In Defense of Jon Brockman
Sactown Royalty —
Like many Kings fans, the selection of Jon "Kent" Brockman at No. 38 was a surprise, and initially a disappointment. I mean, DeJuan Freaking Blair went off the board one pick earlier! I feel safe in saying that had the Kings passed on Brockman for someone like Patrick Mills, Derrick Brown, Danny Green or Nick Calathes, the husky Husky may have gone undrafted.
But just looking at Brockman's body and his draft stock ignores what he could really offer the team.
... and that's rebounding. The below table ...
2009 NBA Draft - Cavs select Eyenga and Green
Fear The Sword —
... 0; width: 93.75pt; height: 2in;" mce_style="margin-left: 0; width: 93.75pt; height: 2in;" o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> The Cleveland Cavaliers selected guard/forward Christian Eyenga with the 30th overall pick and guard/forward Danny Green with the 46th overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. ...
NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside —
... 46. Danny Green - Cleveland Cavaliers - Green does a couple things that the Cavs need and he's a mature player who knows his role. I suspect he'll stick in the rotation if he continues his ways from the championship run. ...
Day 2 Vegas Summer League: Live thread
Liberty Ballers —
... and Cavilers. Since the Sixers bailed on me, and the bloggers of these teams couldn't make the trip to Vegas, I've volunteered to cover them to the best of my abilities. I can't wait to ask Danny Green if he's dunked on LeBron yet. ...
NBA Summer League Day Two Recap - The Breakouts
Pounding The Rock —
... Danny Green - He proved to be a VERY good spot up shooter. When he set his feet and let it fly, he knocked them down. He was 4 of 6 from long range. One of those misses was a forced shot off the dribble. He just might be a very good option for the Cavs as somebody to play of Le B. ...
San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Basketball Game One Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock —
... are playing for the T-Wolves.
Game 3: Thunder vs Grizzlies Russell Westbrook, James Harden, DJ White, Serge Ibaka, and Shaun Livingston for the Thunder. For the Grizzies, Hasheem Thabeet, Darrell Arthur, Hamed Haddadi, Demarre Carroll and DeJuan's fellow Panther Sam Young
Game 4: Cavaliers vs Bucks
Still nobody for the Cavs. Just joking, Danny Green was good yesterday. The Bucks will be keeping a ...
Game Thread: Bucks/Cavs
Brew Hoop —
... PG
Brandon Jennings
Tarence Kinsey
SG
Jodie Meeks
Danny Green
SF
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute ...
Vegas, Baby - Steve's First Day as a Cub Reporter Covering Summer League
Clips Nation —
... (a rumor, which ironically was circulating in Cox Pavillion just before this game started). But in the bizarro world of Vegas, it's the lottery team with talent, and the Championship contender with nobody - lots of lottery picks and roster players for the Bucks, Danny Green and pretty much nobody else for the Cavs (first round pick ...
Fear The Links - Monday 7/13
Fear The Sword —
... Attitude, Amar Panchmatia recaps the Cavs' first Summer League game while Smooth recaps the second game.
John Krolik at Cavs: The Blog writes his notes on Summer League action.
SI.com has a roundtable discussion about the big moves in free agency and the teams to beat this season.
At ESPN, David Thorpe "tweets" about the Summer League here and here with some notes about the Cavs. He's been impressed with Danny Green so far.
Jason Fleming at HoopsWorld talks to Danny ...
Cavs add two to compete for one spot -
Fear The Sword —
... Rob Kurz has accepted an offer from the Cavaliers to come to Training Camp and compete for the final roster spot. Kurz reportedly agreed to a non-guaranteed contract.
Kurz took the offer after F Joe Smith, who has had two tours of duty with the team, decided to take the veteran minimum and sign with the Atlanta Hawks. That opened the door for Kurz to battle for the last roster spot with C Darryl Watkins. 2nd Round draft pick Danny Green is expected to have the other roster spot currently ...
Cavs add two to compete for one spot
Fear The Sword —
... Rob Kurz has accepted an offer from the Cavaliers to come to Training Camp and compete for the final roster spot. Kurz reportedly agreed to a non-guaranteed contract.
Kurz took the offer after F Joe Smith, who has had two tours of duty with the team, decided to take the veteran minimum and sign with the Atlanta Hawks. That opened the door for Kurz to battle for the last roster spot with C Darryl Watkins. 2nd Round draft pick Danny Green is expected to have the other roster spot currently ...
Cavs sign Danny Green
Fear The Sword —
... signed second-round pick Danny Green from North Carolina to a 2-year contract worth reportedly $1.2 million, according to ...
Competition Discussion: Cleveland Cavaliers
Bullets Forever —
... Last year's record: 66-16 (Pythagorean record: 65-17)
Playoffs: Beat Detroit 4-0 in first round, beat Atlanta 4-0 in second round, lost to Orlando 4-2 in Eastern Conference Finals.
Offensive Rating: 112.4 (4th)
Defensive Rating: 102.4 (3rd)
Pace: 88.7 possessions/game (25th)
In: Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon, Leon Powe, Danny Green Out: Wally Sczcerbiak, Joe Smith, Sasha ...
So it begins...LeBron, Shaq beat Bobcats to start 2009/10 Pre-Season
Fear The Sword —
... A nice surprise for the Cavaliers was J.J. Hickson, who scored 15 points, adding 5 rebounds, in 17 minutes. Hickson is still a work in progress on the defensive end, but there is little doubting his offensive ability. If he can stay healthy this season, Hickson is going to play a huge role, or at least be promising trade chip.
For the rest of the Cavaliers it was a night at the office. No player played more than 18 minutes(Daniel Gibson, Danny Green) and most importantly everyone got out of the game ...
Cavaliers waive 3, roster set at 15
Fear The Sword —
... 14 Danny Green G/F 6-6 210 ...
