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While We’re Waiting … Browns Hope for First Win, Dion Waiters’ Improvement, Ubaldo Jimenez’s 2012

October 14, 2012 by 3 Comments

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I sensationally agree with all of these points about the Brownies: “So the Browns keep losing. The Cincinnati Bengals are coming up in Week Six and they’re not nearly as bad as fans hope they are. As we’re accustomed to, our anti-heroes are finding creative and exhilarating ways to lose, yet the fans who have spent fourteen years saying ‘I just wish they were competitive’ are now complaining even harder about losing (side note: did you really expect the Browns to beat the New York Giants? Really? If yes, why? How? Don’t be dumb.).

But from a fan’s standpoint, what now? You’re upset, sure. You’re a little disappointed, of course. Do we chalk this season up as a failure? Do we complain about virtually everything we can think of? Do we continue to act like the front office enjoys losing? If we do that, I’m going to hate all of you. A lot.” [Kevin Nye/Dawg Pound Daily] [Read more...]

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Box Score: Wizards 99, Cavaliers 95

October 14, 2012 by 3 Comments

Another rough game for the Cavs backcourt as they lost Saturday night to one of their closest comparable teams in the Eastern Conference at home. Poor shooting games from both Dion and Kyrie, while Jan Vesely and the Wizards frontcourt were able to score effectively throughout the contest.

 

Washington

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
B. Beal G 28:00 4-8 1-2 5-7 -1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 14
J. Pargo G 16:15 1-5 0-3 1-2 -8 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 2 3
K. Seraphin C 5:33 1-2 0-0 0-0 -1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
J. Vesely F 32:19 5-5 0-0 3-4 +4 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 13
M. Webster F 16:27 2-5 0-2 3-4 -11 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 34-75 8-24 23-34   16 43 26 16 10 4 6 26 99
Percentages .453 .333 .676   Team Rebounds: 10
J. Crawford 31:10 5-16 1-4 3-4 +14 0 2 7 5 0 0 1 1 14
B. Cook 21:26 5-9 3-6 1-2 +2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 14
T. Ariza 20:24 2-6 1-2 2-2 +6 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 7
E. Barron 20:13 1-2 0-0 2-3 -4 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 4
S. Mack 20:09 4-6 1-2 0-1 +1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 9
S. Randolph 16:29 2-7 0-0 1-2 +7 3 9 4 0 1 2 4 5 5
A.J. Price 11:36 2-4 1-3 2-3 +11 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 7
T. Booker DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Gray DNP – Coach’s Decision
N. Hilario DNP – Plantar Fasciitis (left Foot)
C. Martin DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Okafor DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Singleton DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Wall DNP – Inactive

Cleveland

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
K. Irving G 24:59 3-13 0-2 3-4 -1 0 1 7 1 2 0 0 1 9
D. Waiters G 22:13 2-9 0-2 0-0 +5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 4
A. Varejao C 25:05 5-9 0-0 1-3 +1 6 10 1 0 0 0 1 4 11
T. Thompson F 24:03 6-11 0-0 6-7 +7 8 10 0 1 0 4 1 0 18
C.J. Miles F 21:58 3-10 2-3 2-2 +6 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 10
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 34-85 6-18 21-28   20 44 20 16 8 6 4 25 95
Percentages .400 .333 .750   Team Rebounds: 13
A. Gee 26:02 4-7 0-1 5-7 -10 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 13
D. Gibson 25:47 4-12 2-7 1-1 -9 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 11
T. Zeller 23:33 3-6 0-0 3-4 -10 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 6 9
D. Sloan 23:01 3-5 2-2 0-0 -3 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 3 8
J. Leuer 22:55 1-3 0-1 0-0 -5 2 10 1 2 0 0 0 3 2
S. Samuels 0:24 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Azubuike DNP – Coach’s Decision
O. Casspi DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Eric DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Harangody DNP – Coach’s Decision
K. Jones DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Pargo DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Walton DNP – Coach’s Decision
 

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Portland Trail Blazers Claim Justin Holiday Off Waivers

October 13, 2012 by 2 Comments

One of the great stories of this year’s NBA Summer League for the Cavaliers was a forward from the University of Washington. Well, even though he signed on to be on the team’s preseason roster, he is now heading back west to join a new team. Here’s the report from The Oregonian:

Justin Holiday, a former University of Washington player, will join the Trail Blazers after they claimed him off waivers, the team announced Friday.

Holiday was waived by Cleveland on Wednesday, and Portland got him during the 48-hour waiver period. The Blazers say Holiday will join them Sunday, when they practice at their Tualatin facility before leaving for a Monday preseason game at Sacramento.

Holiday, 23, is a 6-foot-6 guard/forward who gained the reputation of being a good defender for the Huskies. In four years at Washington, he averaged 5.3 points and 3.6 rebound, including 10.5 points and 5.2 rebounds as a senior in 2010-11. He is the younger brother of Philadelphia starting point guard Jrue Holiday.

Even though Holiday is an intriguing young wing, there likely was never going to be space on the Cavs’ final roster for him. Hopefully he can get some more opportunities in Portland and maybe we’ll see him back in Cleveland when the Blazers come to visit on Dec. 1.

[Related: Cavs Add Kevin Anderson, Justin Holiday to Training Camp Roster]

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Box Score: Cavs 86, Bulls 83

October 12, 2012 by 6 Comments

A very impressive first half turned into a way-too-close finish at the University of Illinois tonight for the Cavs in their second preseason game.

