I really shouldn’t do this to the city of Cleveland. The poor sports fans there have suffered enough, with no major pro sports championships since the Indians won the World Series in 1948. Given my generally poor record of prognostication, should I really interrupt their surprisingly quiet, under-the-radar move toward an NBA title? I shouldn’t, […]
The city of Cleveland closed in on its first professional sports championship since the Browns won an NFL title in the pre-Super Bowl era of 1964. On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers concluded an Eastern Conference finals sweep of the Hawks with a 118-88 win. Conventional reporting of this series is saying it boiled down to […]
The sharks are starting to swirl around first-year Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt. With the team at 18-13 after another loss last night to the Atlanta Hawks, the great homecoming that many envisioned for LeBron James isn’t off to a strong start. Cleveland is fifth in the Eastern Conference and the subject of talk shows this week was whether Blatt has the King’s backing. Let’s consider this possibility—could Kentucky head coach John Calipari be in line as Blatt’s successor next season.
The 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron Takes His First Team To The NBA Finals
The NBA’s Eastern Conference is marked by a steep drop-off after the top six teams, creating a tight race among mediocre teams for the final two playoff berths. And situated right in between well-publicized Eastern teams in Boston and New York, are small-market hubs in Milwaukee and Cleveland. Each team is coming off a big […]