Archive for October, 2008

Recap: Cleveland vs. Charlotte

LeBron James narrowly missed a triple-double with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated Charlotte, 96-79, keeping the Bobcats and Hall of Famer Larry Brown winless …

Cavaliers: Home schedule starts tonight

The Cavaliers have another opener tonight, this one of the home variety. After losing their first game of the season 90-85 to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday at TD Banknorth Garden, the …

Meet the Cavs’ forwards

A close second to Kobe Bryant last year as NBA’s Most Valuable Player, LeBron James should be entering his prime seasons.

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Archive for October 22nd, 2008 Browns suspend Winslow for game: GM Savage says tight end’s comments violate club’s ‘team-first concept’ BEREA - Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow’s rant against the organization, …

Cavaliers pick Williams for final roster spot

Jawad Williams survived. Ronald Dupree did not. The Cavaliers got down to the 15-man league maximum roster limit Thursday by waiving Dupree, a 6-foot-7 swingman who has played with Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota …

Cavs notes: GMs: James will win league MVP

For the third consecutive season, Cavaliers forward LeBron James was predicted by the league’s general managers to win the Most Valuable Player award in an NBA.com survey.

James scores 20 to lead Cavs past Sixers

LeBron James scored 20 points and had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals before sitting out the fourth quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 91-83 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in a preseason game …

Continue reading “Out of the limelight, Cavaliers’ Ben Wallace content to be a starter, not a star”

Content to be a role player and allowed to concentrate on defense and rebounding, Ben Wallace is enjoying a quiet training camp with the Cavaliers.

Clean bill of practice

The gang’s all here. For the first time since guard Delonte West left training camp on Oct.

Cavaliers’ improvement isn’t found in wins

The Cavaliers are practicing a lot of things at this point in the season. So far, though, one of them isn’t winning.

Rookies bring different things to the Cavaliers

J.J. Hickson was drafted by the Cavaliers with the No. 19 pick in the first round.

Cleveland Cavaliers coming along slowly in preseason

Tuesday was a good news / bad news sort of night for the Cavaliers. Good news: They played their most complete game of the preseason thus far, especially at the defensive end.

Wallace won’t face Celtics tonight

Cavs forward Ben Wallace, still dealing with some tightness and soreness in his lower back, will not travel with the team to Pittsburgh for tonight’s preseason game against the Boston Celtics.

Cavaliers’ Brown irked by shoddy defense

Mike Brown’s frustrations with defense in the first two exhibition games prompted a intense workout Saturday for the Cavaliers.

Jobs are scarce when it comes to Cavs

The Cavaliers have, at most, one job opening. The applicants are Ronald Dupree, Vernon Hamilton and Jawad Williams.

Cavs look ahead, not back

INDEPENDENCE: In the grand scheme of things, tonight’s Cavaliers-Boston Celtics game means absolutely nothing.

a Za still has the touch

Zydrunas Ilgauskas is 33 years old and in the next-to-last season of his contract, but the Cavaliers center looks like he could play at least five more years.

Cavs quick to step up pressure

With the addition of point guard Mo Williams, much of the focus has been on the possibility of speeding things up on the Cavaliers offense.

View From The Stands

Whether you guys realize or not, the season is right around the corner. The Cavaliers road to the Finals will start on Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors, at home.

Continue reading “Ready to ring out: Cavaliers’ Big Ben determined to show vintage Wallace defense”

Ben Wallace takes rookie forward J.J. Hickson to the basket to score during Saturday’s scrimmage at Rhodes Arena in Akron.

Cavaliers looking for tall help

The Cavaliers are currently accepting applications for the position of foreman. Actually, they’re looking for four men, as in power forwards, but the position still requires a blue-collar work ethic.

Cavaliers: Varejao in fold to start this time around

Running along the beach in Brazil is a good way to stay in shape, but it’s not the ideal way to be in top-notch condition to play in the NBA.