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Re: 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

Yes! Great game and Mo Williams is showing the critics that he can score even when you play 2nd to Lebron! Larry Hughes didnt think so.:lol:
 
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jimboiitmac said:
The two guard front of Delonte and Mo seems to be working nicely.
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And Mo Will is averaging around 16 pts a game now which is not far from what he used to do in Milwaukee. I hope he can keep this up. He really is making life a lot easier for Lebron.

Its nice to watch the Cavs play these days with Lebron moving alot without the ball and just run around the court and wait for someone to pass him the rock. His shooting pct is 50% in the first 10 games which really shows that acquiring Mo Will is a great deal!:thumbsup:
 
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gemini0928 said:
And Mo Will is averaging around 16 pts a game now which is not far from what he used to do in Milwaukee. I hope he can keep this up. He really is making life a lot easier for Lebron.

Its nice to watch the Cavs play these days with Lebron moving alot without the ball and just run around the court and wait for someone to pass him the rock. His shooting pct is 50% in the first 10 games which really shows that acquiring Mo Will is a great deal!:thumbsup:
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I'm not sure how much he's making life easier for Bron, having Bron go for 41 three times over the past 6 games haha but yeah.

He's definately doing an alright job, his %'s are down and his TO's are up though (Mo Williams). Hope he does well but also hope he doesn't cause I traded him on fantasy for Rip Hamilton haha.
 
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jimboiitmac said:
I'm not sure how much he's making life easier for Bron, having Bron go for 41 three times over the past 6 games haha but yeah.

He's definately doing an alright job, his %'s are down and his TO's are up though (Mo Williams). Hope he does well but also hope he doesn't cause I traded him on fantasy for Rip Hamilton haha.
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If you watch the game, you'll see what I meant. :lol:

The seasons before, Lebron has to bring the ball most of the time but this year, he doesnt have to. That means that he has more energy to to go to the rim these days. You gotta watch it man! :thumbsup:
 
Re: 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

Lebron James was named Player of the Week again! 2 in a row.:thumbsup:

But the most important thing for a Cavs fan is the "W"! And with the way we're playing right now, I am getting more confident that we will get to the finals!:lol:

CLEVELAND, OH - November 17th, 2008 - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week for games played Monday, November 10th through Sunday, November 16th.

In three games during the week, James averaged an NBA-high 33.7 points on .600 shooting, 8.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds in 41.0 minutes per game. James has now won the award 15 times in his career: for the second time this season, three times during 2007-08, twice in 2006-07, five times in 2005-06 and on three occasions during the 2004-05 campaign.

On November 11th, James scored 41 points for the third time this season and tallied five rebounds, six assists and three steals versus Milwaukee. James became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1991 to reach the 40-point mark at least three times in his team’s first eight games of a season.

In the game against the Nuggets on November 13th, he finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists and three steals. On November 15th, James scored a game-high 38 points, including 16 points on 6-10 shooting in the fourth quarter, and added five rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and two steals against the Jazz. The Cavs went 3-0 during the week and currently own the NBA’s longest winning streak at seven games.

The Denver Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Other nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were Boston’s Paul Pierce, Detroit’s Rasheed Wallace, Miami’s Dwyane Wade, New Jersey’s Devin Harris, New York’s Zach Randolph, and Orlando’s Dwight Howard.
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Re: 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

gemini0928 said:
Lebron James was named Player of the Week again! 2 in a row.:thumbsup:

But the most important thing for a Cavs fan is the "W"! And with the way we're playing right now, I am getting more confident that we will get to the finals!:lol:
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Things can only get better for the cavs, rumour has it they'll be looking to trade for VC, JRich or sign McDyess, should add more depth to the team.
 
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ozballer23 said:
Things can only get better for the cavs, rumour has it they'll be looking to trade for VC, JRich or sign McDyess, should add more depth to the team.
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I know that McDyess news and I just saw the VC rumour but not the JRich, yet. Wow! Looking at those 3 names, I dont know which one to choose:lol: Hope we can get any of them. I think Danny Ferry is really pushing it a notch this year to make the team roster better. And I am not that surprised!:)
 
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gemini0928 said:
I know that McDyess news and I just saw the VC rumour but not the JRich, yet. Wow! Looking at those 3 names, I dont know which one to choose:lol: Hope we can get any of them. I think Danny Ferry is really pushing it a notch this year to make the team roster better. And I am not that surprised!:)
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Have a read of HoopsHype - The NBA Basketball Web Site rumour section, they're pretty up to date with everything. Think the JRich story is a few days back.
 
