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Popovich: Alonzo Gee Has Earned His Keep

April 3, 2012 by 7 Comments

Having played in all of five games for the San Antonio Spurs, Alonzo Gee netted himself a total of 18 minutes of play. All in all, he made one field goal – a five-footer that came with about six minutes left of an absolute man-handling of the Philadelphia 76ers. Garbage time at its finest.

Fast forward one season and Gee has taken his game from waining minute substitution to starting small forward, boasting an all-around game that has him among the most improved players in the entire NBA. Naturally, Gee’s current role is one of default; initial starter Omri Casspi has struggled all season and the Cavaliers have one of the worst depth charts among all NBA wing positions. But just as Gee wouldn’t let others’ perception deter him from improving, he won’t let reasoning take away from his opportunity. And San Antonio head coach Greg Popovich has taken notice. [Read more...]

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Alonzo Gee Answers the Call in 109-99 Loss to Spurs

March 3, 2011 by 2 Comments

On any given night, Cavaliers swingman Alonzo Gee isn’t quite sure what to expect.

Given the state of flux that has been the small forward spot for Byron Scott’s group in the 2010-11 season, Gee has seen his playing time come and go since being signed in late December.  However, with the team’s recent trade of Jamario Moon and Scott decision to pull back the reigns a bit on rookie Christian Eyenga, Gee was presented the opportunity to not only start against the San Antonio Spurs, but play considerable minutes against the team that gave him his first chance as a professional basketball player. 

The result: a season-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, a steal in transition and two three-pointers made as the Cavaliers battled, but came up on the short end of a 109-99 contest. 

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Cavs 97, Spurs 102 – LeBron Uncharacteristically Outplayed in Fourth

March 27, 2010 by 19 Comments

The Cavs played the second game of their short road trip last night in San Antonio against a Spurs team coming off a loss to the Lakers on Wednesday night. After a convincing win in New Orleans on Wednesday, the Cavs visited the Spurs before returning home.

The Spurs, still without point guard Tony Parker, brought an aggressive defensive game plan against LeBron James. The Spurs trapped James in isolation sets, forcing him to give up the ball. Early in the game this strategy seemingly was not working for the Spurs, as James found open teammates (most notably Antawn Jamison) for points.

The Cavs were simply outplayed down the stretch, with Manu Ginobili playing the role of game-clincher. While LeBron ended the game with 27 points, Ginobili had 30 points (shooting 4-of-7 in the fourth). [Read more...]

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