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BuckeyeMafia
A Leaf on the Wind
I love it!
Finish this- now. Good defense, but again, the commentators are clueless.
We're taking terrible shots- shot selection- and overally sloppy? How are we up 6- and what does that say about the Pistons offensive game thus far?
Just idiots. Really aggravating to me.
Finish this- now. Good defense, but again, the commentators are clueless.
We're taking terrible shots- shot selection- and overally sloppy? How are we up 6- and what does that say about the Pistons offensive game thus far?
Just idiots. Really aggravating to me.
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BuckeyeMafia
A Leaf on the Wind
Officiating is terrible.
Wild thing gets slapped in the face- no call.
And I'm really pissed at NO GOAL TENDING!?!?! THE SHOT WAS IN! I just watched in on my Tivo- and the thing is just about on the damn rim.
Wild thing gets slapped in the face- no call.
And I'm really pissed at NO GOAL TENDING!?!?! THE SHOT WAS IN! I just watched in on my Tivo- and the thing is just about on the damn rim.
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The key tonight was the third quarter. That's usually when the Cavs roll over (especially against the Pistons.) Tonight they weren't great in the third (they lost the 3rd by a 19-18 score) but they held their own. With the lead the Cavs had at halftime and the way they can play in the 4th quarter, that's the key to winning comfortably against decent teams.
Lots of players have had good games tonight. Varejao brought good energy and led a charmed life on offense tonight. Ben Wallace brought good defense against Rasheed tonight. The difference between him and Gooden is obvious. That putback Big Ben had to beat the halftime buzzer was a nice play. Like I said about Wally earlier, he looked good tonight moving without the ball and got some good looks around the free throw line for jumpers and cutting to the basket. That kind of thing might get him going with his jumper.
The Pistons were obviously tired playing the second of a back to back. This game was a gimme in that sense, but the Cavs don't always capitalize in these kinds of situations - beating teams they should beat or taking out good teams when they're not at full strength. It was good to see the Cavs take care of business tonight, especially after the way the last few games have gone.
Now's the time for them to start ramping it up heading toward the playoffs.
Lots of players have had good games tonight. Varejao brought good energy and led a charmed life on offense tonight. Ben Wallace brought good defense against Rasheed tonight. The difference between him and Gooden is obvious. That putback Big Ben had to beat the halftime buzzer was a nice play. Like I said about Wally earlier, he looked good tonight moving without the ball and got some good looks around the free throw line for jumpers and cutting to the basket. That kind of thing might get him going with his jumper.
The Pistons were obviously tired playing the second of a back to back. This game was a gimme in that sense, but the Cavs don't always capitalize in these kinds of situations - beating teams they should beat or taking out good teams when they're not at full strength. It was good to see the Cavs take care of business tonight, especially after the way the last few games have gone.
Now's the time for them to start ramping it up heading toward the playoffs.
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MONTbigBuck
Heisman
Good win for the Cavs tonight. Man, I enjoy Joe Tate calling a game on the radio. Today, it was just a tough day being a fan from the state of Mich. vs. Ohio. A loss to the Cavs, oh, and that other event today that didn't go their way. I almost feel sorry for them.........not.
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MONTbigBuck;1119942; said:
The Red Wings did beat the BJs - a moral victory if I've ever seen one.
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MONTbigBuck
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Didn't MEATLOAF say "two out of three ain't bad"?:)jlb1705;1119945; said:The Red Wings did beat the BJs - a moral victory if I've ever seen one.
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ABJ
Cavs' muscle stymies Pistons Defensive intensity represents renewal of playoff strategy
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Mar 20, 2008
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers insist they didn't put any extra emphasis on Wednesday's meeting with the rival Detroit Pistons, but that's not the way they played.
After looking uneven over the past two weeks, the Cavs pieced together one of the best games since last month's trade. Led by some of the best team defense they've played this season, the Cavs constructed an impressive 89-73 victory.
