Monday, October 24, 2005
Little Cavs Update
With the season just around the corner, it seems our roster is starting to take shape. Drew Gooden, who most of us believed would be gone by now, will be a Cavalier on opening night. Note: this is the last year of his contract, in which Gilbert is paying him $4 mil, so look for a huge year off the bench from the Jayhawk grad. And remember Gooden (this year especially), you're not a scorer..
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On a lighter note, 3 former Cavs made it to SI's All Poison Team:
Darius Miles - I mean the guy even had problems in Portland..come on
Carlos Loozer - makes me so happy to see people question his worth..
Jeff McInnis - ahh..seems SI ran out of room to list all of his shady maneuvers
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Given Hughes PG exposure in the pre-season, he might end up being be our third option at PG. I kind of feel this is also due to the fact we have no money left to spend. But anyways, Mike Wilks has been crazy good in the preseason shooting 55% from the floor with no turnovers. Even if Mike doesnt stay on board, we are shaping up to have a real backcourt presence...Snow, Hughes, Jones, Bron, Luke...not bad folks.
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So as Mark Cuban pointed out last week, the NBA Dress Code was the fault of some owners not being able to talk to their players, not the NBA's Marketing team's decision to shape up their image. Bron, being the upstanding citizen that he is, is having no probs with the recent changes. But IHughes..well, he is. Hughes disagreed with the banning of the bling, which is actually causing the most uproar around the league. As Hughes states, "It is part of our culture.''
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Finally, check out this LeBron interview with Slam magazine. You get a sneak peak at the Blue cavs jersey, which will def be worn on Xmas day. Even though this is a Bron article, notice the mad props to Gilbert in the intro paragraph:
New Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has gone straight Cuban, renovating the home locker room and pulling out each of the arena's 20,000-plus blue seats and replacing them with cushy, burgundy-colored chairs.
So pumped to check out the new & improved Q. And of course, the King provides some masterful quotes of his own. Here's one:
If Jesus came on the court, I still wanna be better than him. That's just my mind frame. That's why I've gotten to this position I'm at now.
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2 comments:
Don't sleep on Mike Wilks, especially when he's averaging more points than Eric Snow right now.
I like those new Cavs alternate jerseys. I heard the LBJ bobblehead will also feature that dark blue jersey. I wish I knew how to unlock that jersey on NBA Live 06.
This is the first time I will comment on this Blog, but let me start by saying that I will be a nice inside for you all with the Cavaliers this season. Due to some good fortune and knowing the correct people, I am in charge of all concourse activities, and work extremely closely with the Marketing department.
The blue jerseys will be featured on Christmas Night, and from what I remember on opening night, and twice on the road. The christmas theme will be "Blue Christmas". Also in the plans are an Anderson Varejo night with a Brazilian theme with everyone in attendace getting a wig. Some other great things to look forward to.
I will try and help with some inside information, but after watching the Cavaliers in Columbus (where the fans were not so into the game, sad enough) Wilkes looked good, LeBron was average (scored a lot, but should have had a lot more), but Damon Jones impressed me more than anyone. This guy is clutch.... Donyell played well and hit a big three when needed.
Oh its great to be a Cavaliers fan, can't wait for the season to begin!
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