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PEACE!

SI.com is reporting the Cavs are exploring a trade that would bring Antawn Jamison to Cleveland. Story Here.

All I have to say is it was nice knowing you Wally. Allow me and pretty much everyone else in Cleveland to help you pack and get your ass on the next flight to D.C.

Chalk it Up...as a Bad Idea

Hey! Check out what the Cavs think is gonna be a great idea!

“On Christmas Day's game with the Washington Wizards at The Q, Nike will debut a "chalk" version of James' signature shoe. It will feature a silhouette of his well-known ritual of tossing the chalk or rosin into the air before games on the tongue.

And the Cavs are getting the fans into the act as well, all fans will get a packet of chalk to throw in the air after pregame introductions along with James.”
Courtesy of The Plain Dealer


No way this ends well. Cleveland fans have never shown that they can handle anything with class, and I love it. See Exhibit A and Exhibit B, and after this chalk throwing game I introduce you to Exhibit C.

It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint. It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint. It's a Marathon...


Well the Cavs have gotten off to a great start. Nothing like opening a season the same way you ended the last. Apparently the team got their fourth quarter "Face Plant Offense" from the Cavs Scream Team.

Luckily, we get the Bobcats tonight. By the way, Kudos to the Bobcats for hiring Larry Brown. Anybody that gets fired in favor of Isaiah Thomas has to be good.

P.S. It sounds like there's going to be an open position on the Scream Team now.

BREAKING NEWS:

The Cavs just announced they have signed E.T. to a multi-year deal. No word yet on how many Reese's Pieces he will demand per year.

Cavs Improve Their Offense

The Cavs made huge deal this week bringing in Mo Williams from the Bucks. What I was impressed with in this trade was what the Cavs gave up to get him. Nothing. While I was more than happy with the role that Joe Smith played in the few months he was with the team, he is aging and expendable. The Cavs will also lose a streaky a streaky shooter in Damon Jones. I prefer not to think of it as losing a streaky shooter but gaining a NBA level talent. Let’s face it, Jones is D-league at best. You have all seen the stats, 17.2 and 6.3 a game. Even more importantly his assist to turnover ratio is roughly 3 to 1, an area that Delonte West struggled with. Speaking of West, that’s what I love about this trade. I am a Delonte West and believe he was a great addition to the team. However, with the addition of Williams, the Cavs now a have a quality two guard rotation. Not too mention, if West should decide to chase the money and head over seas, the Cavs have protected themselves.

Cavs Draft Notes

I admit it. We dropped the ball by not giving our analysis for the Cleveland Cavaliers draft pick sooner than this. But without further ado, let us help introduce J.J. Hickson.
Hickson is a 6'9" Power Forward out of N.C. State where he played just one year but quickly emerged as their leader. This past season he averaged 14.8 PPG with 8.5 RPG and 1.5 BPG. Not bad, not stellar, but steady. Everything I've read on Hickson say's that he plays well with his back to the basket, and that's where he'll get most of his work done. To be honest, I wasn't thrilled with this pick when it came around. But the more I've thought about it, it's looking like a solid pick. The Cavs absolutely needed to get younger down low with most of the big guys being over 30, excluding Varejao. Hickson will give us youth and athleticism at a position that was burned in the playoffs.
The big "Wow" note being attached to Hickson is that in his first game with N.C. State, he scored 31 points on 12-12 shooting from the floor. I feel it's only fair to point out that this was done against William & Mary, which I'm fairly certain is an all girls college.
With all the talk about Hickson, many have forgotten that we also obtained the draft rights to Darnell Jackson by giving the Miami Heat one of our second-round picks in next years draft. Also acquired was Sasha Kaun who will probably fill Lance Allred's position as the big-tall-white guy who sits at the end of the bench, so we're not gonna talk about him.
Jackson, like Kaun, played for the Kansas Jayhawks for four years. His senior year saw him average 11.2 PPG with 6.7 RPG. Jackson should provide the Cavaliers with a polished role-player to come off the bench. I'm not gonna lie to you...I don't know s--- about Jackson. I didn't really follow the Big 12 this year, or any of the other year's he played there. But I'm sure the Cavs know what they were doing. It's not like they've made any major draft mistakes in the past few years...