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to continue with the last post. i think it would be very important to sign miki moore, especially if boston picks up joe smith...

and yeah, moore was a pain in the rear end for a few games in that new jersey series 2 years ago. he has a decent mid range shot, and it would really just be another big body which we could use. i am all for signing him, although i'd rather have joe smith...

and back to ferry's interview with knr, i think there was some truth to it, but when asked about maybe signing a smith or a moore or anyone else after the deadline and before the playoffs, he played it off like no it wouldn't happen. i don't buy that, that is definitely him keeping things close to the vest. i buy the part about other teams asking too much for guys like stoudemire, carter, etc...

i heard new jersey wanted oberto, mason, bowen and someone else, for carter, lolz. yeah, ok nj.

Is this not all OBE,...or is the deadline NEXT Thursday ?? (I read somewhere it was 3 P.M. "yesterday,...")

yeah it was yesterday

Thank you,...on to the schedule.

17 at home, I figure to take 14 or better of those, and half of the 13 on the road,....say 20 wins. Looks at worst to be a 2 seed, so no Boston until the Conference Final.

Hard to believe,...

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Looks at worst to be a 2 seed, so no Boston until the Conference Final.

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I want the #1 seed.... I know Atlanta and Miami are good teams and all but taking the #1 seed means you have to beat either Boston or Orlando with homecourt, being the #2 seed means you probably have to beat them both... one of them on the road... I think there is a HUGE difference this year between the #1 and #2 seed because of the drop off after the top 3 teams.....

i think the cavs are capable of beating the celtics, even if they don't have homecourt, but it sure would be nice to have..

Oh I agree, but would you rather be coming off a homecourt series against Atlanta and playing at home against the Celtics or.. coming off a homecourt series against Orlando and playing away against the Celtics?

I think it's a BIG difference.

HUGE difference....

Picking up Alston was a great move for Orlando yesterday... just his ability to get to the hole (something current starter Anthony Johnson can't) is gonna really let them spread the floor again like they did with Jameer Nelson....

I think we can beat Boston on the road this year..

We will find out a lot about the Cavs next week.... We have a 4 game in 5 night road trip at SA, HOU, ATL, and MIA... That roadtrip is huge, and our last real big hurdle of the year in terms of scheduling... After that we have one more 3 game trip out West at PHX, SAC and LA Clips... I really think that the 4 game trip next week is gonna be a good measuring stick, though...

that's where i'd really like to see mb make his adjustments and tighten the rotation... that 4 game set could make or break our chances at the top seed in the east and the nba...

you'd love to see them win 3 outta those 4, come off that to play a very very winnable schedule (with one slated game against boston soon after) and hopefully get the last few games to rest before the playoffs start, it all depends on our seeding..

i do love that we get boston at home late in the year, so if it's still a race, we have that in our back pocket. nice to have for sure.

According to hoopshype.com, the Boston Celtics are showing strong interest in Mikki Moore, if they sign him they will have no need for Joe Smith so hopefully he gets bought out, and we can sign him. I don't buy what all of the analysts on ESPN said yesterday about Joe Smith being a lock to go to Boston if he is bought out. I find it hard to believe that Cleveland wouldn't be his number one choice due to the fact that we can pay him more money, and he is familiar with all of our players, and has experience in our system.

I agree 100% with everything you said... I am hoping that we bring DWest back on Sunday so he has 2 games to get back in the groove before that trip...

We just need to stay hungry and focused... At this point (less than 30 games left) every game is important in terms of seeding since we are in such a tight race.. veteran leadership is very important right now... we need to play EVERY game with a sense of urgency.. games like Indiana where the team tries to coast are not acceptable anymore if we want to win home court.. keep in mind that Boston does not go on anymore extended roatrips after they wrap up their current trip, so they probably won't be dropping too many games..

The more I think about it, it's quite simple actually...

Win 3 of 4 on next weeks trip, sweep our last 2 with Boston and sweep that other 3 game trip (PHX, SAC, LAC).. I know that isn't easy, but if we do those 3 things I think we for sure would be in the catbird's seat...

or we could just win out.

