Elo sees the cavs current level of performance as equivalent to a 4834 regularseason record. The people who created swedens strategy also believe in science. Honestly, cavs fans shouldnt even need a thankyou video from james they should be thanking him. Despite their affection for james, cleveland fans and critics were frequently annoyed when he sported a yankees hat when he attended cleveland. Cavs dont have to scare anyone just go 102 like they have with whomever lines up in front them. Are the cavs this good, or is the eastern conference this bad. Nba finals guide make it seem like youve been the best. Kevin love and tristan thompson deserve a little love too and can help keep cavs fans from turning into a giant sea of 23s. Lebron james helped carry the team to the big w in. Jun 19, 2016 lebron james and the cavaliers ended the city of clevelands long title drought with their game 7 win over the warriors the last five minutes of sundays epic nba finale were especially. Cleveland ii this is going to happen again no team in the west can match the warriors, and no team in the east can match the cavs on a mission. What a costly mistake to cleveland a huge city with a reputation at stake.
However, the celtics have looked good so far in the post season despite injuries. Didnt matter last series but of course when they get wiped out it will be a big excuse this time around 3. But if the cavs break the cleveland curse in the nba finals, a whole city will celebrate. Theyre good people and i dont dislike their fan base or their city. Apr 29, 2018 the cleveland cavaliers sevengame series did not go how the team or most fans and experts expected it to go. Bill takes a look back celticscavs game 5 with a retrodiary. Jul 09, 2010 bill simmons checked his inbox to see what cavs fans had to say about lebron james. Here are five main excuses why cavaliers fans can make in their teams loss to the. Dubs were sloppy, when they play sloppy, they can be punished for it and thats what the spurs, rockets, and cavs can do. Last season, they only lost twice at home out of 41 games. Jul 08, 2010 excellent blog dan, i had forgotten how much i hated lebron and all of those cavs fans. The cavs have given those fans the top record in the league each of the past two seasons. The thyear veteran has played just five total minutes this season.
The book of basketball was released in paperback this week with new material and a revised hall of fame pyramid. But this moment in cleveland sports history was uniquely devastating. With the cleveland cavaliers capturing the 201516 nba championship, the franchises first since entering the league in 1970, the city of cleveland and cavs. If you see cavaliers fans freaking out about lebron james. Cavs fans were wrong to boo in game 5 larry brown sports. Cavs fans plan parade for tristan thompson over alleged fight. I am a huge basketball fan and cavs fan, so i was pretty excited about this book. He said that cavs fans seem to think they won the series after that game and that the celtics plan to come out and play our best basketball. These cavs have drawn plenty of comparisons to the 2010 miami heat, and that makes sense. Remember, the 76ers were one of, if not, the hottest team heading into the playoffs. May 20, 2016 for most non cavs fans, the answer seems to be the latter. Still, cleveland cavaliers fans can complain that the game was completely unfair for a variety of reasons. The cleveland cavaliers sevengame series did not go how the team or most fans and experts expected it to go.
Today, wright even threw in his take on the possibilities cleveland could reach by putting irving on the block. Im from the east bay and theyre from ohio, and thats alright. Buy the book of big excuses by tracey turner, sally kindberg isbn. When lebron was in miami there was always a good team in boston, chicago or indy. The warriors and cavaliers have played in the past two nba finals, splitting those meetings.
The cleveland cavaliers success could be gone in an instant and fans need to appreciate what has been done the past few seasons. It was tough for lebron this year to get past indiana and boston in the east. The cavs have taken the physical to the warriors and the west coasters havent been able to respond with anything but words, whining and pouting. Jun 27, 2018 but this moment in cleveland sports history was uniquely devastating. Celtics player makes big statement about cavs and their fans.
Jun 21, 2016 fans outside quicken loans arena in cleveland on sunday night after the cavaliers clinch the n. Feb 27, 2018 the cleveland cavaliers have identified the fan who racially taunted san antonio guard patty mills and have banned him from quicken loans arena indefinitely, according to multiple reports. Whether youre a diehard fan from the days of bill fitch or a new supporter of james, kyrie irving, and kevin love, this book contains everything cavs fans should know, see, and do in their lifetime. Excellent blog dan, i had forgotten how much i hated lebron and all of those cavs fans. Lebron james and the cavaliers ended the city of clevelands long title drought with their game 7 win over the warriors the last five minutes of sundays epic nba finale were especially. Comments from the other side cavs 1027 celticslife. Enough with lebron james excuses for the cavs, who just aren. For my basketball book, i had allen ranked one spot behind reggie miller in my hall of. For the cavs fans out there that have watched games from november to present. The cavs might actually be in trouble fivethirtyeight. Mike pence is coronavirus czar, clearly not a modello guy. Of course, lebron isnt the only player jersey worth sporting at cavs games. Best of events movies music tv books arts theater friday.
