Rasheed Wallace, without Antonio McDyess, without Trevor Ariza?

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The Cavs chase free agents

July 2, 2009

Couple quick thoughts on NBA free agency before I head to the Shaq press conference:
The Cavs have interest in Trevor Ariza, according to numerous national reports. Hmm … this would seem to be a great move. He's young, tall (or as they say these days, "long") and can shoot. He did a great job for [...]

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