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Cavs Regular Season

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StadiumDorm said:
Absolutely. The guy never stops moving and hustling. I think he sets an example for what other players should strive for. He'll pick up a lot of fouls because he's a little undisciplined with his hands, but I wouldn't want him to slow down on that account.

I can't fault Z for his defensive shortcomings - he's just physically limited in that regard, but he does put forth the effort.

I'm hoping that's its just the Nets that make us look that foolish on defense with their style of play. The next game is extremely important so this team does not begin another slide.
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It would be great if the Cavs could get back on the right track in their next game, but I don't know if they have what it takes to give the Pistons their 4th loss of the season. This would be the perfect time for a statement game for the Cavs. We might have to settle for a moral victory in this one.
 
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I didn't get to watch the game last night, but 2 things jump out at me from the box score. First, Gooden had 0 pts. and 3 rebounds. He has to be a double double guy every game. Second, the Cavs were 4 of 17 on 3's. No one was hot from deep, 4 players hit 1 each. Either Lebron, Jones, or Marshall needs to be hot from deep to open up the inside. If I was coaching against the Cavs I would let them shoot 3's until they show they can make them. 23% from 3 point land isn't going to win games.
 
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I watched a little bit last night...Gooden played awful on both ends. Couldn't find the basket and got abused by Krstic when they went down low to him (which I thought NJ should have done a lot more when Krstic got matched up on Drew). Jones, Marshall and Gooden, three guys who are supposed to be role players, were a combined 2-17 from the floor. Everyone just had an off night, except Z. Several times down the floor there was nothing that resembled an offense...it was just a quick pick or dribble then an ill-advised shot.
 
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Finally, a great game from start to finish.

They put a hurting on the Pistons like no one else has this season. Sure, it's just one game, but it should give them confidence, knowing if they play on bothe ends, they can contend with the big boys.

Anytime the Pistons tightened the gap, the Cavs hit big shots to open it back up.

Great game.
 
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LeBron owns Cleveland. With the Browns in shambles and the Indians playing the "small market" excuse, LeBron has taken over. Cleveland's always been a football town, but if the current trends continue, it'll soon become a basketball town.

Watching the Cavs defeat the Pistons is so much more satisfying than watching the Browns lose 41-0 to the Steelers.
 
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first its a GLENVILLE PIPELINE TO THE OHIO STATE FOOTBALL TEAM

THEN ITS SIR KING JAMES SHOW

which is the only hope for any cleveland team

lebron can bring in help for the CAVS before the indians can afford money to buy the pitchers. and the browns just plain suck and will always suck as long as they have any hurricanes on there team
 
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Cleveland will never be a basketball town. The browns have sucked forever, and ever, and ever, and it still is a brown's town.
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You're right, but Cleveland does have a ton of fair-weather fans, so they will come out for this basketball team.

If the Cavs win, they will come. Oh yes, they will come.
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cleveland use to be a basketball town with price,daughtery,nance,williams ehlo and harper and csu with mcfadden

Now they have Lebron to start with as he is a superstar already and he's a AKRON boy to bring the proud back to ohio. Nothing like a local boy playing for a local pro team. it can only help cleveland to be the team of the town
 
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Interest in any cities basketball team will wane after a few years of mediocrity. Those Cavs teams of the late nineties up until the arrival of LeBron were not just mediocre, they were very boring to watch. Football teams draw much more loyalty in most markets because football has become "Americas Sport". That and games are only played once a week as opposed to every night or every couple nights like other sports making the games seem like more of an occasion as opposed to "just another game".

And was that a "Mouse" McFadden refernce up there?:banger:
 
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Sunday, January 1, 2006

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AP MARK DUNCAN Richard Hamilton (right) and the Detroit Pistons could do little to stop LeBron James (23) and the Cavs on Saturday. James scored 30 points in the 97-84 Cleveland win.
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CLEVELAND - No one knows what’s in store for the Cavaliers in 2006.
If there are many days like the final day of 2005, they will be in great shape.
The Cavaliers became just the fourth team to beat the Detroit Pistons this season — and Cleveland did it convincingly, 97-84, Saturday at The Q in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
A 26-8 second-quarter run gave Cleveland a big cushion, and the Cavaliers went on to end Detroit’s nine-game winning streak. The Pistons fell to an NBA-best 24-4.
“We knew we needed to bring our ‘A’ game, and that’s what we did,” said LeBron James, who finished with 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers.
Putting away some of the East’s top teams has not been easy for the Cavaliers. Big leads over Miami and Indiana disappeared in games they almost lost.
But the Cavaliers’ 20-point third-quarter lead was too much for even the Pistons to overcome. Detroit couldn’t even get within single digits.
“I thought our guys did a nice job of playing as close to 48 minutes as possible,” Cavaliers Head Coach Mike Brown said. “I have been preaching that all year, and this is the first time I saw it against a really good team.”
James was one of five Cavaliers who scored in double figures. He broke his own team record for highest scoring average in a month by averaging 32.4 points in December.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 18 points, Larry Hughes scored 16, Drew Gooden had 12 and Donyell Marshall added 13 off the bench for the Cavaliers.
Brown knows his players can score, but the stops they were able to get made this win even more enjoyable for him. The Cavaliers held the Pistons to 35.8 percent shooting (29-of-81) from the field. Their defense also helped them score 20 fast-break points.
“I keep preaching to the guys that our defense fuels our offense,” Brown said. “I thought that was evident tonight by (Detroit’s) low percentage and the 20 fast-break points we got.”
It was a tough afternoon for Detroit’s Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince. Billups scored 14 points, but was 2-of-11 from the field. Prince shot 2-of-12 and finished with 4.
“They did a nice job defensively on both Chauncey and TP,” Pistons Head Coach Flip Saunders said. “When two of your main cogs go 4-for-23, it’s going to hurt your shooting percentage and hurt your offensive flow.”
Carlos Delfino’s free throw with 3:41 left cut the Cavaliers’ lead to 92-82. That was as close as Detroit got.
James hit a fadeaway 3 pointer to make it 95-82 with 3:17 left. Ilgauskas added a hook off an assist from James less than a minute later.
Gooden finished with 13 rebounds and Ilgauskas added 11 boards for the Cavaliers (18-10), who have won seven of eight since a home loss to Atlanta on Dec. 13.
“This is a very big step, especially after the game we had against Atlanta,” Marshall said. “I’m sure a lot of people were down on us and didn’t think we were a for-real team.
“ ... To come back and play the way we have speaks volumes for us. It is a great way to close out the year.”
Reach Repository sports writer Mike Popovich at (330) 580-8341 or e-mail: [email protected]

CAVS AT BUCKS
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Very very very good win.

Just in the past couple weeks, we have wins over the Pacers, Heat, and Pistons.

That is very impressive to me, and those were actually probably our 3 best games, we came to play on both ends of the court.

Next up the Bucks. We have struggled with thim this year, b/c of thier inside outside game, hopefully we can put another game together and get another W.
 
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