LeBron sets new mark as Cavs beat Nets for eighth win in row

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Jersey Nets - Recap - November 18, 2008 - ESPN

Lebron had 31 pts, 8 rbds and 4 assts.
Ben Wallace 8 rbds, 4 blks and 1 stl.
Mo Williams, Delonte West and Boobie Gibson combined for 9 of 11 from downtown. Great display of offense in the 3rd qtr by the Cavs.:thumbsup:

We have been great in the 3rd qtr in their last few games. I think this is where we lose focus most of the time in the last couple of years. And it is really encouraging to see that they are fixing it. :D

Related Story: LeBron James youngest to 11,000 points in NBA history - ESPN =D>
 
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great game again by the boys, 8 straight, its looking good
im happy with wallace hes staring to show his old self
Mo is fitting in great it would be nice to grab mcdyess
 
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Big Ben Fan said:
great game again by the boys, 8 straight, its looking good
im happy with wallace hes staring to show his old self
Mo is fitting in great it would be nice to grab mcdyess
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Were really looking good! I think Celtics fans are a bit nervous at the Monent!:lol:
 
Cavaliers build around LeBron

These aren't the Cavaliers that Pistons fans have been accustomed to watching the past few seasons.

They still have LeBron James, who is always a triple-double threat, but after the King's scoring average of 29.9 points, look at the averages of his sidekicks: Mo Williams, 15.9; Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 14.8; and Delonte West, 10.7.

Add two more guys averaging more than eight points and you see the Pistons tonight will face a team doing a little bit more than just giving the ball to James and getting out of the way.

The key has been the addition of Williams, a point guard acquired in an off-season trade who isn't afraid of taking a big shot.

"It's a five-man sport, so when you have an extra threat out there it makes a world of difference," Pistons guard Arron Afflalo said Tuesday. "They just have a lot of scorers.

"LeBron is playing at a high level, and when you have shooters like that and an active rebounding team, they got a good little formula."

The Cavs are following a league trend this season in playing small. They have started using James at forward when bringing in backup guard/forward Wally Szcerbiak. They are interchangeable, and sometimes a power forward gets caught guarding Szcerbiak.

When teams start trapping James and the ball is rotated, often a slower big man is trying to get out on Szcerbiak at the three-point line. Most power forwards make it too late.

The changes have made the Cavs more effective, but the Pistons know who will have the ball in key situations.

"No matter what, it's going to end and start with LeBron," Pistons assistant Darrell Walker said. "You have to try to control LeBron as much as you can -- if you can do that. He's an MVP candidate right now, and he's playing at a very high level."

BOARD BATTLE: James grabs most of the attention, but the Cavs have been successful because they attack the glass on offense.

It does no good to stop James only to give up an offensive rebound.

"That's the second thing when you're dealing with Cleveland," Pistons coach Michael Curry said. "The first of course is LeBron, but with all the attention LeBron gets, it's the rebounding that hurts the most."
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Preview of Tonite's Game:
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons - Preview - November 19, 2008 - ESPN


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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons - Recap - November 19, 2008 - ESPN

Ok, We are back to reality. 8 game winning streak gone! :( The Pistons just got it going in the 2nd half. And we just watch a double digit half time lead dissappear!

It was awful to watch the 2nd half if you're a Cavs fan! I knew we just lost the game when the Pistons hit 12 consecutive shots in the 4th. AI was really good in running the open floor. Sheed just buried those 3 like they were dunks! And gotta love that Afflalo to Maxiell alley oop on the fast break started by Allen Iverson!=D>

Next game is against the Hawks on Sunday (11:30am Syd).
 
