About the best thing you could say about tonight’s loss in San Antonio is that the Cavs were supposed to lose. Getting thumped on the road by the NBA champions is probably the best medicine for any overconfidence that Cavs may suffer from after their 1-0 start. Early on, the Cavs looked like they were going to make a game of it, but something happened on the way to Mike Brown’s dream defense…the defense stopped.

Tony Parker just ran completely unchecked through the Cavs defense. Too many open jumpers, too many uncontested layups. The Cavs bench, which delivered big time in the opener against New Orleans, was absent. The rhtyhm the Cavs established with Z and Gooden in the post early just evaporated. And Bud Shaw is probably patting himself on the back….Lebron appeared just a bit too enamored with the 3-pointer. Brown took Lebron out with 7.20 left in the 4th, Lebron took off his head band, and that was that.

As good a beat down as the Cavs put on New Orleans in Game 1, that’s how good the Spurs took it to the Cavs tonight. Lesson administered.

For some reason, Bud Shaw is all lathered up about Lebron James “settling” for 3 pointers. What?

The 3-point shot is not only a fickle temptress, it’s exactly what every NBA team would prefer James do on most nights, just as every team preferred Jordan shoot instead of driving the lane or posting up.

That might be true, but Bud. They’ve played ONE GAME. The guy is obviously trying to show that he’s got another weapon, it is good that everyone finds this out, because they will then try to cover him 30 feet from the basket, which of course, is a good thing also. Geez….give the guy a break. Lebron is close to being able to score at will, from anywhere on the court, and he’s got some columnist nipping at his heels about going 6 for 7 from 3 point land. Lovely.

Is it just me, or do we tend to make a WAY bigger deal out of these things than they deserve? The guy got a DUI, but he blew 0.08, which a couple years ago would have been legal. And he was going 50 in a 35…yeah, none of us do that. Ever. I’m glad the Browns say it won’t affect his playing time.

While noting that every Lebron vs. Wade matchup is mandatory TV. I am really gonna love it when these guys get proved flat out wrong.