Cleveland Should Dote On Delonte, Not Shaq
sportingnews.com 11/2/2009 — There's a strange disconnect between reality and fantasy going on in Cleveland right now. The team many (not me) picked to win it all has had a bumpy start; key culprits have been Shaquille O'Neal, adjusting to a new team, and Delonte West, ...

Someday We’ll All Look Back at This and Laugh (Or So We Hope): The Nightmare Start to the Cavaliers Season
waitingfornextyear.com 10/30/2009 — So here we are. It’s not even November yet and the Cavaliers find themselves at 0-2. This normally wouldn’t be so bad, but there are two problems. First, if we can be honest for a minute, Cleveland fans don’t handle adversity well at all. Whenever the slightest thing goes awry, we can’t help ...

LeBrownsTown Links
lebrownstown.com 10/29/2009 — Shaq arrival in Cleveland has been called the “witness protection plan.” But, Shaq could be the new sheriff in town, literally. The Plain Dealer is reporting that The Cuyahoga County Sheriffs’ Department plans to make Shaq a special deputy if approved by the state. Cavalier ...

Leave Delonte West Alone!
waitingfornextyear.com 10/27/2009 — It is no secret that this past offseason has had its ups and downs for Cavs guard Delonte West. He gets married. His GM finds him some relief at the off-guard that can allow him to get some actual rest. His GM finds a big man that could be the piece that gets a ring on [...]

BDL's 2009-10 NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers
sports.yahoo.com 10/16/2009 — Once again back is the incredible ... Ball Don't Lie's NBA previews, outlining off-season moves, projecting win totals, spinning tracks and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Up next, the Cleveland Cavaliers . 2008-09 Record: 66-16, first ...

Season Opens With Fire with Chef Bargnani
mediocreforever.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — My season opener observations: First of all - how sizzling is that picture? Bargnani looks like he's just throwing down that dunk in DISGUST..disgust that anybody would try to even challenge that. For all the talk of the bad preseason, the Raps ...

Finally, A Glimpse – Shaq Steps Up
waitingfornextyear.com 11/4/2009 — As Rick touched on in his recap, the Cavs definitely flipped a proverbial switch after a slow start and came on to trounce the Wizards 102-90. And, as Rick pointed out, “Shaquille O’Neal had his best game as a Cavalier.” Granted, the sample size is a bit small with only five games, but to my [...]

Real Talk with Will Burge
lebrownstown.com 11/2/2009 — There is no greater barometer of the real world than the website Twitter.com. Every user has the option to “tweet,” frighteningly instant news stories or provide even more frighteningly asinine commentary. Whether or not you participate or even support the social media site, ...

Finally, A Cleveland Team To Get Excited About!
waitingfornextyear.com 10/27/2009 — It seems like an eternity since the last time the Cavaliers left the court. Much has changed since that night. One thing that hasn’t: the Cavaliers are the top sports organization in the city. In case you missed it the season tips off tonight against the Boston Celtics. Rock will be by ...

What We Learned From The Cavaliers Preseason
waitingfornextyear.com 10/22/2009 — With the Cleveland Cavaliers disappointing 96-82 loss to the Boston Celtics Wednesday night, the Cavs ended their preseason with a 4-4 record. Now, this is the part where everyone screams about how the preseason doesn’t mean anything, and I would agree….to an extent. I completely agree that ...

Celtics spoil Shaq's debut with Cavs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/28/2009
The reunited Big Three -- and Rasheed -- are one up on the Big Two. Paul Pierce scored 23 points, Ray Allen 16 and Kevin Garnett 13 in his first regular-season game since last March as the Boston Celtics beat Cleveland 95-89 on Tuesday night in ...

New-look Celtics have edge on old-look Cavs — FOXSports.com News for NBA 10/28/2009
In their opening win in Cleveland, the Celtics look improved with Rasheed. The Cavs with Shaq? Still all LeBron, Charley Rosen says.

Pierce powers Celtics past Cavs in season opener — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/28/2009
Shaquille O'Neal has learned the ropes in his 17 NBA seasons. There's one lesson that has endured since he was a raw rookie. "You can't win a championship in the first game," he said. Boston's Big Three _ plus Rasheed _ spoiled Cleveland's overhyped ...

Pierce powers Celtics past Cavs in season opener — Examiner Sports 10/28/2009
Shaquille O'Neal has learned the ropes in his 17 NBA seasons. There's one lesson that has endured since he was a raw rookie.

Memo to LeBron James: Forget Cleveland and New York, Join the Lakers — Bleacher Report - NBA 10/28/2009
It might just be me, but ever since the Chicago Bulls dynasty came to an end in the late 1990s, the NBA just hasn't been the same. The Kobe Bryants and LeBron Jameses of the world have still made the league watchable, but something's missing.  ...