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scarletngrey77 said:
On Cold Pizza Woody Paige just said that he would take Wade over Lebron right now...

Am I missing something?
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If you think what Woody Paige says means something then you might be missing something. Put Lebron on the Heat last year and they probably win the NBA. Don't forget that Wade is 3 years older than Lebron so he has played a lot more ball in his life. Given that, Wade is good, but Lebron is better now and will continue to be in the future. I wonder what Shaq would say if you gave him the choice right now to stick with Wade or swap him for Lebron?
 
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scarletngrey77 said:
On Cold Pizza Woody Paige just said that he would take Wade over Lebron right now...

Am I missing something?
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I don't think you're missing anything - Woody Paige is indeed a horse's ass.

Why in the world do people insist on continuing to watch Cold Pizza and 1st & 10? Is our country's sports fetish so bad that we're really willing to get our fix from guys like Paige, Bayless, Jim Rome, etc.?
 
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I remember watching Cold Pizza the day after the Fiesta Bowl and Woody Paige kept calling AJ "TJ Hawk" and calling Gonzo our tight end. :lol:


Anyways, it looks like we pretty much secured that fourth play-off spot. It looks like we will either play the Wizards or the Bucks. Who woud you prefer to be the Cavs first round opponent?
 
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scarletngrey77 said:
I remember watching Cold Pizza the day after the Fiesta Bowl and Woody Paige kept calling AJ "TJ Hawk" and calling Gonzo our tight end. :lol:


Anyways, it looks like we pretty much secured that fourth play-off spot. It looks like we will either play the Wizards or the Bucks. Who woud you prefer to be the Cavs first round opponent?
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The Bucks have less playoff experience so I'll vote for them. Show Redd why he should have signed with the Cavs during the off season.
 
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scarletngrey77 said:
Thats who I picked at first, but then I remembered they also have TJ Ford, whom might be the fastest/quickest point guard in the league and quick point guards carve our teams defense.
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Your worries about Ford don't really hold to how he has played against the Cavs this season. The Cavs are 3-1 against them this season. The first game the Bucks won 111-106 and it was the only game that Larry Hughes played in for the Cavs. In that game Ford, Redd, and Bogut all had over 20 pts. Ford didn't play in the next game that the Cavs won 91-84 in Milwaukee. Ford did play in the next 2 games in Cleveland but didn't do anything spectacular. Cavs won 96-88 and 89-86.
These were all pretty close games, but IMO the Cavs are playing better now than they have all year even though I'm sure the Bucks are to seeing as they are moving up on the Wizards for the 5th spot. When Hughes comes back this week the Cavs are going to have a lot more athleticism to go around and will be able to better contain some of the quicker players. they can throw Snow, Hughes, Murray, and Lebron at players to try to slow them down. IIRC Wilks had 12 minutes in the loss to the Bucks probably because they had a hard time covering Ford. I'll gladly take a matchup against the Bucks over the Wizards.
 
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exhawg said:
Your worries about Ford don't really hold to how he has played against the Cavs this season. The Cavs are 3-1 against them this season. The first game the Bucks won 111-106 and it was the only game that Larry Hughes played in for the Cavs. In that game Ford, Redd, and Bogut all had over 20 pts. Ford didn't play in the next game that the Cavs won 91-84 in Milwaukee. Ford did play in the next 2 games in Cleveland but didn't do anything spectacular. Cavs won 96-88 and 89-86.
These were all pretty close games, but IMO the Cavs are playing better now than they have all year even though I'm sure the Bucks are to seeing as they are moving up on the Wizards for the 5th spot. When Hughes comes back this week the Cavs are going to have a lot more athleticism to go around and will be able to better contain some of the quicker players. they can throw Snow, Hughes, Murray, and Lebron at players to try to slow them down. IIRC Wilks had 12 minutes in the loss to the Bucks probably because they had a hard time covering Ford. I'll gladly take a matchup against the Bucks over the Wizards.
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Couldnt agree more. The Wizards are a scarry team b/c of how easily they can put up points and if we are stuggling they would beat us.

I like the matchup with the Bucks.
 
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Couple of things of note:

LBJ was awarded player of the month for the second time this year.

Hughes was upgraded to doubtful for tomm. nites game. One step up from out which he was listed as.

Jackson is back practicing, but is still listed as out and will be revaluated on friday.

Another thing, that I found crazy is that Hughes is still the second leading scorer on the team even know he was playing hurt when he played and there has been a lot of games when he has been out when other guys have needed to score more points in his abscence. He was averaging 16.2pts/game when he went out and he wasnt even at full strength in terms of being able to score like he can. I can't wait to get him back, he is going to be major boost to us and I don't think other that the talking heads realize this. Lets just hope that he doesnt have any complications when trying to come back.
 
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We play the Sixers on Tuesday. Now that I live outside of Philly, I love Cavs/Sixers games because I get to watch them. Unfortunately the announcing is biased to the Sixers, but it should be.

However, I'm sick to death of losing to these guys. As bad as Chris Webber has been this year, he still owns the Cavs. People have really no idea how bad the Sixers are this year. What's even stranger is that Iverson is playing his ass off. I love watching him play. Getting to see AI on a regular basis is the best thing about living here.

