May 24, 2013

NBA Rookie Rankings: Lillard vs. Kidd and Payton, Waiters can’t finish

January 25, 2013 by 8 Comments

dion waitersWith the Cavaliers having two rookies playing prominent minutes, WFNY thought it would beneficial to see how the fresh meat around the league is faring in comparison with the Cavalier rookies. Each week, we’ll have NBA rookie power rankings where we’ll rack and stack the freshman class of the NBA. The rankings will be weighted with the most recent games carrying the most importance, but the whole body of work will be taken into account. Great beards and great celebrations may also play a large factor.

1. Damian Lillard (Last Week: 1)

The mid season rookie of the year had another strong week, averaging just over 21 points and 7 assists in 3 games, including a win against Indiana that snapped the Blazers’ 6 game losing streak. Lillard has received praise from the media, coaches, and even LeBron, but now we can add future hall of famer, Gary Payton to that list.

In an interview with Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk, Payton gave his endorsement of Lillard for Rookie of the Year. “I like Damian Lillard because he’s from Oakland, California, and he’s a phenomenal basketball player,” Payton said. “He should be the rookie of the year, he’s playing very well right now for Portland and I love his game.” [Read more...]

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Cavaliers say “Game On” for tonight’s opener

October 30, 2012 by 7 Comments

A significant portion of greater Cleveland is without power, but the Cavaliers say that ‘proper precautions’ are in place and the game will be played as scheduled tonight. Tip is at 7:05. You can see it on FSO or listen on WTAM 1100.

Cavaliers radio play-by-play announcer John Michael also tweeted out a reminder today that you can stream audio for every game on NBA.com. You have to sign up for an account, but the audio streams are free.

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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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New Orleans trades Okafor and Ariza to Washington

June 20, 2012 by 28 Comments

The Cavaliers have been rumored to be feeling out the Hornets for a trade at the number ten spot. New Orleans was insisting that any deal made would have to include the contracts of Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor.

That deal is out of the question now.

The Hornets traded Okafor and Ariza to the Washington Wizards for Rashard Lewis and the 46th pick in the draft.

It could also signal that the Wizards are ready to use the third pick on Florida G Bradley Beal. This is good or bad news depending on who you would rather see the Cavaliers get at four. It could mean that Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will fall to four. It could also mean the top three are Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist and Beal.

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Box Score: Cavaliers 85, Wizards 96

April 25, 2012 by 10 Comments

It was fan appreciation night at the Q, and Kyrie Irving did play despite having the flu. Well, he played the first half. At least nine minutes of it. Antawn Jamison came up gimpy in this one as well. Check out the Cavaliers’ leader in minutes played.

Washington

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
J. Wall G 32:28 7-16 0-0 7-8 +14 1 7 13 6 7 0 0 2 21
C. Martin G 25:54 3-10 1-3 0-2 +9 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 7
K. Seraphin C 23:09 6-12 0-0 0-0 +12 4 6 1 0 1 2 2 3 12
C. Singleton F 25:45 4-8 2-5 0-0 +7 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 10
J. Vesely F 24:49 3-4 0-0 1-1 +16 7 12 1 4 0 1 0 4 7
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 40-91 4-16 12-16 20 50 21 15 12 4 2 19 96
Percentages .440 .250 .750 Team Rebounds: 5
M. Almond 26:14 2-9 1-3 0-1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 5
N. Hilario 23:29 6-7 0-0 0-0 -1 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 12
J. Singleton 22:12 5-8 0-1 0-0 -3 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 10
M. Evans 18:07 1-9 0-3 2-2 +6 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
S. Mack 15:32 3-7 0-0 2-2 -3 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 8
B. Cook 2:21 0-1 0-1 0-0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Booker DNP – Coach’s Decision

Cleveland

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
A. Parker G 17:16 2-7 0-2 0-0 -9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
K. Irving G 9:47 2-4 1-2 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
T. Thompson C 18:11 3-6 0-0 1-2 -8 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 7
A. Gee F 23:14 1-9 1-3 4-4 -4 4 8 2 2 2 1 1 0 7
A. Jamison F 16:52 3-8 0-2 4-4 -6 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 10
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 34-77 4-17 13-18 11 42 18 17 10 2 4 18 85
Percentages .442 .235 .722 Team Rebounds: 6
D.J. Kennedy 30:44 5-6 2-2 0-2 -2 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 5 12
D. Sloan 28:36 3-8 0-2 2-2 -7 0 3 7 3 0 0 1 3 8
O. Casspi 24:46 4-8 0-2 0-0 -7 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 8
S. Samuels 23:56 4-6 0-0 1-2 +2 0 9 0 5 1 0 0 3 9
L. Walton 22:32 3-3 0-0 0-0 -4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
L. Harangody 14:29 1-6 0-2 1-2 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
M. Harris 9:37 3-6 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 6

