[hendrix2430]

Originally Posted by 23AJ

Cavs next game is against the lowly Heat. It should be interesting to see how they come out against the worst team in the league. If the Heat put up a fight, will the Cavs collapse ? One would think though the Cavs would be able to dominate this game quite effortlessly and be able to rest their starters in the 4th.

Great question. I'm wondering this myself, that is how pathetic the Cavs look from one game to the next.

I mean, if they lose to the Heat (no disrespect to them, but come on...), they should just give their playoff spot to Indiana and come back next year with an actual coach.

[hendrix2430]

Originally Posted by NewAgeBaller

Miami......Cleveland

C. Quinn < D. West
R. Davis > D. Brown
K. Powell = L. James
S. Lasme = B. Wallace
M. Blount < Z. Ilgauskas

Should be close, but ultimately it'll come down to Powell vs James.

i love it! now my keyboard is covered in coffee...thanks.

[Brandname]

Originally Posted by ehmunro

You know, funny thing there, people used to say the exact same thing about Kevin Garnett for years, and then Pierce for a couple of years. Both started smiling a lot more when they lost a certain ex-teammate.

Ouch.

Actually, it does seem like the team has had trouble getting things flowing with Wally. What is it about him that always grates on his teammates? He seems enthusiastic and wants to win, and he doesn't really seem like a jerk.

[futuristxen]

Originally Posted by NewAgeBaller

Miami......Cleveland

C. Quinn < D. West
R. Davis > D. Brown
K. Powell = L. James
S. Lasme = B. Wallace
M. Blount < Z. Ilgauskas

Should be close, but ultimately it'll come down to Powell vs James.

Ricky Davis will have a huge game, you watch. If they lose to the Heat, how can Mike Brown NOT be fired?

[Ballscientist]

He is on pace to score 96 pts, make 40 of 40 shots.

[ehmunro]

Originally Posted by Brandname

Ouch.

Actually, it does seem like the team has had trouble getting things flowing with Wally. What is it about him that always grates on his teammates? He seems enthusiastic and wants to win, and he doesn't really seem like a jerk.

He's a lot like a certain ex-president (if the first lady's biographer is to be believed), very good at the PR work and looking good to the public, but a pretty rotten individual behind closed doors. Add in the fact that he's a defensive liability on the court, and the first to blame his teammates (off the record, natch) when talking to reporters, and you have a recipe for disaster. Boston was a near .500 team when they acquired him, but the bottom had dropped out within 15 games, and the clubhouse, which wasn't exactly a cheery place to begin with, became a toxic waste dump in no time. His tendency to chuck up shots doesn't really help his standing with his teammates, either. (In Boston, once Pierce let the ball get to Laurel & Hardy he would sometimes have to steal it back from them as Wallonte just played a two man game.) His idyll was Seattle, bad team, zero pressure to win, free reign to fire up shots till his heart's content. Other than that he's just the sort of player that makes everyone around him worse.

[IceMan23and3]

Originally Posted by futuristxen

Lord knows why Mike Brown has refused to hire an offensive coordinator to help him. Or been forced to hire one. He went to europe this past summer to learn offense. And he still hasn't got it.

Joe Smith has been in the league what...16 years, and he can't even explain Mike Brown's offensive system. The Cavs play call names are supposedly the longest and most difficult in the entire league. And this has been known for about 2 years. But never addressed. It's weird to say that Mike Brown's offense might be too complex, but it's probably true. When you watch it, you get the sense that he's got a lot of intricate screens going on off the ball. But the thing is, all of that stuff takes about 15 seconds to develop and it may not work even then. Meanwhile the ball is usually sitting on one of the wings waiting for the play to go. It's not like Lebron can't adapt to diffrent offenses. He did well in Team USA's fastbreak style this past summer. And he was effective in Paul Silas's offense.

What's so hard about "Give-the-ball-to-LeBron-and-shoot-it-on-the-third-time-he-passes-it" or "Give-the-ball-to-LeBron-and-shoot-it-if-he-says-so"?

[futuristxen]

Originally Posted by IceMan23and3

What's so hard about "Give-the-ball-to-LeBron-and-shoot-it-on-the-third-time-he-passes-it" or "Give-the-ball-to-LeBron-and-shoot-it-if-he-says-so"?

That play is probably called like Red Yellow Mcdonalds Power Crunch Upside Down 73 16 Donkey butt. And it has intricate hand movements meant to confuse other teams that go with the opposite of each word.

[23isback]

Originally Posted by Ballscientist

He is on pace to score 96 pts, make 40 of 40 shots.

Wilt scores 100 becamed big dipper

Lebron score 96 - jr dipper?