Amare out for up to 8 weeks, possibly season....
Link.

Garnett out 1-4 weeks pending MRI today...

obviously they will be very cautious about bringing him back....

hopefully he is fine... i wanna win this thing straight up everyone at their best...

That Amar'e injury blew me away. Apparently, he injured it in training camp and was supposed to wear goggles the rest of his career. He actually wore some to begin the season, but they annoyed him. He rolled the dice, and crapped out the last game they played when he got poked in the same eye again.

What a frustration for an athlete though. Its an eye. Nothing in terms of an injury that can keep him down on the bench. He can still run and jump, etc. Ferry's crystal ball was working yesterday.

On a sidenote, KG is a punk http://www.youtube.com/v/GuxOKp7JtHo

dirty player.

i'd still take him on my team. lolz.

on a similiar note, that's why it's nice to have ben wallace.

anyone tries anything on lebron, delonte, mo, etc...

they deal with big ben, who would absolutely ruin kg in a fight...

and i'd take the tradeoff of having kg suspended and big ben suspended any day.

The only person on the Cavs KG would start with is Pavs. He only picks on Euros that are shorter than he is. Speaking of...anyone heard the extent of his knee injury? They flew him back to Boston and he was supposed to have an MRI today. I know they were saying 1-4 before but I didn't know if anything else has come out since then.

WOW!!!

Just turned the game on, Lebron is going off! 41pts Cavs 69 - Bucks 61 9 min left in the 3rd

villanueva ejected...

horrible flagrant on andy, and then he grabbed z's throat when the big man got in his face following the flagrant.

really dumb play on villanueva's part, he was keeping his team in the game.

you have to love these guys coming to each other's aid..

we never start stuff, but if you pull cheap stuff, you're going to get heat.

yeah it was nba jam like last night...

and i agree, the bucks are tough, they will probably grab a 7 or 8 seed...

scott skiles teams are always hard working... i don't think the guy has ever really been handed a legitimate roster... maybe a halfway decent team in phoenix...

we also grabbed a bit of luck as the spurs lost ginobili for a few weeks, and we play them in a week. they can still beat us, because they can overcome things like that, but you have to love our chances, ginobili has burned us so many times that we should really own the backcourt, esp with west being back.

did anyone see barkley's return to tnt the other night, and his words in the open?

seriously, a-rod should watch that and take note, that is how you apologize and hold yourself accountable, you don't get coached up, you don't read from cards, you don't dance around the truth, you go up there and speak from the heart.

i know dui's and steroids aren't the same thing, but they're both unacceptable.

Looks like West Starts tonight...Very good...

West (broken wrist) to start Sunday
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CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers guard Delonte West has been cleared by doctors and will start Sunday night's game against Detroit, his first action since breaking his right wrist in January.

West missed 16 games with the injury, which he sustained while trying to block a shot on Jan. 2 in Chicago. The Cavs went 12-4 without West, their best perimeter defender who is averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds.

While West was out, the Cavaliers, who lead the Central Division by 15 games, also had to deal with injuries to center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and forwards Ben Wallace, Tarence Kinsey and Sasha Pavlovic.

West's return means Cleveland will have its starting lineup for the first time since Dec. 30.

here's something....

Given the fact that the salary cap is expected to drop in 2010...would it make sense for LeBron to re-up this offseason?

Outstanding ball movement...

That's how we can take the Lakers in a 7 gamer...

Just a clinic on both ends so far...

The first half was a thing of beauty. I hope Boston and LA are watching

If it looks like we will not have enough room under the cap to sign another big name, then he might sign this offseason...

I love watching Detroit lose.

Best first half of basketball from the Cavs I have seen in a long time. Just a complete ass whooping on both sides.

Good to see (at least in the stat line) that Delonte had a huge night and isn't rusty from missing so much time.

Man, it's great having our starting 5 back FINALLY... and especially Delonte. It may not show in his individual stats, but we're a much better team when he's on floor.

Hard to believe that just a couple years ago that Detroit team was something to be feared...