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Luke Harangody goes legend against Wizards, then back to D-League

April 15, 2012 by 8 Comments

I’m fairly certain that no player has ever led his team in both points and rebounds during an NBA game one night, and then been sent immediately down to the NBA’s Developmental League that following morning.

That is until Luke Harangody did as much for the Cleveland Cavaliers this weekend.

Harangody played for the Canton Charge on Friday. He was called up Saturday to start in place of Antawn Jamison, who was ruled out of last night’s game so he could take a break or something, and now Luke is on a plane back to Springfield to help push the  Charge further towards D-League playoff glory.

No matter what happens from here though, there’s no undoing the chapter he wrote last night in the legendary tale of Gody.

I set the over/under for total points scored by Luke Harangody at 13.5 last night just prior to tip-off. I had a feeling that Gody was about to get 14, and after I put that out on Twitter I received ten over picks and nine unders. Needless to say, Luke proved at least nine people wrong last night.

He scored an efficient 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 37 minutes of work, going way over that line of 13.5. He also grabbed 10 rebounds, had 2 steals, and his big league team go the 98-89 road win. Pretty solid work for the first start of your NBA career. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Cavs 98, Wizards 89

April 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Cavaliers aren’t really tanking by choice as can be proven by this victory. The Cavaliers won by nine with a starting rotation including Luke Harangody. Well, maybe someone else is just tanking harder.
FINAL
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
CLE 22 28 23 25 98
WAS 22 21 28 18 89
Cleveland
Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
D. Sloan G 31:10 6-10 0-0 1-2 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 13
A. Parker G 27:20 4-5 0-1 7-8 +4 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 15
T. Thompson C 34:59 5-11 0-0 4-4 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 4 5 14
L. Harangody F 37:13 6-11 1-1 3-4 -3 4 10 0 1 3 0 2 3 16
A. Gee F 28:45 3-8 0-1 5-5 -4 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 3 11
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 34-66 3-8 27-33 5 34 17 16 8 3 9 17 98
Percentages .515 .375 .818 Team Rebounds: 14
O. Casspi 19:15 3-5 0-1 2-2 +13 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
L. Hudson 19:03 3-7 1-3 3-6 +6 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 10
M. Harris 18:27 2-5 1-1 2-2 +8 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
L. Walton 15:44 2-3 0-0 0-0 +7 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 4
S. Samuels 8:04 0-1 0-0 0-0 +14 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
S. Erden DNP – Inactive
D. Gibson DNP – Torn Tendon, Left Foot/ankle
K. Irving DNP – Contused/sprain Right Shoulder
A. Jamison DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Varejao DNP – Inactive

WashingtonWashington

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
J. Wall G 39:57 8-16 0-0 3-4 0 0 2 9 2 1 1 0 1 19
J. Crawford G 35:31 8-17 1-3 1-2 -8 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 3 18
K. Seraphin C 35:27 6-12 0-0 3-4 -14 1 4 0 2 1 2 1 3 15
J. Vesely F 35:30 5-10 0-0 1-1 +4 6 11 2 2 1 1 0 3 11
C. Singleton F 19:14 1-3 0-1 0-0 +2 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 2
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pt
Totals 38-87 4-14 9-12 12 34 20 10 8 9 3 22 89
Percentages .437 .286 .750 Team Rebounds: 8
J. Singleton 24:58 6-10 1-2 0-0 -8 0 6 2 0 1 2 0 2 13
C. Martin 23:32 2-9 1-5 1-1 -10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 6
R. Mason 12:29 1-6 1-3 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
S. Mack 8:08 1-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2
M. Evans 5:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Blatche DNP – Inactive
T. Booker DNP – Plantar Fasicitis – Left Foot
B. Cook DNP – Coach’s Decision
N. Hilario DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Lewis DNP – Inactive
+/-: Team net points while player in game
TO: Turnovers
PF: Personal Fouls
BS: Blocked Shots
BA: Blocks Against

