And So Begins The Offseason

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The Internets are alive: Cavaliers at Celtics, Game 7
Published 5/19/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Murphy, Boston Herald. "After six games of ugliness, a work of art exploded onto the canvas yesterday, courtesy of a shootout between Pierce and James that did justice to the legendary firefight between Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in 1988. Bird (34 points) and Wilkins (47) combined for 81 points in the C’s 118-116 triumph that day. Pierce (41) and James (45) combined for 86 yesterday." Cavalier Attitude. "Look at the boxscore [...] LeBron James scored 45 of the ...

End Of Season: Numbers And Words
Published 5/19/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... are so overly-dependent on one guy. They expect him to drive and dunk. They expect him to be a great free-throw shooter. They expect him to be their best shooter. They expect him to be their best defender. They expect him to shut down the opponents’ best perimeter player. They expect him to fight for himself and be an enforcer for other guys, too. They expect him to make the garbage that has been put around him better based on his skill of elevating the games of those around him.” [ Cavalier Attitude ] What The Outside World Is Saying“Also, this isn’t to say that James (in the ...

NBA Playoffs: Celtics Hold Off LeBron
Published 5/19/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... The Celtics advance to meet the (well-rested) Detroit Pistons with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. As for the LeBron James gang, it would be an understatement to say — even after the much ballyhooed mid-season trade — the Cavaliers organization really needs some quality players to put around the face of their franchise. ...

Reading is Great! Monday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/19/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... - Rodney White, Joseph Forte, and Jeryl Sasser have one thing in common. - Cavalier Attitude - LeBron James and Mike Brown: good. Everybody else: garbage. - ...

A Deal to Bring ‘Melo to Cleveland?
Published 5/19/2008 by Dime Magazine at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
If you’re a Cavs fan, or even if you’re just a LeBron fan, as you’re picking up the pieces of a heart-wrenching Game 7 today, you have to be disgusted by the supporting cast LeBron has to work with (and if you’re not, you’re far too nice). After the game yesterday, LeBron stated the obvious when he said, “We need to get better.” But how? Cavalier Attitude ...

Next Stop Eastern Conference Finals
Published 5/20/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... The one problem with the NBA playoffs is that a large portion of it coincides with one of my busiest times of the year at work. As a result I've averaged 1-2 posts a day and my links have all but disappeared. Not cool. My biggest regret is that I have not linked to other bloggers. So before moving onto Detroit tomorrow I want to check out the Cavs blogs one more time: Cavalier Attitude: And So Begins the Offseason. Waiting for Next Year: End of Season: Numbers and Words. And One: Regressing Your Way to the Top. - Written ...

An Off Season Leads To The Offseason
Published 5/22/2008 by Carolyn at And One - cleveland.com
A tour of Blog Land's offseason advice: LeBron - Fine Tuning and Further Trades - Brian Windhorst Ongoing Discussion of Post-Season To-Do list - Cavs News Supporting Cast is Sagging - Cavalier Attitude Don't Fire Mike Brown - True Hoop (Henry Abbott) Mixed Feelings (about Mike Brown) - Waiting For Next Year Danny Ferry Needs to Rely on Creativeness - J Beanie List of Potentially Helpful Players - The Big Lead Reunited and it Feels So Good - Dime Magazine's recap of Cavalier Attitude's Six Degrees of Carmelo Anthony Danny ...