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Cavaliers Will Try to Lose By Less Than 39 Points at Home Against Philly

April 18, 2012 by 40 Comments

I’m furious with the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-40, 13th in the East). And I hate being mad at the Cavaliers. I love this franchise and I can’t wait for the day when they return to the playoffs and give us fun, rewarding, exciting, meaningful basketball to watch.

What we got last night was the polar opposite of that. The Cavaliers lost by 39 points to a team that was 22-38 going into that game. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Cavaliers were losing 100-50. Thank goodness they weren’t playing at the Q where “The Diff” would have probably fried the whole jumbotron for lack of ability to comprehend a 50 point deficit. Does anyone know if “The Diff” even goes that high (or, rather, that low)?

Look, I don’t care where you fall on the spectrum of this whole tanking issue. Some people like to cheer for lottery position, some people don’t. It doesn’t matter to me. We are all Cavs fans and we all want what’s best for this franchise going forward. We’re on the same team here. But I have to believe that a 39 point loss to Detroit, the Cavaliers’ fourth loss by 35+ points in just 60 games this season, is completely unacceptable for all of us. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Cavaliers 85, 76ers 103

March 27, 2012 by 7 Comments

One word review: Horrible.

Nothing much else to say about this one. 19 assists to 18 turnovers for the Cavaliers compared to 25 assists to 10 turnovers for the Sixers. Right now, the Cavaliers are struggling to even be competitive in games.

Cleveland

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
K. Irving G 32:52 4-14 3-8 1-2 -13 0 4 7 5 2 1 0 2 12
A. Parker G 29:21 5-7 2-3 2-2 -10 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 14
T. Thompson C 27:27 3-3 0-0 3-6 -9 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
A. Gee F 36:14 4-12 3-4 2-2 -12 1 8 3 2 1 0 3 1 13
A. Jamison F 33:29 5-14 0-3 3-4 -11 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 13
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 28-71 9-24 20-28 9 43 19 18 6 4 6 15 85
Percentages .394 .375 .714 Team Rebounds: 7
S. Samuels 20:00 2-2 0-0 0-2 -5 2 5 0 2 1 2 0 3 4
M. Harris 18:48 3-8 0-0 4-4 -10 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 3 10
D. Sloan 15:41 1-4 0-2 0-0 -9 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2
L. Walton 14:22 1-2 1-1 0-0 -5 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 3
O. Casspi 11:46 0-5 0-3 5-6 -6 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
S. Erden DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gibson DNP – Coach’s Decision

Philadelphia

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
J. Meeks G 36:07 11-16 7-10 2-2 +15 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 31
J. Holiday G 35:54 9-19 1-3 0-0 +20 2 3 6 3 3 1 1 2 19
S. Hawes C 24:56 5-9 0-0 0-0 +9 3 8 5 1 0 0 0 4 10
E. Brand F 31:50 4-6 0-0 0-0 +10 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 8
E. Turner F 31:14 6-13 0-1 0-0 +10 0 7 2 0 2 1 0 2 12
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 45-91 10-19 3-5 11 43 25 10 8 6 4 22 103
Percentages .495 .526 .600 Team Rebounds: 6
T. Young 26:49 3-7 0-0 0-0 +12 2 6 0 2 1 1 0 2 6
L. Williams 24:17 5-13 1-4 0-1 +3 0 7 7 2 1 0 2 2 11
S. Young 15:34 1-4 1-1 1-2 +10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 4
T. Battie 8:02 0-1 0-0 0-0 +1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
L. Allen 2:23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Brackins 1:27 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
N. Vucevic 1:27 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Iguodala DNP – Coach’s Decision

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Cavaliers vs 76ers: Battle of the Post-All Star Break Blues

March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if there is such a thing as dog days of spring or not, but if there is, you could arguably say the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-29, 10th in the East) are there.

The excitement of trade deadline has passed, the thought of the Cavaliers making the playoffs has long passed, injuries to Anderson Varejao and Daniel Gibson, along with the trade of Ramon Sessions has left the team shorthanded in terms of reliable players, and with 5 weeks left in the season, the team isn’t playing for much other than pride, development, and draft position.

That may be the reality of where we are in this shortened season, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of reasons to watch. It happens much less frequently these days, but when this young team is clicking and playing at full potential, this is a fun team to watch. Perhaps a mild glimpse of what things will look like in the future as guys like Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, and Alonzo Gee continue to get better while new impact draft players are brought in. [Read more...]

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Cavaliers Preview Game #21: Cavs at 76ers

December 7, 2010 by 22 Comments

Cleveland Cavaliers (7-13) vs
Philadelphia 76ers (6-14)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
7:00 PM EST
FSOH/WTAM

Thank goodness for the Philadelphia 76ers, huh? Without those 2 wins, the Cavaliers would be at 5-15 and the narrative would be even more bleak than it currently is. But alas, the Sixers have actually been worse than the Cavaliers this year. So you would think running into a team the Cavaliers have beaten 5 straight times including twice this year would be some welcome relief. But then again, you’d also think you wouldn’t give up 73 points in one half to one of the 5 worst offenses (Minnesota) in the NBA, so with this team, you never really know. I don’t think any of us expected this Cavs team to quit so early in the season, but most of that hustle and intensity that carried this team through some of those early wins has weakened. Not many thought the Cavaliers were going to be a good basketball team this year, but I at least thought the Cavs would be a team that would beat the bad teams, split with the mediocre, and loss to the good teams. Losses to the Raptors, Kings, Nets, Timberwolves, and Pistons, however, have pretty much put this team in its place at the bottom of the NBA. If the Cavaliers want to salvage anything out of this season, a good start would be beating the 76ers again tonight and stopping the hemorrhaging of points and losses. [Read more...]