Game Info

Technical Fouls:None
Arena: Verizon Center, Washington
Attendance: 17,200
Officials: Ken Mauer, Eli Roe, Michael Smith
Duration: 2:19

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Box Score: Wizards 101, Cavaliers 98

March 3, 2012 by 8 Comments

Head coach Byron Scott mixed up the lineups on Friday night against the lowly Washington Wizards but unfortunately for Cavs fans, the end result was still the same as Cleveland dropped its fifth straight game. Ryan Hollins and Alonzo Gee got the start in place of Omri Casspi and Semih Erden. Amazingly, this was Antawn Jamison’s first game at the Verizon Center since he was traded for Zydrunas Ilgauskas in 2010. Jamison felt right at home, chucking up 24 shot and  leading the Cavaliers with 29 points. The Cavs will now host the Jazz on Monday night, looking to end this five-game skid.

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
A. Parker G 33:28 2-9 2-6 1-4 +5 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 7
K. Irving G 30:54 8-14 2-3 2-4 +9 0 1 6 3 2 0 2 2 20
R. Hollins C 31:01 5-7 0-0 5-8 +8 3 7 0 2 0 0 1 4 15
A. Jamison F 38:18 11-24 1-3 6-8 +12 2 9 5 1 4 2 2 1 29
A. Gee F 33:19 5-8 1-3 0-0 +10 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 11
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 37-83 8-21 16-26 11 43 18 14 9 4 9 17 98
Percentages .446 .381 .615 Team Rebounds: 10
D. Gibson 21:52 0-4 0-2 0-0 -11 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
R. Sessions 18:22 5-8 1-2 0-0 -16 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 11
T. Thompson 16:54 0-5 0-0 0-0 -8 1 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 0
O. Casspi 9:41 1-3 1-2 0-0 -14 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
S. Samuels 6:11 0-1 0-0 2-2 -10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
S. Erden DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Harangody DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Harris DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Varejao DNP – Coach’s Decision

 

Wizards

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
J. Wall G 35:32 8-17 0-0 8-10 -8 2 5 5 3 2 1 1 3 24
J. Crawford G 34:12 13-22 5-11 0-1 -8 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 31
J. McGee C 25:22 4-10 0-0 1-3 +5 4 12 1 3 1 4 0 3 9
T. Booker F 27:07 4-9 0-0 1-2 -1 3 6 3 1 1 1 1 6 9
C. Singleton F 19:44 0-2 0-1 0-0 -12 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 0
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 40-87 8-21 13-21 15 52 26 18 10 9 4 24 101
Percentages .460 .381 .619 Team Rebounds: 6
M. Evans 28:16 3-7 1-4 0-0 +13 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 7
J. Vesely 22:08 4-7 0-0 1-2 -1 1 5 1 3 1 2 0 4 9
A. Blatche 21:11 0-3 0-0 1-2 -1 4 9 5 1 0 1 0 0 1
R. Mason 13:55 4-7 2-4 1-1 +14 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 11
S. Mack 12:33 0-3 0-1 0-0 +14 0 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0
R. Lewis DNP – Coach’s Decision
K. Seraphin DNP – Coach’s Decision
N. Young DNP – Coach’s Decision

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Cavs Fall in DC on Record Setting Night for Wiz

April 2, 2011 by 3 Comments

The Cavs had an opportunity, albeit slim, to have an undefeated weekend on the road.  The schedule featured a terrible Wizards team without star PG John Wall and a Knicks team that the Cavs have owned this season – owned.

One of the Cavaliers’ five road wins came in Washington earlier this season – part of a 3 game road winning streak.  But that game preceded the departures of Mo Williams, Andy Varejao, and the scorched earth campaign of this winter.  Also during the intervening season of woe, the Wizards blew the doors off the Q for their first road win of the season – reinforcing the gulf between the Cavs and their own particular brand of horrendous hooping.

Last night, the Wiz came out firing and looking to avoid a home loss in what they knew was a winnable game.  Most notably, Andray Blatche, the face of everything that’s wrong with the Wizards, was determined to chuck, and career highs, along with a W, resulted.

