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12 Mar 2013

What can the Cavs do about their glass man?

irving-shoulder-injury-vs-raptorsThe Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Monday that point guard Kyrie Irving will be shut down for three to four weeks with an AC sprain in his shoulder.

Are there any Cavs fans who are surprised?

In the short run, the Cavs plans for Irving should be pretty easy – with only five weeks left in the season, they should shut him down for the rest of the year. With the Cavs looking to maximize their draft position rather than battling for a playoff spot, there is little reason to bring Irving back this season just so he can play for a week.

It’s easy enough to make plans for the next few weeks; it is the long-run plan that may be a bit trickier.

We look for answers at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by The Associated Press)

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05 Mar 2013

The blogger’s lament Haiku

The Cavaliers lost

Indians and Browns are quiet

The blogger’s lament

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17 Feb 2013

Cavs reportedly eyeing All-Star Game in 2016 or 2017

nba_g_irving_gb1_400With visions of Horseshoe Casino chips dancing in his head, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert will reportedly ask the NBA to bring the All-Star Game to Cleveland in a couple of years.

According to a report in The Beacon Journal, Gilbert will submit a proposal to have the game at Quicken Loans Arena in either 2016 or 2017.

Adam Silver, the NBA’s deputy commissioner, was in town recently looking to see if Cleveland would be a realistic host and he gave Gilbert the thumb’s up to submit a bid.

“The league is very receptive and open to it,” Gilbert told the paper. “As soon as this (weekend) is over, we’ll start talking more seriously about it. The city would be unreal. It would be a great weekend.”

Especially for the bottom line of the casino, no doubt, which would be filled with plenty of high rollers from out of town. And if those out-of-towners don’t get to see anything else about Cleveland in the middle of winter? Well, that’s the way it goes.

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16 Feb 2013

Hopefully, the kids are alright

12283455-standardIt’s nice that the Cleveland Cavaliers have four players taking part in this weekend’s All-Star Game festivities, but there is a small part of us that wishes it wasn’t so.

Because right now what Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller probably need, more than anything, is time away from the game to rest up. Especially Irving, who played 27 minutes in Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge, will take part in tonight’s 3-point contest and represent the Cavs in the actual All-Star Game on Sunday.

“They’ll probably have him do a bunch of stuff,” Cavs coach Byron Scott told The Plain Dealer earlier in the week. “So I’m a little concerned coming back he’ll be more tired. But that’s something we’ll deal with Monday when he comes back.”

We’re with you coach.

To find out why, head over to The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by The Associated Press)

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14 Feb 2013

Talk of the Town (2/14)

sascle-130213-02Talk of the Town is a semi-regular look at what people are saying.

“It’s terrible, terrible feeling, man, just terrible man. I can’t even explain it. Nasty taste in my mouth.”

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dion Waiters following the loss to San Antonio.

“Stuff wasn’t getting better with Manny as our manager. I didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. He’s very stubborn and he doesn’t really use input well, so I was getting frustrated. I thought, ‘If we have the same guy next year, it’s going to be the same stuff.’ “

Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez on former manager Manny Acta.

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13 Feb 2013

Talk of the town (2/13)

12057000-mmmainA semi-regular look at what people are saying.

“I don’t think anyone would question our passion, effort, intensity, or devotion to the Cleveland Browns and candidly to Northeast Ohio. Our family has a tremendous investment and we want to win as bad as anybody does up there and we’re going to do whatever it takes to win.”

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam on concerns about his return to Pilot Flying J.

“My most comfortable position is center, but I understand when they have a chance to get a guy like Michael Bourn, he’s going to play center.”

Cleveland Indians outfielder Drew Stubbs, who hasn’t played right field since high school, on the Tribe’s signing of Bourn to play center field.

“Love people giving me stick … when half of the people on here haven’t got a clue what they’re on about.”

Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey to fans on Twitter after the team’s ugly loss to West Brom.

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11 Feb 2013

Checking in as the Cavs near the All-Star break

cavs happySomehow, while we were not looking, the Cleveland Cavaliers hit the 50-game mark and, since the calendar turned to 2013, have been playing respectable and even, at times, entertaining basketball.

Starting with the Jan. 2 game against Sacramento, the Cavs have gone 9-10, a streak that includes wins in six of their last nine games heading into Monday’s game against Minnesota.

In the process, the Cavs have gone from battling Washington for the NBA’s worst record to being comfortably in the middle of the non-playoff teams in the Eastern Conference.

With the All-Star Game on the horizon, it seems like a good time to go thumbs up and thumbs down on some things that have stood out to us so far this season.

We take a closer look at The Cleveland Fan.

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09 Feb 2013
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Greg Oden to the Cavs is simply not a good idea

2013_02_cavs_odenThe Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly planning to offer center Greg Oden a two-year deal with a team option for a third year sometime after the NBA trade deadline of Feb. 21.

Just great.

There is some symmetry, we suppose, to offering a three-year contract to a player that has had three microfracture knee surgeries. Three years is also how long it has been since Oden played in an NBA game – Dec. 5, 2009, to be exact.

Meaning if the Cavs are truly planning to offer him a contract, it’s one of the worst ideas we’ve heard from one of the local teams in a long time, and that is saying a lot.

Simply put, there is little to no chance that Oden is coming back and, even if he somehow does one day walk onto the Quicken Loans Arena court, there is even less chance that he will be a viable NBA player.

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03 Feb 2013

Modell … out!

modell07cut-1The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee made its choices on Saturday and the 2013 class includes three players who made it on their first try, a wide receiver who waited a number of years and one head coach.

And no Art Modell.

Elected this year were offensive linemen Larry Allen and Jonathan Ogden, wide receiver Cris Carter, defensive tackle Warren Sapp and head coach Bill Parcells.

And no Art Modell.

There were also two senior nominees elected, defensive tackle Curly Culp and linebacker Dave Robinson.

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28 Jan 2013

This Irving kid just might be a keeper for the Cavs

Kyrie Irving ; Tristan ThompsonCleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday, which should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the Cavs play last week.

In helping the Cavs to a three-game winning streak, Irving averaged 35.7 points per game, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.7 steals. He scored more than 30 points in all three games, becoming just the fifth player in NBA history to have three consecutive 30-point games before his 21st birthday.

“This has been a very good week for our team,” Irving said in an understatement on the team’s website. “We’re working hard and making progress. While I’m honored to win the award this week, the most important and exciting thing is our success as a team and continuing our focus to keep getting better every day.”

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