Dion Waiters was the team’s leading scorer, finishing 7-for-12 from the field for 18 points. He looked much more impressive in this contest, especially in that first half, where he led the way along with fellow rookie Tyler Zeller (10 points on 4 field goal attempts).

Notably, the Cavs bench way out-performed the Bulls second unit throughout this contest. Lots of positives for the team moving forward from this one.

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
CLE 27 23 13 23 86
CHI 19 10 32 22 83
Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
K. Irving G 26:07 2-15 0-3 4-6 -10 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 8
C.J. Miles G 20:35 3-9 1-4 2-2 -3 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 9
A. Varejao C 25:14 3-8 0-0 2-4 +7 4 10 3 0 1 1 1 2 8
A. Gee F 25:25 1-3 0-0 0-0 -8 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 2
T. Thompson F 18:55 2-4 0-0 0-1 -2 1 3 0 5 0 1 1 3 4
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 30-73 10-20 16-24 10 34 17 24 10 3 9 28 86
Percentages .411 .500 .667 Team Rebounds: 15
D. Waiters 26:51 7-12 4-4 0-0 +6 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 4 18
T. Zeller 25:30 3-4 0-0 4-6 -1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 10
O. Casspi 22:35 3-5 3-5 0-0 +11 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 9
D. Gibson 22:27 2-8 1-3 1-1 +13 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 5 6
S. Samuels 17:05 1-2 0-0 1-2 -12 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 3
L. Harangody 9:16 3-3 1-1 2-2 +14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9
K. Anderson DNP – Coach’s Decision
K. Azubuike DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Eric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Holiday DNP – Coach’s Decision
K. Jones DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Leuer DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Pargo DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Sloan DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Walton DNP – Coach’s Decision

Chicago Chicago

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
K. Hinrich G 27:00 6-12 1-5 1-1 +13 2 4 8 4 1 2 1 4 14
R. Hamilton G 24:25 4-10 0-0 2-3 +19 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 10
J. Noah C 21:34 1-2 0-0 2-4 -2 3 8 2 3 0 2 0 4 4
C. Boozer F 19:32 5-11 0-0 0-2 +4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 10
L. Deng F 18:40 2-6 0-3 0-0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 30-86 1-19 22-29 24 53 17 22 11 9 3 28 83
Percentages .349 .053 .759 Team Rebounds: 12
N. Mohammed 26:26 2-7 0-0 0-0 -1 7 11 0 0 0 1 1 3 4
J. Butler 26:02 2-7 0-3 5-6 -1 3 7 2 2 2 1 0 2 9
M. Belinelli 23:35 2-6 0-3 4-4 -22 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 8
T. Gibson 18:48 4-8 0-0 4-4 -4 4 7 0 4 2 2 0 3 12
N. Robinson 16:28 1-11 0-4 3-3 -8 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 5
V. Radmanovic 9:40 1-2 0-1 0-0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 2
M. Teague 4:32 0-3 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. Emmett 3:18 0-1 0-0 1-2 -3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
R. Allen DNP – Coach’s Decision
K. Fesenko DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Jaric DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Rose DNP – Coach’s Decision

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Kyrie Irving: ‘I’ll Be Back by September 1st’

August 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

“My hand’s alright. I’ve had the surgery, and I’m just rehabbing right now. The way it happened was a freak accident, it wasn’t an anger play or anything like that. It was just like dang, I messed up, and slapped the wall. I’ll be back on the court by September 1st, and I’ll be 150-percent by the start of the season”.

The latest update on the condition of Kyrie Irving’s right hand is via a Q-and-A with former WFNY scribe and Stepien Rules editor Brendan Bowers. Of course, Irving injured the hand during a summer league practice on July 14 and underwent surgery on July 18.

In the Q-and-A, Irving also discussed whether he thinks the Cavs are a playoff team, how the offseason went overall and if the rest of the team will be ready for Camp Scott (which will be preceded by Camp Kyrie). He also shared his excitement for the addition of forward C.J. Miles and how the overall experience of being a part of the USA Select Team was this summer.

That announced target date certainly is good news for Cavs fans, as the preseason is set to begin October 8 and the regular season tips off October 30 against Washington at the Q.

[Related: Random Cavaliers Off-Season Thoughts]

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Cavaliers to Host Preseason Game in Canton

July 11, 2012 by 2 Comments

Helping bridge the gap between the NBA franchise and the D-League affiliate, the Cleveland Cavaliers will play host to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in a preseason contest.

“This is an exciting situation for us to be able to bring a Cavaliers preseason game to Canton and continue to build and develop the deeper, long term relationship we want to have with our fans here and the community at large,” said Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena President Len Komoroski.

The Charge’s innaugural season was in 2011-12 where the team rostered 27 different players including Cavaliers’ Manny Harris, Christian Eyenga and Luke Haragody. Their season ended in the league semifinals, falling victim to the Austin Toros, one game shy of the NBDL championship series.

The remainder of the Cavaliers’ 2012-13 preseason schedule will be announced at a later date. All preseason games will be broadcast live on the Cavaliers’ Radio Flagship WTAM 1100 AM and WHBC 1480 AM in Canton.

[Related: Andy Murray is so Cleveland]

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