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Cavs 06-07 season thread

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tsteele316;850233; said:
cleveland needs to get out of hughes contract. he gets paid an obscene amount of money to be a steaming pile of dogshit.
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I want to say that he signed for 7 years so it will be very hard to get out of his contract or even move him during the off-season.

f only we could of got Bibby at the trade deadline...
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Yes it would have been nice to get Bibby but it is my understanding they wanted AV in the trade... sorry no deal.

A coach with a clue is hopefully priority #1.
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I will be very surprised if Gilbert leaves Brown go after two 50 win seasons and making the finals of the conference championship. Not saying he should go but just don't think Gilbert will do it.
 
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mooktarr;850539; said:
The NBA refs are all too lax on fouls. The cavs took it last nite on the chin.
That and the fact they got away from the uptempo too much.
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I don't mind the refs letting them play...That was my beef from the ECF and finals last year, was that DWade was going to the line 20 times a game...

But this year it is the polar opposite...
 
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Fucking Hughes!

Wide open 8 footer. Way to reaffirm you suck.


Their offense sucks. Their shot selection really sucks. That running the shotclock down to 1 second , then taking a shitty shot, is really maddening.

They need to toughen up and start knocking Billups, Hamilton and Rasheed on their asses, instead of looking for the foul call.

Oh, and Brown sucks, too.
 
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ABJ

No calls, no chance

LeBron takes last shot, but misfires

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

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Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is fouled hard by Detroit Pistons defender Rasheed Wallace on a drive to the basket during first-half action in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Auburn Hills, Mich. More Photos
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. - LeBron James took the shot this time. That didn't work out, either.
The Cavaliers tried a different tact in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills, but suffered the same fate. The Detroit Pistons again overcame an early blitz with better play in the stretch run to claim a victory by the same score they took Game 1, 79-76, to grab a 2-0 lead in the series.
This time, the Pistons' big shot came from Rasheed Wallace, whose fallaway jumper with 24 seconds left put the Pistons ahead to stay.
This time, James' answer was to take a shot in traffic instead of passing it to an open teammate with less than 10 seconds to play. James missed, but Larry Hughes and Anderson Varejao got chances to follow the miss and were unable to get the ball in the basket.
This one will probably have just as much controversy as Game 1, maybe more. There were two controversial noncalls in the final seconds that will likely generate much discussion.

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ABJ

LeBron looking within to excel

Better decisions, strategy can overcome formidable Pistons

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter


CLEVELAND - In the playoffs, LeBron James is leading the Cavaliers in minutes played, scoring and assists and is third in rebounding.
If the Cavs are going to have a chance to get back into the Eastern Conference finals with the Detroit Pistons, though, James must do more. And do so immediately.
Is that the opinion of a coach, teammate or media pundit? No, the man himself.
James is following the Cavs company line, which is to not blame any outside forces after falling behind 0-2 in the series but instead to clean up their own act.
``For us to win ballgames, we have to make better decisions down the stretch and eliminate some of the mistakes that I make throughout the course of the ballgame,'' James said Friday after reflecting on the Cavs' 79-76 Game 2 loss. ``I have to, or we're not going to win this series, simple as that. I'm the leader of this team and I have to do more on the defensive end and offensive end.''

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Cincy

With Cavs down, James to turn it up
Says team needs more from him against Pistons
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CLEVELAND - LeBron James laughed when asked about the gauze bandage covering a nasty scratch on his left forearm.
"This one's from my teammates," he said Friday.
The Detroit Pistons have left deeper wounds.
Two games and two last-play losses into his first trip to the Eastern Conference finals, James refused to offer excuses for himself or the Cleveland Cavaliers, in an 0-2 hole going into Sunday's Game 3.
James, criticized for passing up the final shot in Game 1, didn't complain about a non-call in the closing seconds of Game 2 when it appeared he was fouled while driving on Rip Hamilton for a shot in the lane. Instead, James chalked up Cleveland's second consecutive 79-76 loss as another step he and his teammates have to take.
"It's about us paying our dues," he said.
James stopped short of complaining about the officiating but made it clear he felt he had earned a trip to the free-throw line.

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Dispatch

Third-quarter blues have been Cavaliers' downfall

Saturday, May 26, 2007 3:29 AM
By James Walker


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

DETROIT -- Largely unnoticed because of issues such as whether LeBron James should shoot or pass or whether he was fouled at the end of Game 2 has been the Cleveland Cavaliers' momentum-killing play in the third quarter of the Eastern Conference finals.

It's the reason both games have come down to the final possession even though the Cavaliers have outscored the Detroit Pistons by a combined 18 points in the first halves of games 1 and 2. Game 3 is Sunday in Cleveland, with Detroit leading two games to none.

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