Also, think about this. Last year, the Cavs were two games over .500 with 41 wins yet missed the playoffs. This year, we clinched the playoffs with 42 wins. The Sixers will make the playoffs even though they'll be five games below .500.

Go Cavs!
 
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Smooth Olaf said:
We play the Sixers on Tuesday. Now that I live outside of Philly, I love Cavs/Sixers games because I get to watch them. Unfortunately the announcing is biased to the Sixers, but it should be.

However, I'm sick to death of losing to these guys. As bad as Chris Webber has been this year, he still owns the Cavs. People have really no idea how bad the Sixers are this year. What's even stranger is that Iverson is playing his ass off. I love watching him play. Getting to see AI on a regular basis is the best thing about living here.

Also, think about this. Last year, the Cavs were two games over .500 with 41 wins yet missed the playoffs. This year, we clinched the playoffs with 42 wins. The Sixers will make the playoffs even though they'll be five games below .500.

Go Cavs!
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I don't think the sixers are a bad team, and they matchup really well with us, b/c we have no one that can play D on Webber and AI. Also the other AI can present James with some problems on D.

The Sixers have alot of talent and could be a pretty scary team to the Heat in the first round, mainly b/c they have AI. Also Shaq and Zo have been battling injuries.

Here is another amazing stat. LBJ has accomplished some 3 times in the last 12 months that Jordan only accomplished 3 times in his career, Bird did 3 times, Kareem did 2 times, and Magic did once.

He had a triple double while scoring 40+ pts. This kid is already on his way to uncharted territory. He is going to rewrite the record books and set records that might never be broken.
 
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Going to the game tonight. Even if he doesn'y play, Hughes should take place in the pre-game shhot around. WWWE siad there's a 25% chance he'll play. Even if he doesnn'y, that means he's that much closer to playing soon.

While LeBron was named POW again, it was the first time in NBA history that the same player won it 3 weeks in a row. I'd say he's rather hot coming down the stretch.
 
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ABJ

4/4/06

Silas proud of his work with James

Former Cavs coach provides analysis for ESPN

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It was a lazy April afternoon and Paul Silas needed a nap.
Wearing one of his signature $1,000 suits, he had worked into the wee hours the night before, breaking down NBA film before taking a flight home without getting sleep. That's the old, familiar part of Silas' life, but those days are the exception now.
The former Cavaliers coach is out of the NBA for the first time since 1989, when he picked up his pro coaching career after a brief first attempt at retirement. At 64, Silas still isn't retired, he's doing studio analyst work for ESPN, which keeps him up late and requires travel from his home in Charlotte to Bristol, Conn. He's mostly just a keen observer these days.
It was just more than a year ago that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert began his makeover of the team by firing Silas.
Silas didn't watch a Cavs game after he was fired last season, though people who know him say he closely monitored whether the team would be able to get to the playoffs without him on the bench. They didn't.
He has been observing their progression this year, especially former star pupil, LeBron James.
``I'm pretty proud of him, seeing how he's adapted so well to the pro game,'' Silas said. ``People took a lot of shots at him for what he couldn't do when he came into the league, and I felt like I had to yell at people to remind them that he was only 18. Well, now he's 21 and there's no one in the league who is better than him.''
Silas has been making a case on ESPN that James should be given Most Valuable Player award consideration, and he'll continue to do so.
``He's legit, he has carried that team to the playoffs, and he's basically done it on his own,'' Silas said. ``Now that he's got a consistent jumper, he's unstoppable.''
For the most part, Silas harbors no ill will to the Cavs' organization. When he came aboard, he was working for owner Gordon Gund. When that changed in the middle of last season, Silas said it was like getting a divorce, and it would never be the same. Just three weeks into his tenure as owner, Gilbert made the parting official.
Of course, the fact that Silas is still under contract and getting paid by the Cavs helps salve any wounds.
This year he has had to deal with personal issues that being an NBA coach would have made difficult. He has had to handle Hurricane Katrina damaging his home in New Orleans and has been helping his wife recover from hip replacement surgery.
Known as a tough-minded coach who always got the most from his players, there's a chance a franchise in need of his veteran leadership could look to Silas in the future. Either way, he's gratified that part of his legacy is his work with James.
``It was the luck of the draw that I was able to tutor him,'' Silas said. ``I take pride that I was able to help develop him and maybe give him a foundation to build on.''
Hughes upgraded
The Cavs announced Monday that guard Larry Hughes' status for Wednesday had been upgraded from ``out'' to ``doubtful,'' meaning there is a 25 percent chance he would play against the Philadelphia 76ers.
He will be evaluated today following the team's shoot-around at 10 a.m.
Road warriors
The Cavs, who took Monday off after Sunday's victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, play six of their last nine regular-season games away from home.
They are 16-19 on the road, the most victories away from home since 1997-98 -- the most recent time that they made the playoffs and finished 47-35.... The Cavs start a seven-day, four-game road trip Wednesday to New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma City and Detroit.
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