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Cavs' muscle stymies Pistons Defensive intensity represents renewal of playoff strategy
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Mar 20, 2008
CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers insist they didn't put any extra emphasis on Wednesday's meeting with the rival Detroit Pistons, but that's not the way they played.
After looking uneven over the past two weeks, the Cavs pieced together one of the best games since last month's trade. Led by some of the best team defense they've played this season, the Cavs constructed an impressive 89-73 victory.
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ABJ
Competition brings Pavlovic back fast Severe mid-foot sprain heals quickly because of diligent rehabilitation
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Mar 20, 2008
CLEVELAND: The word ''sprain'' was used to describe the injury Sasha Pavlovic suffered back in January, but that didn't mean it was minor.
There was a period when the Cavaliers' team doctors feared that the mid-foot injury might have wiped out his season. The point being, just having him back on the court is its own success story. Nonetheless, Pavlovic couldn't have been more aggressive in his desire to get back to the team as fast as possible.
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Competition brings Pavlovic back fast Severe mid-foot sprain heals quickly because of diligent rehabilitation
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Mar 20, 2008
CLEVELAND: The word ''sprain'' was used to describe the injury Sasha Pavlovic suffered back in January, but that didn't mean it was minor.
There was a period when the Cavaliers' team doctors feared that the mid-foot injury might have wiped out his season. The point being, just having him back on the court is its own success story. Nonetheless, Pavlovic couldn't have been more aggressive in his desire to get back to the team as fast as possible.
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CPD
Stellar defensive play leads Cleveland Cavaliers past the Detroit Pistons, 89-73
New lineup jells in win over Pistons
Thursday, March 20, 2008Branson Wright
Plain Dealer Reporter
Close to a month has passed since the Cavaliers made their blockbuster trade that brought in Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and Delonte West, and coach Mike Brown has craved for his unit to produce what transpired on Wednesday night.
"We're still in search mode," Brown said. "We're using these games to win and to get better. Against Orlando [on Monday night], we played [good defense] for 24 minutes. Wednesday night, we played the right way for 48 minutes and that made the difference."
In resounding fashion.
The night after the Detroit Pistons shot lights out, the Cavs shut their Eastern Conference rival's offensive lights off in an 89-73 victory at The Q.
This was the Cavs' eighth straight home victory and their first over the conference-leading Pistons in two meetings this season. The Cavs lost by 35 to Detroit in November when James left the first half with a finger sprain.
The Pistons wish James would have taken this game off, too.
James scored 30 and had seven rebounds and six assists. He is five points shy of setting the Cavs' career-scoring record.
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Stellar defensive play leads Cleveland Cavaliers past the Detroit Pistons, 89-73
New lineup jells in win over Pistons
Thursday, March 20, 2008Branson Wright
Plain Dealer Reporter
Close to a month has passed since the Cavaliers made their blockbuster trade that brought in Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and Delonte West, and coach Mike Brown has craved for his unit to produce what transpired on Wednesday night.
"We're still in search mode," Brown said. "We're using these games to win and to get better. Against Orlando [on Monday night], we played [good defense] for 24 minutes. Wednesday night, we played the right way for 48 minutes and that made the difference."
In resounding fashion.
This was the Cavs' eighth straight home victory and their first over the conference-leading Pistons in two meetings this season. The Cavs lost by 35 to Detroit in November when James left the first half with a finger sprain.
The Pistons wish James would have taken this game off, too.
James scored 30 and had seven rebounds and six assists. He is five points shy of setting the Cavs' career-scoring record.
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CPD
Guard Devin Brown brings an unnoticed consistency to the Cleveland Cavaliers
Thursday, March 20, 2008
CAVALIERS INSIDER
Brown brings
quiet reliability
he most flamboyant thing about guard Devin Brown's game is the occasional dunk, and sometimes even that's boring. But when it comes to consistency and steady play, especially since the Cavs' Feb. 21 trade, Brown has been the man.
