Cleveland Cavaliers (50-15) vs
Philadelphia 76ers (23-41)
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, March 12, 2010 7:00 PM EST
FSOH/WTAM
First and foremost, my apologies to any and all of you hoping for an Andrew novella in preview to this game. A lot of times when you go to a pinch hitter late in a game, you have to talk yourself into thinking a part-time .260 hitting can come through in the clutch. Buckle up.
For me, the biggest issue with respect to this game is: will LeBron James be playing, and if so, how many minutes? It’s no secret there’s a far more important (at least in terms of Kenny Smith’s perceptions) game coming on Sunday when the Celtics come calling at the Q. So, for me, the biggest key to tonight’s game is: can LeBron get some minutes to knock some rust off, and can he (and the rest of the team) stay healthy?



The Cavaliers are now on day #3 without playing any games, and so as you can imagine the news cycle regarding the team is awfully slow. LeBron and Antawn are a little banged up, but expected to play. Shaq is recovering from his surgery. Z is waiting to rejoin the team. D-Block or Danny Green will be cut once that happens. That’s about it. Everything else is a bunch of conjecture and wishful thinking….the type of stuff we try to avoid on this site as much as possible.
Remember this day, Indians fans. At least keep it stored in your back pocket for use on a tough day in the future. On this day, March 11, 2010, the Cleveland Indians are the only undefeated team in all of Spring Training. Take a good look at the standings there, and commit this to memory. It might be the only time this team feels this good.


Ok, enough Browns talk for the day. Lets wrap this day up with some Indians news, seeing as how the Tribe gets their regular season started in just a few weeks already. I’ve made no secret of my general disgust with major league baseball and the way they continuously foster a system of complete competitive imbalance, but I’m such a sucker for spring time. The 5 foot snow piles here in Columbus are beginning to finally melt away, we’ve had our first successive days in the 50s this week, and hope springs eternal.
This has already been such a whirlwind and tumultuous offseason for the Cleveland Browns organization, and no position has faced more uncertainty than the QB. As the Browns were shopping for the man to take over the Czar role in Berea, questions arose about how each of the candidates would handle the QBs on the roster.

