Posted on Tuesday 28 February 2006 by John Blake @ 12:01 am
The good news is the Cavaliers don’t have to face the Pistons again for almost a month and a half. The bad news is Cleveland’s grasp on the fourth playoff spot is getting weaker by the day. They are now tied with the Indiana Pacers in the loss column. The Cavaliers hung tough with Detroit through three quarters, but couldn’t do much of anything in the fourth, losing 84-72 Monday night at the Q. In the final quarter, the Cavaliers could only muster up 9 points. Rasheed Wallace led the Pistons with 24 points and Richard Hamilton had 22. LeBron James had 26 for the Cavs and Ilgauskas added 18 points and 15 boards. LeBron bluntly summed up the fourth quarter.
“They did a great job of executing in the fourth quarter and we didn’t,” James said.
The game could have been a lot closer if the Cavaliers hit some of their threes. Take out Sasha’s couple three-pointers and the Cavs were 0 for 11 from beyond the arc. Donyell Marshall, a 40% three point shooter the last four seasons, is nearly 10 points below that average this season. And then there’s the human catapult, Damon Jones, who continues to throw up goose eggs.
The best way to retaliate against Rasheed’s foul on Z would have been to win last night’s game. But they fell apart in the foruth quarter. We finally fixed our FT problems but still can’t seem to hit 3’s when they count!
I just want everyone that bashes my articles to please tell me WHERE IS DAMON JONES? I heard the best comment this morning on the radio. Jones is wearing the new shoes because he is building the China Wall with all the bricks he’s throwing up.
I think we need to ship him out in a package deal with Drew Gooden. Gooden is SOFT, that’s right soft!!!!!!
Secondly, some of these loses go to MR. COACH BROWN. His rotation leaves alot to be desired.
Lebron James said it best “We have trouble with athletic big men.” like Ben and Rasheed. Z and Gooden are too soft and not athletic enough - classic tweeners.