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Cavaliers Preview Game #10: 76ers at Cavs

November 16, 2010 by 6 Comments

Philadelphia 76ers (2-8) at
Cleveland Cavaliers (4-5)
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
7:00 PM EST
FSOH/WTAM

Tonight the Cleveland Cavaliers look to break their 4 game home losing streak and a 3 game losing streak overall when they welcome in the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers are really struggling this season and they will be without Andre Iguodala, which in theory would make this game at home an excellent opportunity to pick up a huge win before hitting their first tough stretch of games in the young season (at New Orleans, at San Antonio, at Indiana, Milwaukee, at Orlando, Memphis, Boston, Miami). Unfortunately, though, the Cavaliers are finding life without Mo Williams and Anderson Varejao to be predictably difficult. There aren’t many teams the Cavaliers can beat without their best offensive player (Mo) and their best defensive player (Andy), but as long as they are able to focus on the adjustments they’ve made with the 2 off days, they should be able to hang around with this Sixers team. [Read more...]

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Cavaliers Preview Game #5: Cavs at 76ers

November 5, 2010 by 5 Comments

Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3) vs
Philadelphia 76ers (1-4)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, November 5, 2010
7:00 PM EST
FSOH/WTAM

For the 2nd Friday in a row, the Cleveland Cavaliers play a road game against a team that many have low expectations for. Last Friday, the Cavaliers forgot to show up and were humiliated by an arguably less talented Raptors team. The Philadelphia 76ers have much more talent than the Raptors and are coming off their first win of the season Wednesday night when they took it to the Indian Pacers at home. For the Cavaliers, this game marks the return of Mo Williams to his rightful starting spot, but Antawn Jamison remains questionable. The Sixers are another very athletic team with a dynamic backcourt to go with a couple of solid bigs, including the resurgent Elton Brand. They play very tough defense, although their offense is still a bit of a work in progress. They may not be playoff team just yet, but there are some pieces in place for Philly and if the Cavaliers don’t come ready to play, they’ll face a similar fate to last Friday’s game. [Read more...]

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Cavs Preview Game #26: Cavs at 76ers

December 16, 2009 by 19 Comments

Cavaliers vs 76ersCleveland Cavaliers (18-7) vs
Philadelphia 76ers (6-18)
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
7:00 PM EST
FSOH/WTAM

In all seriousness, my heart can’t take another game like last night against the Nets. Probably the most pathetic display of effort and indifference I have seen out of this team since the end of the 2007-08 season when the Cavs seemingly quit on Mike Brown in the regular season. I’m a little worried about this trend. As Windhorst said in his blog last night: “[The lack of focus] is an issue, it has been an issue for several weeks, the coaches know it is an issue, they are making a point to bring it up to the players, so far it has not been working.” No kidding.

The Cavaliers go out every night and do just barely enough to win. Which is fine in the standings. Sure, the Cavs are at 18-7 and on pace for 59 wins, which is a fine season. But anyone who thinks it’s ok when the Cavaliers have to play LeBron 40 minutes just to beat the 2-22 New Jersey Nets are in full denial. It’s been a season long problem and this team simply isn’t doing itself any favors. Fortunately, in the NBA redemption is always a day away. Tonight the Cavaliers can use the focus they didn’t use last night to be twice as focused on beating the 76ers.    [Read more...]

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Cavaliers Preview Game #22

December 10, 2008 by 27 Comments

Cavaliers vs 76ersCleveland Cavaliers (18-3) vs
Philadelphia 76ers (9-12)
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
8:00 PM EST
ESPN/WUAB/FSNOH/WTAM

This game will be an interesting test for the Cavaliers. For the 2nd night in a row, they will take on a disappointing team from the Atlantic Division who is failing to live up to expectations after making an offseason move believed to be the key to pushing them into contention. The Sixers, despite not playing well at all so far this season, will be well rested having not played since Saturday at home against New Jersey. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, will be playing a road game on the 2nd night of back-to-back games, and last night’s game was an especially emotional game. The good news is, as usual, the Cavaliers starters got to rest the 4th quarter and fatigue shouldn’t be too much of an issue in this game.    [Read more...]

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Most Cursed Sports Town: Cleveland or Philadelphia?

March 27, 2008 by 6 Comments

BallHype.com 
If Cleveland fans have gotten use to embracing one thing, its been the lack of championship banners on the ceilings of our areans and the walls of our stadia.  Thankfully, we haven’t gone unnoticed as the folks over at BallHype have decided to include this town in their latest Spotlight Series: Fightin’ Words.I was very fortunate to represent Cleveland as we are pitted against Philadelphia (who was well-represented by Matt P. from The 700 Level) to see who could bring home the crown of never being crowned.  By all means, visit BallHype today to check it out.  If you need a link, I got you covered.  

Fightin’ Words: The Most Cursed Sports City — Cleveland or Philly?

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