Making a Point: Projecting the Cavs’ scoring distribution without James this season.The majority of emails I’ve received post-Decision this off-season have revolved around the idea of projecting the performance of this upcoming season’s Cavaliers. Many have asked me whether or not I think Antawn Jamison will return to his Wizards’ style of play or if [...]
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Tweet of the Week: @dgranger33 (Danny Granger) starts WWIII.Sometimes a tweet is just so juicy that within moments of a player positing it, they’re immediately contacted and told to delete it. Luckily, thanks to The Huffington Post, even though this was one of those cases we still have visual proof.
While Danny Granger’s comments about European [...]
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Testing the Ewing James Theory.Tracking the media’s predictions of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ record this off-season has been a grueling challenge to say the least. The majority of the estimates have placed the Cavs as a bottom five team in the league, often giving them no more than 25 wins on the season. This negative persistence [...]
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Gauging the “drive” of NBA stars in the AAU era (Poll).Typically whenever a debate over the best NBA draft in history arises, three draft classes stand head and shoulders above the rest: 1984, 1996, and 2003. And why shouldn’t they? The 1984 draft showcased Hall of Famers such as Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Charles [...]
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Tweet of the Week: @sportsguy33 (Bill Simmons) makes Bosh blush.If you’re not on top of your game, Bill Simmons will find you. Just like back in 2007 when he accused LeBron James of mailing in a performance during the post-season. “If LeBron James is the future of the NBA, sign me up for a different [...]
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Tweet of the Week: @PDcavsinsider (Brian Windhorst) tells his side of the story.For those of you who missed it, LeBron James was once again running his mouth to any media outlet that would listen (GQ in this case), bashing Cleveland in an effort to justify his decision. Not only did he take a shot at [...]
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Cleveland Cavaliers unveil new jerseys (photos, video, and more).Well, in the first season after LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers have decided to rid themselves of the same style of jerseys that James wore. That means that the 2003-2010 style wine and gold jerseys will represent only the LeBron James era, a time frame that was [...]
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When the Chips are Down: The Cavs’ Rebuild.Over the past few weeks, Cavaliers fans have seemingly come to grip with the fact that the days of old are gone. No longer is a back-to-back stint hosting the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks regarded as an easy home stand that will likely produce double-digit wins.
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Tweet of the Week: @LeCharlesBent65 (LeCharles Bentley) brings the heat.For those of you who missed it, Braylon Edwards was back to his Cleveland bashing ways this past week. Edwards claimed “there’s nothing going on in Cleveland,” and felt that the fans and city didn’t accept him because of his “flash” and the fact he came [...]
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Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions: A schedule release roundtable chat.Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ full schedule has been released, it’s time to make some predictions regarding the upcoming season. Whether the team surprises everyone in a winning effort that Bill Simmons would undoubtedly attribute to the Ewing Theory or they fall flat on their faces and snag [...]
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