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Cavs Take Another Step Back in Loss to Wizards

February 14, 2011 by 4 Comments

After Cavalier fans celebrated Friday night’s win as if it were a Game 7 of a playoff series, the winless-on-the-road Washingon Wizards promptly came into town and pulled the celebration rug out from underneath the Cavs’ collective feet.

Fortunately, Cleveland can only sit here and ponder the potential for the consecutive loss streak continuing on through this day as it took an overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers (another woeful road team who just so happened to be in the middle of a 10-game trip).  But following Sunday night’s 115-100 loss to the Wizards, it’s fairly evident that this team has inner battles with entitlement that could be deeply rooted to some point in the last seven years.

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2010-11 NBA Blogger Previews – Southeast Division

October 18, 2010 by 1 Comment

Yep, it’s that time of year again already. Once again, CelticsBlog are hosting the annual Blogger Previews for every team in the NBA. How this works is simple, every day a certain NBA team is up and bloggers who write about said team will offer their previews for that team in the upcoming season. Then, once a division is completed, all the bloggers throughout the NBA who are participating will post links for all the previews for that division.

Next up is the Southeast Division. All the previews are linked below, and I encourage everyone to take a few minutes, click on the links, and check out what writers from across the nation are saying about their own teams. As a reminder, our preview of the Cavaliers’ upcoming season can be found here.

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While We’re Waiting… Wizards Revenge, Rogers’ Future and LeBron Free Agency Odds

June 29, 2010 by 23 Comments

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[Shakes fist] Washington!!! “The Washington Wizards may have lost a few battles against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they most certainly won the war.  Think about it…the first salvo was Jamison to the Cavs, a talented, but defensively impotent player who was abused routinely by Kevin Garnett in the Cavs’ beatdown at the hands of the Celtics.  Now, the Cavs are stuck with an exorbitant salary for a player with a clear, defined weakness on a roster that’s inspiring nobody.

But that wasn’t enough for Washington…oh, no.  They could’ve been content with implanting a tumor on their once rivals, but instead, they had to go ahead with the water torture…an agonizing week long period where, thanks to the Wiz’ trade with the Bulls for the cap killing Kirk Hinrich, Cavs fans everywhere have to watch their team squrim and gasp for air.” [Major League Jerk]

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While We’re Waiting… Michael Jordan, Choo’s Duty and LeBron Day

May 29, 2010 by 9 Comments

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Some comments from Michael Jordan’s agent about the future of LeBron James: “‘I am a big LeBron James fan. But he needs to decide what he wants to do. He has all of the power. If he doesn’t want to stay, fine. If he wants to go, then go. But tell Cleveland that and work with them to make it happen in the best fashion for everybody. The lack of dialogue is, to me, confusing and illogical.’

‘I don’t think the people around him understand that. I don’t think they understand that if LeBron James leaves Cleveland he will be a pariah, he will be a Benedict Arnold. I don’t think he understands the implications of his decision. If he leaves, Cleveland’s economy is going to tank, he is that important.”‘ [Frank Hughes/SI.com] [Read more...]

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Antawn Jamison’s Bethesda, MD House Hits the Market

May 10, 2010 by 12 Comments

Once the Cavaliers decided to trade for Antawn Jamison and the two years, $23 million left on his contract beyond the 2009-10 season, the veteran power forward appeared to be well on his way to be calling Cleveland home.  Being a member of the Wizards since 2004, Jamison grew some roots right outside of the DC metro area, building a home in 2008.

And with his trade to Cleveland, Jamison has decided to put the six-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom dwelling up for sale.

Deemed a “custom beauty,” this 12,000-square foot home allegedly comes with an elevator, a four-car garage,  library, hot tub, and the requisite home theater. The basement also features a wine cellar and poker room.  All of it can be yours for a cool $4.5 million. [Read more...]

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The NBA Playoff Boots: Joakim Noah, LeBron, Boston Talking Trash and More

May 1, 2010 by 13 Comments

The Boots are my form of reporting current information from the sports world. Boot Ups and Boot Downs are assigned to various events, people or stories as I first used in my e-mail based Sports Report. For possible topics in any future articles, as always, e-mail us at Tips@WaitingForNextYear.com.

Boot Up: Joakim Noah’s Future – If there was one thing that I learned in the series victory against Chicago, it is that Joakim Noah is the real deal. The agitating former Florida Gator averaged 14.8 points and 13.0 rebounds during those five games, and was clearly the leader of that mediocre team on both sides of the ball.

