Category: Cleveland Cavaliers (Page 69 of 88)

Pre-season over….so what kind of team is this? ABJ lays it out pretty well (free registration required).

In stretches, the Cavs have proven to be very difficult to score on in the half court. This delights coach Mike Brown, who designated the preseason as a time to install a defensive foundation his team can fall back on when all else fails. The offense often continues to look raw and disjointed, resulting in oodles of turnovers. It did again Wednesday, as the Cavs turned it over a preseason-high 30 times, though a majority were by the backups.

Offense will come together over time. I think by December, this team will be scoring at will.

Odd game. Boston scored 32 points in the 4th quarter. That’s bad. Want worse? How about the Cavs leading by 15 with 3.33 to play? Yep…that’s bad, too.

Missed a lot of starters, perhaps Mike Brown was resting folks, getting healthy. Lebron didn’t play the entire 4th quarter.

Incredibly thorough Cavs breakdown. Most ESPN analysts have the Cavs finishing 3rd in the division, 5th in the conference. John Hollinger’s got the Cavs finishing 1st in the division, 2nd in the conference, saying…

Take a team that won 42 games with zero long-range shooting. Add two of the league’s top bombers and, for good measure, replace Ira Newble with Larry Hughes. Jackpot.

I’m gonna predict the Cavs get that 4th playoff seed, at least. There’s a voting feature, and it looks like the voters think the Cavs are gonna beat the over/under (49.5) on wins this season.

I wonder how long this honeymoon will last…

When Brown addresses the media, he wants to make sure he is getting his point across. After one recent practice, Brown looked at a reporter and said, “You look puzzled.” The puzzled-looking reporter said, “I am.” With that, Brown took the five assembled reporters onto the practice court, positioned them as if they were the Cavaliers, and took 20 minutes to explain the offensive sets he was teaching the team.

Probably made those reporters’ day…week….year?