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Mind you, this is coming out of New York: “Cleveland never seems to have the best player in any sport. Well, almost never; the one and only time it happened was when the Browns flaunted Jim Brown. So now, not only do the Cavs have the best player — he’s from Akron! He’s local! In modern times, even going back nearly 45 years, it’s unprecedented that an NBA team’s luminary grew up in the vicinity. [...] For the life of me, I cannot fathom anything the Knicks (space prohibits me from cluttering conjecture with other pretenders) can offer a performer of James’ upper crust that would make him leave Cleveland — other than basketball’s most grandiose stage.” [Peter Vescey/New York Post]
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This isn’t 2004 anymore: “[Rasheed Wallace] was shouting his mantra, “Ball don’t lie!” when Williams missed a technical foul shot after a bad call that he protested. Maybe the ball can tell the league office to rescind the “T,” for it was his 16th, meaning a one-game suspension. Maybe the ball can tell him his time is past, and the Cavs are on the clock now.” [Bill Livingston/Plain Dealer]
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And this sure helps matters a bit: “In the Andrew Bynum Karma Bowl, Gerald Wallace got his get-back on the Lakers (if not on Bynum himself), putting up 21 points, 13 boards and five blocks to lead the Bobcats to their sixth win over L.A. in the last seven meetings.” [Dime Magazine]
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Hang on, sloopy: “Last season, an angry and upset [Braylon] Edwards voiced his displeasure with the way he was perceived by Browns fans, which didn’t further endear him to many of the team’s followers. Edwards, however, has come to internalize that a harsh reception from fans is part of the game during bad times. Edwards says privately that he would like to remain in Cleveland and is not pushing for an exit.” [Lane Adkins/The OBR]
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And the tale of Andre Smith will apparently make a pit stop in Berea: “Alabama OT Andre Smith will have visits/workouts with five teams, including three teams holding top-10 picks. Smith, the Outland Trophy winner whose unannounced departure from last month’s combine raised red flags, met with Baltimore (No. 26 pick) the past two days. On deck is Cincinnati, which holds the sixth overall pick. Smith also has visits scheduled later this week and next week with San Francisco (No. 10), Philadelphia (Nos. 21 and 28), the New York Jets (No. 17) and Cleveland (No. 5).” [Steve Wyche/NFL.com]
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