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Best sign: "The Lyin' King".

man this team blows, i'm really surprised we won 7 games...they absolutely didn't get up for this game...Miami looks horrible and we can't even score on them. Parker, moon and graham are straight up scrubs, everyone playing scared...sad. Only boobie and antwan got up for this game and hickson. even though hickson has the worst hands in the nba. I would love to see sessions play point over mo, slide mo over to the 2, problems with size then.. we have quite a few holes, i was hoping for some hard fouls on the heat...nothing...

Yeah. Screw Gibson. He's yucking it up with LeBron while his team is getting its ass handed to them by 20.

Haven't seen a hard foul yet. It's like they're afraid that if they foul hard on LeBron or Wade they'll get their hands slapped or something. It's pretty much downright sickening.

Made me absolutely sick seeing Boobie laughing it up with LeBron over near the Cavs bench.

Do the Cavs realize they weren't good enough for LeBron? This whole game has been one big disapointment along with the crowd.

I wonder if someone will give Boobie the Derek Anderson treatment...

hard to get up for the game as the team isn't doing anything and lebron is well on his way to a triple double.

it is what it is.

I can't wait to get rid of Mo and Booby.

Miami is a much better team and the Cavs cant' handle pressure, while LeAss generally does well in pressure, Boston game five excluded.

The more of a blowout this becomes, the more likely some fan is going to charge the court and punch the guy. This whole thing is just sad and sick. Watching that guy laugh - he's the most egotistical clueless guy on the planet. I seriously hope and pray that something terrible happens to him. I hate him.

At this point I think I can say I'm more upset with the players on our team than I am with LeBron. Talk about one giant reaffirmation of the country's notion that Cleveland is just a lousy sports city.

It's NBA every team makes a run, I just hope the Cavs make theirs to start the 3rd.

Apparently you're not familiar with the Cavs' third-quarer M.O. of getting outscored by 15-20 points. I predict the Cavs down 30 going into the fourth, and a fistfight in the stands.

Well, this oughta make for interesting local radio tomorrow.

My short term memory isn't what it used to be. I hope I forget about this game fast also. We are being embarrassed tonight.

And here I thought it was Lebron that could have the biggest mail-in performance of all time.

Now we can move ALL our attention to our TRUE love: the Browns.

j/c

The Cavs are a gutless, heartless, worthless, crap of a team. Yes they are not as talented as the Heat. Yes, they don't have any inside presence. But the way they are laying down and joking with LeBron makes me want to throw up.

LeBron James went on national TV and told the Cavaliers players that they were garbage. Their response: come on into our house, and we'll bend over for you, laughing and chatting all the while at the Cavaliers bench. If I'm Byron Scott, I would feel like cutting about 5 players tomorrow. If this is the new NBA, then I would rather watch curling.

I wish I could say that I'm done watching them for the season, but as a native of northeast Ohio I am a glutton for punishment of the worst kind.

i feel ya. i'm just so disappointed that these guys couldn't get up for this. the crowd has been amazing. they're down 30 and still kind of into it.

i know people don't want to hear it, but at least we have the browns, and at least they don't quit. at least we can count on those guys to show up every sunday.

i feel for byron scott. he's a saint if he sees this thing through.

No kidding ... if this is the kind of effort they're going to put up ... just move the team to Seattle now. The least one of them could do is punch Lebron in the face and at least give the fans SOMETHING to hang a hat on.

Not only were they NOT interested in playing physically and being intimidated, but they wanted to laugh, hug, high five, whatever with LeBron. They're probably all gonna go party at LeBron's house after the game.

Me too. I have given up on the Indians, Cavs, and Browns probably a 1000 times in my life, and I'm always back for the next one.

Trouble with this Cavs team is I really don't have much respect for them. They let LeBron figuratively spit on them and still go and have a laugh with him. What ever happened to pride or competitive fire??? This time, I legitimately will lose my Cavs schedule and take a few weeks away from watching them.

And the murder of professional basketball by one man is complete.

