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Midseason Awards: Cavaliers First Half MIP

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:24:05

Incase you thought I meant "MVP" and just didn't notice a typo, "MIP" stands for Most Improved Player. The NBA gives out this award at the end of every season and I figured we could apply the same to the Cavaliers at the midpoint of this season. The one

Tigger Puts On A Show

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:34:05

While Kyrie Irving's performance will long be the story remembered from last night's BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, Tristan Thompson's performance was enough to lead team Shaq in socring The lefty hit 10-11 shots (meaning the Cavalier rookies went 22-24

Kyrie Irving Gaining Reputation As Clutch Player

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:00:32

Kyrie Irving has had quite a few performances that could be described as "clutch" already in his rookie season. He's just a teenager, but he fearlessly inserts himself into the spotlight when the game is on the line. He embraces the big moments and more

NBA Rising Stars Challenge: How To Watch It

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:41

As you may know by now, Cavaliers rookies Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were selected for this year's version of the Rookie-Sophomore challenge. It's been renamed, however, and is now the "BBVA Rising Stars Challenge". Thompson was drafted onto Team

2011 Draft Update

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:31:25

As the Cavs:the Blog draft expert in 2011, I thought a lot about the eligible group of incoming players. Now that half of their rookie seasons are complete; its interesting to see who is meeting expectations or struggling. Below, I offer a ranking of all

Required Reading On Kyrie Irving

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:38:13

If you read one thing all day, make sure it is this article by Jackie MacMullan on ESPN.com. It is truly unbelievable. The father swears it was the son who saw it all coming, who wrote down "GOAL: PLAY IN THE NBA" on a slip of paper when he was in the

A Fantastic Anniversary Arrives: A Franchise Altering Trade?

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:26:50

Cavaliers standout point guard Kyrie Irving indirectly became a Cavalier one year ago today as the pick Chris Grant used to draft him with was shipped to the team along with Baron Davis for Jamario Moon and Mo Williams. We've all seen how much excitement

Free Tickets Available for Cavs-Celtics

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:35:08

Conrad has some free tickets to give away for the Cavaliers-Celtics game. I'd advise you Cleveland folks to go through just a tiny bit of work at this link to easily win them. The game is scheduled for February 28th. I believe this is the third time

Links to the Present: February 23, 2012

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:28:15

“Kyrie Irving is quickly developing the reputation as a clutch player. Now the stats are beginning to back it up.According to the website 82games.com, Irving ranks 15th in the league in scoring during clutch time, which the website defines as the

Game #31 Recap: Cavaliers 84, Hornets 89

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:26:36

Well that was uninspiring. The Cavaliers came out incredibly flat and quickly fell behind the Hornets in a game that, on paper, they should have won. They never got their offense going and lost to the Hornets 89-84 and fell to 13-18 going into all star

The Fake Verdict: Westbrook for Irving

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:34:02

Last week I introduced a new five piece feature on FTS where I'm going to determine whether I would fake trade Kyrie Irving straight up for another league superstar. I opened it up for comments and the players I've chosen to write about are Russell

Regular Season Game #31: New Orleans Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:28

2011/2012 NBA Regular Season VS 7-2513-17 February 22, 2012 Quicken Loans Arena 7:00 PM Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - FSOhio HD Probable starters Greivis Vasquez PG Kyrie Irving Marco Belinelli SG Daniel Gibson Trevor Ariza SF Omri