What a difference four years make
With the Spurs coming to town tomorrow night to take on the Cavs, it got us to thinking about the 2007 NBA finals.
We realize there is turnover in professional sports and especially on the Cavs in the past 2-3 years as they chased their first championship.
But we were still surprised when we looked back and realized there are only two players left on the Cavs roster from that season – Anderson Varajeo and Boobie Gibson (by comparison, the Spurs still have four players: Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker).
That says something, we’re just not sure what.
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Now that the NFL Combine is over it’s good to remember that just because someone trained for that particular event and put on an “impressive” performance doesn’t mean they can actually play at the NFL level.
Real Clear Sports came up with a list of the Top 10 Combine Performers over the years. The list shows that when considering who the Browns should draft, there’s more than just how many times you bench press 225 pounds.
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Finally, here’s a good article about how Cleveland-based BioEnterprise is working to bring bioscience companies to Northeast Ohio. Since 2002, the group has helped 90 companies bring more than $975 million in new funding to the region.
Proof that something is going right in the region.
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