This team has to be completely torn apart. The only guy I'd keep is Varejao. The rest have been mentally destroyed by Lebron. Hickson is gutless, Williams is a choker, Gibson is soft, Jameson is old, as is Parker, and Moon is just bad. Anyone who played with Lebron, just get rid of them. They are damaged goods.

Starters are gonna have to score more than 28 points if they want to win a game. Hickson is still playing like crap. Scored six points in the first couple minutes and hasn't done jack since (including zero points). LeBron had more in one quarter than any of our players for the game, and nearly outscored our entire starting five in one quarter by himself.

I'd start trading off anything of value by the first of the year.

Players that are benched for the next game: Jamison, Boobie, Jawad, Parker

tonight's performance has to be a green light for them to play for the lotto. screw an 8th seed.

those guys don't care.i think mo cares but he just isn't great.

if you can't get up for a game like this with the atmosphere and the world watching, what the hell are you going to get up for???

yeah its pretty sad, i told my brother before the game we will probably lose by 35..just because we really have noone..and i mean noone..our bench outscores our starters every game, yet, our starters are still starters. i haven't watched a game in a month and this was the first one i've turned on really to just see what the crowd/lebron was going to do. i turned it off after 6 minutes into the seconds quarter, i knew it was over then, the cavs just are a bunch of damn marshmallows, if you're getting abused inside by chris freaking bosh and Z..you shouldn't be in the nba. I can only handle 1 cleveland sports team per season, and its' def. the browns, the only real team we have left. I agree, just blow this up..start over

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I seriously hope and pray that something terrible happens to him. I hate him.

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Dawg... it's just a game, and he's just an athlete.

Now me, I reserve my hatred for guys like Osama Bin Laden... but, to each his own.


just sayin'...

Post game thoughts..

The crowd seemed great in the beginning then the enthusiasm died as the team slowly rolled over.

LeBron yucking it up at the Cavs bench during every dead ball needed to be stopped. SOMEBODY on the Cavs bench needed to put a stop to it. Stand up with some angry emotion and point back to the Heat bench and tell him HE DOESN'T PLAY HERE ANY MORE. I think this showed a couple things.. 1. LeBron is as immature as I expected he was and he really doesn't get it. He has lived in a bubble for 7 years with his yes-man buddies and the rest of the world telling him that everybody loves him. 2. The Cavs are afriad of LeBron as a team and as men.

How the Cavs respond to this game will be a big indicator of where this season is going.. Last night might serve as a wake up or last night could be a demoralizing nail in the coffin as to what this team is without LeBron.. Up until now they have probably played slightly above their skill level but I have a feeling that last night changed all that. I think this team could fold like a cheap tent.

But in short I'm glad its over, I can now go back to essentially ignoring the NBA. I thought I was over it and could watch this game without a lot of passion but the more I watched the Heat pull away and the more I watched LeBron spending every dead ball at the Cavs bench, the more I really really really wanted somebody to get LeBron on a break and hard foul his ass into the 6th row and have him come out limping badly.

But in short I'm glad its over,....

Well said. Didn't, & haven't watched, ANY NBA since the announcement, avoided the highlights. Watched the college football game. Won't watch the NBA again for a long, long, long time I suspect.

I wouldn't acknowledge James passing him on a sidewalk.

I am so glad I worked yesterday evening. I don't know why anybody would spend a dime of their money to go watch the cavs. I had a feeling this would happen. I won't be watching the nba for years to come. For what?? The league is controlled by losers like Lebron James. Maybe Gilbert could bring hockey to C-town.???

I am even sick of college football. The bcs has really sucked the life out me to follow that sport as I have in the past. I get more pleasure watching high school football. Can't wait to go to the championships tommorrow.

first basketball stuff:

if AV EVER makes a tip-in on an offensive rebound, I'm going to jump for joy. he learned how to get his hand on the ball from Z, but he sure doesn't have Z's touch.

Hickson came out so energized and reminded me why I like him so much. He was everywhere the 1st quarter and would not be denied the ball even if it made him make a few stupid mistakes and caused a couple turnovers because of it. i'll take hustle-mistakes. Then, he went to the bench for a rest and when he came back he had no energy and just settled for jumpers and didn't bother rebounding on either end. HICKSON!!!!!!