Cavs' Williams already a valuable contributer

Mo Williams already a valuable contributer:

It is easy to see Mo Williams is playing well for the Cavaliers, but it is what you don' t see that is truly making the difference.
The Cavs' eight-game win streak ended Wednesday in Detroit, but Williams had his best scoring game of the season, putting up 25 point, including five 3-pointers. Over the past four games, in fact, Williams is averaging 21.3 points on 50 percent shooting, the sort of stats the Cavs dreamed about when they traded for him in August.

The statistics, though, tell just part of the story. Williams is playing better because he' s feeling better, both physically and emotionally. But he' s also making contributions that go deeper than the box score.

Williams had surgery to repair a sports hernia in mid-August, a procedure that typically takes eight weeks to recover from. Williams didn' t wait the full eight weeks before starting training camp, and as a result was limited during the preseason and didn' t feel 100 percent when the season started.

"I knew I was going to start a little slow but I didn' t want to focus on that," Williams said. "But I think I' m here now, I am through being worried about it. I' m just out there being myself."

There' s no doubt Williams is in the middle of a hot streak and it' s pumping up his confidence, especially shooting the 3-pointer, where' s he' s 14-of-29 over the past four games. What is more meaningful over the long haul is how Williams is taking over the responsibility of running the Cavs' offense.

Much of it goes on without most fans seeing it, especially his play-calling. That contribution has helped the Cavs become a more efficient and potent offense, with their stats up across the board.

"Mo has been doing a great job of calling the game, I don' t have to worry about calling all the plays," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "It makes us less predictable and harder to guard, especially on the road when you have to battle the crowd."

Advance scouts are usually able to steal signs and play calls and give a report to their teams before the game, which opposing coaches and some players memorize. So when Brown signals in or calls out a play, it is fair game to steal. Williams calling them himself makes that process harder and also allows him to get a better feel and control of the game.

In addition, Williams' presence has enabled the Cavs to play LeBron James on the weak side '' or the side of the offense away from the ball '' which has made it tougher for opposing teams to assign two players to him.

"Mo is doing a lot of things for our team," James said. "He can create for himself, he can create for others. And it' s always great to have him on the court."

James stays hot at line: A couple weeks ago, without being asked about it, James said he set a personal goal to shoot 80 percent at the foul line this season. That seemed ambitious for a player whose best season at the line was 75 percent and that was when he was a rookie in 2003-04. Last season it was 71 percent and two years ago it was less than 70 percent.

After going 9-of-10 at the line against the Pistons Wednesday, though, James is up to 77 percent for this season. Over the past nine games, James is shooting 81 percent (83-of-103). He' s had hot streaks at the line before, but this represents his best run at the foul stripe in four seasons.

"I' m just being focused," James said. "Hitting free throws is all about getting in a routine and sticking with it. And I think our team hasn' t been shooting them well, and it' s kind of contagious. I' m starting to shoot the ball well."

James may be right about the contagious part. Over the past six games, career 58 percent foul shooter Anderson Varejao is 18-of-23. Ben Wallace, a career 42 percent shooter, is 8-of-12 over the past four games.
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Re: 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

Oh Look! Its been a week since I last bumped this thread! :lol:

4 wins in the last four starts! =D> =D> =D> Winning by an average of over 20 pts/game in those 4 win! :)

Great job Guys! Lebron actually played less minutes in those gamesbut it didnt mean less highlight film.:thumbsup:

Check this video with a windmill jam: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Recap - November 28, 2008 - ESPN!

Next game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks - Preview - November 29, 2008 - ESPN
 
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gemini0928 said:
Oh Look! Its been a week since I last bumped this thread! :lol:

4 wins in the last four starts! =D> =D> =D> Winning by an average of over 20 pts/game in those 4 win! :)



Great job Guys! Lebron actually played less minutes in those gamesbut it didnt mean less highlight film.:thumbsup:

Check this video with a windmill jam: Cavs-GSW Recap!

Next game: Cavs - Bucks 1:00pm Sydney time
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The game wont be on TV, will it Alf? I've just been keeping track of games with the ESPN game cast. Haven't seen a Cavs game on TV for a few weeks... :(
 
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axeman23 said:
The game wont be on TV, will it Alf? I've just been keeping track of games with the ESPN game cast. Haven't seen a Cavs game on TV for a few weeks... :(
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I have seen their last 8 games (i think) on NBA.com Broadband League Pass.
 
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