Derrick Rose did average an impressive 26.8 points per game, but required 25 field goal attempts per contest to put up those numbers. The 25-year-old Noah was efficient and relatively consistent against the Cavs throughout the series. Rose surely has a higher overall ceiling as a prospect, but Noah definitely had a breakout season in 2009-2010. Combining Luol Deng, Rose and Noah with another fringe All-Star could make for an awfully good team in another year or two.

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Cavs vs Mavs An Interesting Thought For The Future

April 21, 2010 by 13 Comments

The NBA Playoffs are hardly ever short on story lines and talking points. It can be dangerous to look too far ahead toward potential story lines, though, and so we tend to stick to focusing on the matter at hand.

I’m tired of first round matchups, though. This is the 5th year in a row the Cavaliers have been in the playoffs, and LeBron has never lost in the first round. Heck, the Cavs have never been pushed to 7 games in the first round with LeBron at the helm, and I would argue that the first round matchup hasn’t felt truly up for grabs since 2006.

This isn’t to say that this year’s matchup is 100% over. I predicted this to be a 6 game series, and I still think it could possibly get there, although I now feel 5 games is much more likely. So you never really want to get ahead of yourself, but you’ll forgive me if for one second I allow myself to look ahead. [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting…Holmgren on Peppers, Z’s Tenure, Tait critiques Cavs routine, Bradford Impresses

February 27, 2010 by 10 Comments

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Mike Holmgren admits the Browns are interested in Julius Peppers but the current price may be too high: “Certainly Julius is one of the guys we talk about, but then I have to put on my other hat a little bit, because there are some financial ramifications there…I’d be reluctant, as great a player as Julius is, to compare anybody with Reggie White. We did it for Reggie. If you remember at the time, we bonused Reggie, I think we bonused him for $8 million…Everyone thought we were nuts. It was numbers off the charts, and think of that today. You toss around stuff like it’s nothing. If I thought there was a Reggie White out there, or if I thought there was a Brett Favre out there I could trade for, I’d be seriously interested.” [Aaron Wilson/National Football Post]

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Report: Zydrunas Ilgauskas Agrees to Buyout with Wizards

February 25, 2010 by 30 Comments

cavs hallway IlgauskasAs fans have eagerly awaited the buyout news surrounding former center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Michael Lee of The Washington Post reports that Ilgauskas has come to terms with the Washington Wizards and an announcement is slated to be made today.

Lee, who has been all over this transaction since he broke the news of the original trade that allowed the Cavaliers to acquire forward Antawn Jamison, claims that the move cost Ilgauskas between $1-$1.5 million in buyout money.  [Read more...]

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NBA Buyout News: Done Deal, For Hughes That Is

February 24, 2010 by 9 Comments

Larry HughesI’m probably going to get lynched for that headline. This is actually not about the Wizards and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The latest we have seen is this Washington Post piece saying that a buyout is coming soon- Wednesday at the earliest. I’m a little confused by that addition to the article on Howard’s season ending injury because it is dated Wednesday. Whatever. Check out Andrew’s buyout piece from earlier today for Z news, also an excellent piece from David Aldridge about what it is going to cost Zydrunas to take a buyout. I ask you, would you take a million dollar loss for your company?

No, the buyout news I’m talking about is coming from Sacramento. It appears that the Kings have waived Larry Hughes after reaching a buyout deal on his contract. The oft-injured guard is dealing with a fractured finger and never took the court for the Kings after being part of the three team deal that sent T-Mac to New York and Kevin Martin to Houston. Hughes reportedly wants to sign on with another team to finish the season, and…wait for it…. apparently the Charlotte Bobcats have an interest in the ex-Cavalier! [Read more...]

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Zydrunas Ilgauskas Hopes To Decide Destination By This Weekend

February 24, 2010 by 45 Comments

Zydrunas Ilgauskas PartyFans who were worried about Zydrunas Ilgauskas not being bought out can breathe a little easier today. While the buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards has not been finalized yet, all indications are that the talks are progressing and everyone seems to expect an agreement happening within the next day or so.

This doesn’t mean Ilgauskas hasn’t already been thinking about his future. According to a report David Aldridge filed last night on NBA.com, Ilgauskas’ agent Herb Rudoy has every intention of speaking with as many teams as possible who are interested in acquiring Z. Aldridge writes:   [Read more...]

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