To Pathetic to Show Up

Since I am stuck in the land of Bush, I was unable to attend the most hyped game in the city of Cleveland between the Double C's and the Loozer-full Jazz.  But in a fashion similar to ditching your team and forgoing the chance to play with NBA's franchise player, Boozer opted out on the road trip to Cleveland.  Boozer - I hate you and you suck.

Well, apparently Dan Gilbert and Usher did not let us down last night as they provided some comical entertainment.  Check out this first hand account of the game from my good buddy Aaron.

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What a shame.  Last night was the one game every true Cavaliers fan had circled on their calendars since Carlos Boozer took the money and ran to Mormon country.  As a season ticket holder, I couldn’t wait for Boozer to return to Gund Arena and witness the legion of boos and batteries (does anyone remember the Albert Belle rule at Jacobs Field?) that would greet the former PF every time he touched the ball.  I was at the Celtics game last year when Ricky “I shot at the wrong basket in hopes of a triple-double” Davis returned to Cleveland, and the boos were no doubt hearty for him, but the venom for Davis compared to Boozer doesn’t even compare.  So you can only imagine the reaction in Cleveland when it was announced that Boozer wouldn’t be playing in the game due to injury, and then wouldn’t even make the trip to Cleveland to cheer on his team (although he had been traveling until this road trip).  What a loser, and now he was cheating Cleveland out of enacting their revenge.

But all was not lost.  From the start of the game the production crew did an adequate job of riling up the fans distaste for Boozer.  They regularly put his smug face on the video screens and elicited a chorus of boos before the game ever began.  Then towards the end of the national anthem, in true Cleveland distaste and fashion, one schmuck in the upper deck screamed “Boozer Sucks,” which in turn started a domino effect until the poor lady who was singing finished.   Ah, yes, Cleveland Rocks!!

During the game, the production team continued to post Boozer’s mug on the video screen every time a Jazz player went to the line.  The boos and screams weren’t quite deafening, but they did contribute to a 65% FT percentage for the Jazz.  Also throughout the night, the emcee in charge of on court entertainment did his own Boozer ribbing.  At three different times throughout the game, he pulled a fan from the stands and asked him a simple Cavaliers trivia question (for example, what high school did LeBron James attend?).  The questions were gimmes, but the spin was the fan could choose between cash or a prize that dealt with Cleveland.  The first prize was a choice between $500 or a night for two in downtown Cleveland.  The second prize was a choice between $2000 or sitting courtside with new Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.  And the third prize was a choice between $10,000 or having the chance to play in a pickup game with LeBron and Z.  Sound familiar?  Would you take the money and run or stay in Cleveland and play with two all stars?  Hmmmm . . . . Well in each case the fan took the prize and it’s more than we can say about Mr. Boozer.  

Perhaps though, we in Cleveland have truly had the last laugh.  Boozer took the money and ran, that is over and done with (as LeBron said during his post game interview), but nearly 8 months after the fact, the Cavaliers have positioned themselves for a valiant playoff run.  LeBron is the brightest young star in the NBA, Z is playing well and the players that replaced Boozer (Drew Gooden and Anderson Varejoa) have more than adequately filled the void.  And Boozer, well he had to spend his night at home in Mormon country watching his 20-43 team get spanked 92-73 by the team he burnt.

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Well put my friend.  I agree with Aaron that we did have the last laugh.  As I mentioned a few weeks ago, he sucked this whole time.  At least he screwed the Jazz and not us..

C-A...