Mo is the worst passer at PG in the NBA. Miami knew it too. Knew a starting-PG in the NBA couldn't pass out of a double team unless he had a complete bail-out player. Knew he couldn't hit the guys cutting to the basket, so they left that lane open so he could throw it into the stands. I love his passion, but I hate his forced shots, forced passes, and lax defense. At one point Reggie noted that Mo was our high scorer at the time on 1/7 shooting for 9pts with I believe it was 5TOs and 4 ASTs at the time. Ugh!

Boobie was weird last night. On the basketball side, he was able to hit a couple jumpers in LeBron's face. The times he guarded LeBron he didn't let him get anything easy (though LeBron shot over him a couple times, I'll take that). He got into the lane with ease. His only problem last night was the main problem with his game. He can't finish a friggin' layup.

I liked Sessions last night. He was willing to take it to the rack and run into anyone that got in his way. His defense is terrible, but so was everyone else's (outside of AV and Boobie)

Moon, Parker, Hollins - just go away. I'll take 2nd round picks for them right now and bring up whatever D-League Allstars want a shot.

Graham was basically invisible last night. And that meant he was one of our better players (not really, but I'm angry)

now, the other stuff:

big 'ups' to the fans there. nothing thrown. lots of stuff easily heard chanted and only one of them was a pure obscenity. really, about the best behaved while obviously passionate that it could have been.

Jamison made me mad in pregame when he went over and gave LeBron a hug.

LeBron went over to the Cavs bench and most people ignored him. He looked like he sort of 'forced' Chris Jent to give him a handshake (Jent initially looked like he wanted no part but he did stick that hand out when LeBron did first)

then, it just go weird. LeBron yacking with guys on the court who were smiling back. LeBron talking with the players wives behind the basket during one of the 1st half TO's. LeBron talking with those 2 girls behind the Cavs bench before the 2nd half (that's not where the wives sit, is that where the mistresses sit?)

LeBron and Boobie....Boobie and LeBron. He was making me really mad last night. Dang, the whole friggin' team looked like they were still buddy buddy with him and it made me mad (outside of Mo who I never saw acknowledge LeBron in any way. so he's got that going for him)

so glad Barkely called the team out for it because I was getting sick over it. And I think that was partially what killed the fans vitrol. Not only was the team rolling over to let the Heat walk all over them but they were laughing with LeBron while doing it. Byron didn't look happy and that was mentioned as well, but he sure couldn't stop it.

Well, good thing this all happened before December 15th (really the opening of NBA trade season). Plenty of time to gauge offers and figure out what to do. I'd like to keep JJ and Boobie. Everyone else can find a new home if we can get a decent deal for them (and I'm mad again that we didn't demand Beasely back in the sign-n-trade for LeBron).

jc....everything that could ruin the game experience for a Cav's fan happened last night. I used to like watching the Pistons and Cavs on occasion....never really a huge NBA fan. I won't watch again unless there's some drama in the playoffs.

Agree with everyone who says to gut the team and start over.

You can tell the players could care less about the fans and the city of Cleveland. Not being able to feed off the crowds energy and talking to LeBron like the whole fiasco never happened. One of the worst performances I have ever seen in NBA basketball.

Honestly ... this was sort of like watching Game 5 of last year's playoff all over again. Except the whole team quit and mailed it in. Like I said last night ... I almost feel like we should just auction the team off to Seattle, because I have no desire to watch the Cavs right now.

The crowd was into it ... even if TNT had to mute the noise and blur the chants so you couldn't make out words ... and the Cavs responded by doing eff-all, outside of yukking it up with Lebron. I actually have respect for Mo Williams, cause he ignored Lebron, and acted like he was trying to beat him ... I just wish he had a bit more talent.

Gilbert, please blow this thing up and hit the reset button. We're going to need a few years of top lottery picks if you want to be on top again.

Half of the guys being buddy buddy with him probably are trying to stay on his good side so they can play in Miami next year for league minimum after the Cavs blow this team up.