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Cleveland Cavaliers: The Time to Win Is Now As Season-Defining Stretch Arrives
November 17th, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers have emerged from their first 10 games with a 5-5 record, performing nobly at times and not-so-skillfully at others. Nagging injuries have slowed their two most important players, center Anderson Varejao and guard Mo Williams. Williams, in particular, has been missed, having suited up for only half ...
Cleveland Cavaliers: Is It Possible They Are Better Off Without LeBron James?
November 10th, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed their third straight road win Tuesday night and found themselves in a surprising, but familiar, position: first place in the NBA Central Division.
They acquitted themselves well in the opener against Boston, stumbled for a few games while dealing with injuries, and then took care of business ...
Cleveland Cavaliers: Lots of Potential Without LeBron James, But Long Way To Go
November 1st, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers followed up an exhilarating opening night win over Boston with two disconcerting performances against the Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings, leaving the team precisely where we thought they were: a work in progress, with much to overcome now that You-Know-Who has jumped ship.Some random thoughts as they ...
Cleveland Cavaliers: Beat Writer Brian Windhorst Bolts, Joins ESPN’s LeBron-Fest
October 4th, 2010
In an unprecedented move, ESPN.com announced plans to launch “The Heat Index,” a special section “devoted specifically to daily, season-long coverage of the Miami Heat and their new superstar core of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh,” according to a news release. Yes, fans, the people who brought you ...
Cleveland Cavaliers: Rubbing Salt in Wounds, Yahoo! Predicts NBA-Worst 12 Wins
September 16th, 2010
Apparently, the deification of LeBron James is complete. This is no king, mind you—he’s a god, or at least a demigod, if Yahoo! Sports is to be believed. The Cleveland Cavaliers, on the other hand, are just so much chattel, destined to languish in the mud pits of the NBA countryside now ...
Shaquille O’Neal Misses Mark With Shot Fired At Cavaliers’ Mo Williams
September 9th, 2010
Let me begin with a simple premise.
If I had to lay money down on a shooting contest between Mo Williams and LeBron James, I would take Williams every time.
Three-point shootout, a la the NBA’s All-Star Weekend? I’d take Williams.
Free-throw shooting contest? No-brainer: Williams.
The old “Hot Shot” contest, from multiple spots ...
LeBron James, Move Over: Cavs Fans Should Embrace Mo Williams With Open Arms
September 1st, 2010
If Cleveland fans are looking for a new hero to carry the Cavaliers’ banner in the aftermath of LeBron James’ departure, they should line up behind star guard Mo Williams.
If the Cavaliers are looking for a new face for the franchise, they should look no further than to their veteran guard.
The ...
Fact or Fiction: LeBron James Had to Leave Cleveland to Win a Title
August 26th, 2010
After LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in July, media pundits, bloggers, and fans on Internet forums began what has become an ongoing post-decision analysis of the move.One premise that has been voiced frequently, and seems to be widely accepted, is this: LeBron was never going ...
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, LeBron James Miscalculate, Misfire With Clunky Ads
August 4th, 2010
There’s such a thing as having a finger on the pulse of a city, and such a thing as just showing it the finger.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas and LeBron James of the Miami Heat demonstrated the difference, wittingly or unwittingly, with a pair of advertisements that appeared in Northeast Ohio newspapers this ...
The LeBron James Doctrine: There Is No Team in the Word ‘Team’
July 15th, 2010
I kept trying to put my finger on it.
What was it about the LeBron James free agency process that was nagging at me?
It wasn't so much that he left Cleveland. As a columnist covering the Cavaliers, I wasn't thrilled about it, but players leave teams behind all the time.
It wasn't ...