Archives for June 2007

1.    Finals Fallout: Not the most memorable Finals, to say the least, but let's see where the participants go from here: -Cleveland Cavaliers: Obviously, it was a nice year for the Cavs but what happens now?  Cleveland has made steady progress since LeBron James came to town but a Finals appearance at this point seemed decidedly ahead of schedule.  James still looks really raw and the talent around him is not great.  As for future improvements, the team is right up at the … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts

1.    Bowen and LeBron: I thought the last play of Game 3 was called correctly.  With the Cavs down three, Bruce Bowen tried to intentionally foul LeBron James.  James broke free, however, and just missed an open three.  Some had felt that the foul should've been called and that the Cavs got somewhat screwed.  Bowen did foul James but the foul was before the shot and would've been worth two free throws and would've allowed the Spurs to effectively run out the clock.  Unless Bowen … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts

1.    LeBron Pumps It Up: LeBron James 48-point outburst on Thursday was truly amazing to watch and included his scoring 29 of the teams last 30 points.  Throw in some ridiculous dunks and a couple of off-balance three-pointers and you get one of those legendary playoff performances and let's us all wax poetic about how LeBron has truly arrived.  While I'm certainly on the LeBron bandwagon, it is hard to truly put this accomplishment into context because this series is not over … [Read more...] about Playoffthoughts