2010 NBA Playoffs: Can the Cleveland Cavaliers Vanquish Last Season’s Demons?

April 14th, 2010 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
The Cleveland Cavaliers will finish this NBA regular season in the same manner as 2009, but I'm sure the Cleveland faithful are expecting a different postseason ending than the one they experienced last year.

The Cavaliers' conquest in the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals was a forgettable ending to what was one of the better regular seasons in Cavaliers' history, and that defeat helped set the stage for this year.

Cleveland learned their lessons from that loss to the Orlando Magic, and in the offseason they began to re-shape their roster in order to return to that same stage with success.

The Cavaliers signed Shaquille O'Neal to act as a deterrent to Dwight Howard, and they added athleticism and energy with players like Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon.

Cleveland may have scored a coup when they were able to steal Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards for absolutely nothing, and he gives the Cavaliers an accomplished scoring threat to play alongside LeBron James.

The Cavaliers have size, speed, athleticism, depth, and the league's most complete player in James, plus they excel on the defensive end which is a must in the ...

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