Archive for May, 2010

As the NBA Playoffs continue – without our Cavaliers – Cleveland is faced with some major questions regarding the future of their most promising franchise.  Owner Dan Gilbert has already cut ties with a magnificent coach in Mike Brown and will, without a doubt, look into shuffling his lineup to help attract LeBron James back to his hometown team. Though LeBron poses the biggest challenge for the organization this offseason, it is Shaquille O’Neal that may be the biggest question – in stature, of course, not importance. The Cavaliers got off to a rather rocky start this season and critics [...]

An email just came across my desk from Mr. George Fiddler from Fast Horse Incorporated that I thought may be of interest to some of you loyal readers here at KingJamesGospel.com. Sprite and the NBA are stopping by Cleveland this Saturday (May 29th) for a competition to find the city’s best amateur dunker.  The winner will receive $1,000 and the chance to win $10,000 in the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown judged by LeBron James over All-Star Weekend.  To get a sense of the types of dunks that might be on display, here is a link to last year’s final that [...]

Cleveland’s front office answered offseason question number one on Monday morning and announced that Mike Brown will be relieved of his coaching duties for the 2010-11 campaign – with or without LeBron James.  He was hired as the 17th coach in franchise history on June 2, 2005 and compiled a record of 272-138 (.663) in his five seasons with the team.  As well, Coach Brown notched a postseason record of 42-29 while leading his team to at least the second round in each of his five seasons. However impressive those statistics may be, the Cavaliers have become one of the [...]

In recent polls conducted by ESPN.com, there is an overwhelming majority in the state of Ohio that believe LeBron James will be a Cavalier after this offseason is all said and done.  They believe he’ll join guys like Jim Brown, an outstanding running back for the Cleveland Browns in the ‘60s, and Bob Feller, a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1956, in an elite class of individuals who remained loyal to the city of Cleveland throughout their career.  And he would avoid being thrust into the same category as characters like Carlos Boozer and [...]

Experts are calling him the most coveted free agent in the history of basketball. And rightfully so. No one player has ever drawn so much interest in his free agency that he seemingly overshadows the ongoing NBA playoffs. Andy from RealFakeSports.com put together the following piece of his thoughts regarding the LeBron free agency saga: In an effort to entice an NBA franchise to move to their city, government officials in Fargo, North Dakota are hoping to sign free agent LeBron James this summer. Officials say the economic impact of signing Lebron and landing an NBA team would be nothing [...]

The last time we were together, our Cavaliers were finishing up their season in somewhat-disgraceful fashion in a Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics.  Something wasn’t right out there on the floor from LeBron all the way down and the team just couldn’t adjust to what the Celtics were doing on either end. Now, as the offseason begins to wind up, Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert is faced with some pretty hefty decisions this offseason.  Does he keep Mike Brown around as his coach?  How does he convince LeBron that Cleveland is the best place for him? Does he hand [...]

Before I get into specifics, I want to get one thing off my chest – I don’t want to end on a sour note since it is the end of another disappointing finish to Cleveland sports.  With his team down just nine points with about 1:30 left on the clock, Mike Brown (or LeBron, or everybody) elected not to foul and try to win the game.  They threw the towel in with more than a minute left in their season and continued the disappointment by jogging the ball down the floor and giving off to Anderson Varejao for a three [...]

Two words: Absolutely ridiculous. I’m tired of writing these games up.  They are less fun to write than they are to read.  I guarantee that.  And, to be honest, if the Cavaliers aren’t going to go out every night and give 110% then why the heck should I? And I got criticized (by my own brother!) last time for being a hater and being a little harsh with the way I worded the Game 4 beat down that Cleveland was handed.  So let’s do it this way – if you missed the game and want my take on how poor [...]

Mike Brown said it best after Sunday evening’s matchup with the Boston Celtics when he said, “They were the aggressors.” After starting the game ahead 7-0, the Cleveland Cavaliers were outscored 31-22 in the first quarter and failed to close the gap heading into the break.  A productive third quarter allowed Cleveland the opportunity to head into the fourth quarter down only two points – which sounds great when you consider the lack of urgency the Cavs played with and the simple fact that the best player in the world wears Wine & Gold. MVPs show up in the fourth [...]

Game 4: Cavs @ Celtics