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Kyrie Irving Says Taking Mental Notes is the Key to His Fourth Quarter Success

Friday, March 9th, 2012

When the Cavs won the first overall pick in the NBA Draft last year, they were given the opportunity to draft a key piece that would help rebuild the franchise after LeBron James’ departure. Even in their wildest dreams I’m not quite sure the Cavs even saw this kind of ...

Antawn Jamison Doesn’t Mind Sharing the Court with a Dukie

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Midway through the 2009-2010 season, the Cavs made a trade deadline deal for Antawn Jamison. Back then, with LeBron James’ impending free agency on the horizon, the Cavs were hoping Jamison would be the missing piece to the championship puzzle. Unfortunately that role didn’t fit the former Tar Heel and ...

Kyrie Irving on Preparation Duke Provided: “I was more prepared, I’d say, than other rookies coming into the NBA game.”

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Kyrie Irving's transition to the NBA hasn't been entirely seamless, but the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft has certainly made it feel that way at times while running the show for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving, who scored 23 more points Sunday in a victory over the ...

Byron Scott is Equal Parts Encouraged and Surprised by the Brand of Team Basketball his Young Cleveland Cavaliers are Playing

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Heading into year two of the post-LeBron James rebuilding era, the Cleveland Cavaliers were supposed to just be in rebuilding mode and not factor much, if at all, in the competitive landscape of the NBA's Eastern Conference. Sure, the Cavaliers are definitely trying to build for the future, but they ...

Kyrie Irving: “I’m not here to replace LeBron”

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Last season was a rough one for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Their fall from relevance started in the offseason when LeBron James announced his intentions to go to the Miami Heat. Losing the best player in the league along with a pretty terrible roster and a number of injuries all led to ...

Baron Davis Says the Lockout is Disheartening, But Still Has a Lot of Hope

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Well Thanksgiving is right around the corner and still no regular season games have been played in the NBA. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like there is really an end in sight either. The two sides have gone back and forth on what they would be willing to concede and the ...

Anthony Parker: “From the beginning we as players have been told to be prepared to miss games”

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

With NBA labor negotiations not going very well between the players and the owners, the preseason has been cancelled. It looks like the regular season is in peril as well. As an NBA fan, this is extremely frustrating. In any negotiation each side is going to have to give a ...

Mo Williams on Former Boss Dan Gilbert: “I’ve got nothing but great things to say about him.”

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Mo Williams is in a perfect spot to bad mouth his former owner, Dan Gilbert. The Cleveland Cavaliers owner,  notorious for the way he handled -- or more aptly, mishandled -- the LeBron James situation, is now being portrayed as one of the "hawk" lockout leaders. Not only that, Gilbert ...

One Year Later Jim Gray Would Do The Decision All Over Again

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Last Friday was the one-year Anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in the history of sports. It was not only a career defining moment for LeBron James, but it was a defining moment in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise and a moment that Cleveland fans will ...

Byron Scott: “We said all along if we can get these two guys we would be a happy camper”

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Going into the NBA Draft last Thursday night, the story of the night was the Cleveland Cavaliers. After one of the most difficult seasons in the history of the franchise, the Cavs won the NBA Draft Lottery and had two of the first four picks in the NBA Draft. While ...