Since the trade, Brown is averaging 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and is shooting 41.6 percent from 3-point range, 47.7 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line. Brown is everything coach Mike Brown thought he was when the Cavs signed him as a free agent last fall.
"He's not great at any one thing," coach Brown said. "He's just solid at everything. He's going to rebound, he's going to get assists, he's going to defend. He'll knock down a 3 if he's open. I call him a utility guy that gets it done on both ends of the floor. That's why we wanted him."
Brown is the ultimate lunch-pail type of player. You really don't notice what he has done until you look at the box score at the end of the game. He learned how to be versatile in high school at San Antonio and at Texas-San Antonio University.
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Guard Devin Brown brings an unnoticed consistency to the Cleveland Cavaliers
Thursday, March 20, 2008
CAVALIERS INSIDER
Brown brings
quiet reliability
Since the trade, Brown is averaging 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and is shooting 41.6 percent from 3-point range, 47.7 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line. Brown is everything coach Mike Brown thought he was when the Cavs signed him as a free agent last fall.
"He's not great at any one thing," coach Brown said. "He's just solid at everything. He's going to rebound, he's going to get assists, he's going to defend. He'll knock down a 3 if he's open. I call him a utility guy that gets it done on both ends of the floor. That's why we wanted him."
Brown is the ultimate lunch-pail type of player. You really don't notice what he has done until you look at the box score at the end of the game. He learned how to be versatile in high school at San Antonio and at Texas-San Antonio University.
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Canton
Cavaliers rely on defense to stop Pistons
Thursday, March 20, 2008
BY Chris Beaven
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
CLEVELAND Tough defense. Just enough offense.
Sounds like playoff basketball in the NBA ? and exactly the type of basketball Cavaliers Head Coach Mike Browns loves.
The Cavs made their coach happy Wednesday, beating the archrival Detroit Pistons, 89-73, in a playoff-type game. A sellout crowd of 20,562 at Quicken Loans Arena and a national TV audience watched the Cavs allow their fewest points since the Knicks scored 68 a year ago against them.
"I thought our guys came into the game with the right mindset," Brown said. "We put together a complete game on the defensive end of the floor."
The Cavs limited the Pistons to 35 second-half points to pull away for their eighth straight home win. They also evened the season series at 1-1 with Detroit. The teams meet twice more over the final 13 games.
"Any time you play a rival team ... you want to play well," Cavs All-Star LeBron James said. "We did a good job at playing the right way tonight."
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Cavaliers rely on defense to stop Pistons
Thursday, March 20, 2008
BY Chris Beaven
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
CLEVELAND Tough defense. Just enough offense.
Sounds like playoff basketball in the NBA ? and exactly the type of basketball Cavaliers Head Coach Mike Browns loves.
The Cavs made their coach happy Wednesday, beating the archrival Detroit Pistons, 89-73, in a playoff-type game. A sellout crowd of 20,562 at Quicken Loans Arena and a national TV audience watched the Cavs allow their fewest points since the Knicks scored 68 a year ago against them.
"I thought our guys came into the game with the right mindset," Brown said. "We put together a complete game on the defensive end of the floor."
The Cavs limited the Pistons to 35 second-half points to pull away for their eighth straight home win. They also evened the season series at 1-1 with Detroit. The teams meet twice more over the final 13 games.
"Any time you play a rival team ... you want to play well," Cavs All-Star LeBron James said. "We did a good job at playing the right way tonight."
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BuckeyeMafia
A Leaf on the Wind
I think conserving Wallys minutes will make him take better shots- and make them fall.
He's a great limited minutes off the bench guy.
Big game tonight vs. Toronto to keep that 4 spot.
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I like the 3 fingers.
He's a great limited minutes off the bench guy.
Big game tonight vs. Toronto to keep that 4 spot.
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I like the 3 fingers.
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