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A critic trashes the Cavs chances

May 11, 2009

At last … a naysayer. Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com is not overly impressed with the Cavs front-court (or, in the present-day vernacular, the "bigs"). He loves LeBron James, but says the idea of the Cavs winning a championship is not realistic. In fact, he's downright insulting. He writes that the Cavs winning is "an insult [...]

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The Cavs win Game 3 — no reason to believe it won't be a sweep

April 24, 2009

I think I'll let Mo Williams sum up the Cavs win in Game 3: "I was 1-for-11 and Delonte (West) was 0-for-7 and we had eight turnovers between us And we win the game by 11 on the road. What more do you want me to say?"
Not much to add to that. If either or [...]

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Z's thoughts are intriguing, and Mike Brown is fine as the coach … just fine

May 23, 2008

Zydrunas Ilgauskas had some interesting things to say in his year-end get-together with the media, and I wrote about those in Friday’s paper. Of possible changes, Z offered that “we have a good team here” and “sometimes you got to be careful because the grass is not always greener on the other side.” His conclusion: [...]

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Cavs must find way to replace Gibson's offense

May 16, 2008

Let’s not minimize the loss of Daniel Gibson. Boobie was the fifth best three-point shooter in the league this season (among guys who took at least 100 threes). He made 44 percent, a very high percentage. Now he sits with a separated shoulder. And it’s not good. LeBron James trusts Gibson – to the point [...]

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The key to game 4 isn't real complex …

May 11, 2008

What do the Cavs do to win Game 4? Just what they did in Game 3. Sounds simple, really, but that’s really it. Move the ball to find the man open for a shot, them make the shot. As Zydrunas Ilgauskas said: “The best way to attack this team is to move the ball and [...]

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Finally, an offense that resembled an NBA offense …

May 10, 2008

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. The key thing they did different – especially early – was make shots and protect [...]

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Celtics win a blowout and Cavs are up against it

May 9, 2008

As the final seconds of Game 2 ticked down in Boston, LeBron James stood up on the Cavs bench. He turned and told the coaching staff to get up, then went down the bench, one by one, slapping hands with all his teammates. When the game ended, James did not turn and leave the court [...]

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The Cavs offense needs work, yes …

May 7, 2008

I got a few e-mails and comments from folks saying (again) that Mike Brown was at fault for the Game 1 loss, that his lack of offensive coaching and his offensive (no pun intended) system were the reason LeBron James struggled.
Brown was asked what he saw from his team's offense when he watched the tape [...]

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Cavs lose … and who was that wearing No. 23 on Cleveland?

May 7, 2008

Weird opening game. That’s the kind of probing analysis you pay for and expect, eh?
Who knows? Maybe LeBron James was reading the Boston Globe all day and pondering how great he is. Nah. His shots just did not go in. That happens sometimes. It doesn’t happen often like this with LeBron (2-for-18, 10 turnovers), but [...]

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A (half-hearted) Wizards guarantee, and maybe LeBron didn't get fouled

May 1, 2008

Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said this after Game 5: "I think we are going to play great on Friday. I'm not predicting a win but I think we are going to play great on Friday and then bring it back here. … I guess I am predicting a win if I say we are coming [...]

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