Cavs 07-08 Season Thread

[614]

Drew with a whopping 1 point

Well with andy out...Simmions needs to get some burn...Right along with Shannon...I don't kno why he's not even dressed to play...Come on Mike...Did you see Ira shoot the ball:(

 

[Brutus1]

Ira's in there for defense. Browns defense sucks. That's why he has an assigned seat near the end of the bench. I'm not a fan of Newble's offense, but with the starters in the game, his defense is more important.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Defensive stand saves the day for Cavaliers

Monday, January 28, 2008 3:08 AM
By John Nadel


Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- The final seconds ticked away, with the Los Angeles Lakers needing a three-point basket to send the game into overtime.
That shot was never even attempted.
LeBron James won his personal matchup with Kobe Bryant in a duel of the NBA's leading scorers, getting 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 98-95 yesterday.
After James' two free throws with nine seconds to play gave Cleveland a three-point lead, Los Angeles took a timeout to formulate strategy. The Cavaliers, of course, focused their defense on Bryant.
"You want to not allow Kobe to get a clean look from the start of the play, make those guys make a couple of passes, which we did, and not let them get a clean look," Cleveland's Larry Hughes said. "Nobody wanted to shoot it."

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[614]

snooze ya loose

lol

But shannon needs to be on the floor...not ira

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Canton

Cavs' Varejao leaves game with ankle injury
Monday, January 28, 2008
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Cleveland?s Anderson Varejao was helped from the court late in the third quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday with an injured left ankle.

Right after teammate LeBron James made a layup, Varejao stepped on the foot of Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic as he entered the lane, trailing the play. Varejao was helped from the court, unable to put weight on his left leg.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I saw very little of the first 3 quarters yesterday so feel free to call me all sorts of obscene names, but I was very impressed with what I saw of Newble in the 4th quarter. Solid defense, a cut to the rim for a dunk, several boards, a deflection of a pass.....I don't mind having a guy like that in there for extended minutes as long as he knows his role, and Ira seems to know his. At least he isn't forcing shots.

Hell, it's not like the offense consisted of much more than LBJ shooting jumpers anyways.

 

[exhawg]

Hopefully with all the Kidd trade talk the Nets will get desperate to move him. A trade of Hughes, Gooden, and Newble for Kidd and Collins (sounds like they want to get rid if him) would work and save the Nets 3 mil over the contracts. I think the Cavs can throw in 3 mil cash as well in the deal. Hughes would probably fit in better with the Nets than he does with the Cavs since Carter likes to do the same thing that Hughes had with Arenas where they run down the court and throw up an early shot. Gooden is a better big man than the Nets have. I don't know what other teams can offer, but that sounds about as good as the Nets are going to be able to get.

 

[Brutus1]

You'd have to throw in a first rounder, too (at least)

 

[exhawg]

You'd have to throw in a first rounder, too (at least)

I'd hate to do that, but it isn't like the Cavs have drafted well. They can't trade the first rounder this year so it would have to be next year. I wouldn't give them more than one. It is very important for the Cavs hit with the first round pick this year. No more Luke Jacksons or Shannon Browns.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I'd hate to do that, but it isn't like the Cavs have drafted well. They can't trade the first rounder this year so it would have to be next year. I wouldn't give them more than one. It is very important for the Cavs hit with the first round pick this year. No more Luke Jacksons or Shannon Browns.

Have we really drafted that bad the past couple times we have had draft picks...

Yes Jamar Nelson was out there when we drafted Jackson and I would of loved to have drafted him, but Jackson was troubled by back trouble, not really by his game not being any good...

And you know my feelings on Shannon Brown...We also stole Boobie in the second round of that draft...

 

[614]

I rather have Bibby

 

[Brutus1]

With cost out of the eqation, Kidd over Bibby every time.

 

[osugrad21]

ABJ

Cavs pursuing Kidd He's available, but they might not have what it takes
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES: Over the last year the Cavaliers have been attempting to make a major trade to put another star next to LeBron James.
They made pitches for Sacramento Kings point guard Mike Bibby and Kevin Garnett before he was traded to the Boston Celtics. Now team General Manager Danny Ferry will probably be in pursuit of another, Jason Kidd.
After weeks of rumors in the New York-area papers, Kidd confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday that he's asked the New Jersey Nets to be traded.
''Sometimes, when you ride a wave, you get to the end and that's all there is. That's where we are,'' Kidd told ESPN.



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[osugrad21]

CPD

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao's ankle to be examined at Cleveland Clinic



Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Mary Schmitt Boyer

Plain Dealer Reporter
Los Angeles- Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao, who sprained his left ankle during the third quarter of Sunday's 98-95 victory over the Lakers at Staples Center, will return to Cleveland this morning and be examined at the Cleveland Clinic.
His status will be updated this evening, at which time a timetable for his return likely will be issued.
X-rays taken at Staples Center on Sunday were negative, as was an MRI performed Monday in Los Angeles that showed nothing beyond the sprain. The Akron Beacon Journal reported Varejao suffered a Grade 2 sprain with a partially torn ligament, but the Cavs would not confirm that.




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[osugrad21]

Canton

Devin Brown personal glance
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
BY Chris Beaven
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

DEVIN BROWN AT A GLANCE

Why you know him Plays guard and forward for the Cavs, and has become one of the team's top subs since coming to Cleveland this season.

What you might not know Spent parts of three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, a team he seemed destined to play for. "You could say that," said the 29-year-old Brown, who played in the Spurs/Pizza Hut Drug-Free Youth Basketball League as a child growing up in San Antonio. He later starred at the prep and collegiate level in the city. His sister, Christal, was a Spurs ball girl in 1999 when the team won its first NBA title. "We were at the games all the time," Brown said. "It's kind of crazy. It was like being in their farm system, so to speak."

The numbers Averages 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 20.8 minutes a night.

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