While most cleveland cavaliers fans would identify as nick wright fans, todays kyrie irving trade rumors have alienated the trust once had in the 2016 nba champions. Sep 25, 2016 stuff cavs fans say read the blog post. Cleveland fans booed the cavs off the floor in the first quarter. The contract was first announced and signed inside the q in front of the entire cavaliers organization and construction crews working on the q transformation project in downtown cleveland. With the cleveland cavaliers capturing the 201516 nba championship, the franchises first since entering the league in 1970, the city of cleveland and cavs fans across the country are celebrating in grand fashion. The celtics did whatever they wanted, as the cavs messed with their rotation, lacked motivation, and got booed by their own fans with over 22 minutes of game left. There was reason for hope, but cavs fans were scared to get hooked on the dream of lebron returning to cleveland. Despite the 1920 start and all of the drama, the season was a huge success. Nba veterans dont care if a coach has been great in college, europe or anywhere else except in. Heck, when the cavs took that aforementioned 34point beating on the chin at toronto, it was the raptors who were playing without two starters with kyle lowry and serge ibaka both injured. After the game, carmelo said no excuses for the loss then game. The contract was first announced and signed inside the q in front of the entire cavaliers organization and construction crews working on the q transformation project in downtown clevel.
The cavs, in general, leak like a sieve, so there are always rumors aplenty. The cleveland cavaliers have identified the fan who racially taunted san antonio guard patty mills and have banned him from quicken loans arena indefinitely, according to multiple reports. Lebron, cleveland cavaliers fans nominared for fansideds. Lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers fan bases have been nominated for the fansideds fandom 250. Golden state warriors humiliate cleveland cavaliers in nba finals rematch. The cleveland fans were bitter and had a right to be. Enough with lebron james excuses for the cavs, who just. Cavs nation for cavs fans, by cavs fans cleveland cavaliers. On behalf of all celtics fans, id like to thank brown for playing shaq 112. Could a cavaliers win spark a revival for the city of cleveland. The same could be said for a cavs fan, who in the waning minutes of sundays mustwin game, tried to grab a high five from. This team is finally gelling and playing its best basketball.
The comments arent usually as much fun when we lose, but seeing how much this win meant to the cavs did make these fun to gather especially since they were still grateful to the celtics for beating lebron in the opener. Lebron leaves cavs fan hanging, who plays it off like. Hes gone now, and that should stop a lot of the excuses. Yes, isaiah thomas is just now integrating himself, and adapting to life without kyrie irving is certainly a challenge. When your strategy is to develop herd immunity to protect against future waves, a big initial spike isnt unexpected. Sorry, cleveland fans, but lebron james isnt going to win a title with the cavs. Cavaliers fans lost their minds celebrating the nba title.
A more accurate label for them would be clever one liners. Teams in talks with the cavs have asked about the contract of backup center brendan haywood, according to sources. Of course, irving and love were injured, so cavs fans were armed with readymade excuses in the face of defeat. However, in the end, it all turned out okay as the cavs managed to advance to the eastern conference semifinals after an epic series with the indiana pacers. Meanwhile, theyve lost three of their last five and just dont look zesty at all on the floor. Fans outside quicken loans arena in cleveland on sunday night after the cavaliers clinch the n.
I was telling people how much of a cry baby and chump lebron really was back in 2007. Cleveland cavaliers fans may have lost lebron james, but they still have something to celebrate. Cavs ban fan who racially taunted spurs guard patty mills. Most of them a rather juvenile in their humor or simplicity or overall silliness. With kevin love and and some guys whose gravity at least spreads the floor.
Could anyone really be mad at lebron if he leaves cleveland. The cavs biggest advantage in this series wasis athleticism. The 6ers and the pistons have been finding excuses to sit one or the other for the last several games so they dont face each other and escalate their feud. He has been featured in books, documentaries, and television commercials. I live in rural ohio outside of the city and a lot of my friends that like basketball are from cleveland and are cavs fans. Lebron over the years has played a lot of games and is now gassed. Jaylon brown and the cavs fans when looking at how the cleveland cavaliers fans acted after their teams big game 3. I would definitely recommend this book for any lebron, cavs, or nba fans. Fans, some wearing old cleveland cavaliers lebron james jerseys, gather. And even then, theyre still doing better than italy, france, spain, and the u. Sorry, cleveland fans, but lebron james isnt going to win a title. Many cavs fans will remember how the players didnt like blatt, who was a. Cavs and warriors fans say something nice about each others team.
Cavs, down 3014, are getting booed off the floor by the fans and run off the floor by the thunder. For most noncavs fans, the answer seems to be the latter. Fansided is rolling out the top 250 fanbases in the world this month, whether those fanbases. There were a couple interesting bits that i hadnt heard before, but on the whole. Cavs kendrick perkins, tristan thompson remember lebron james as a card shark who eats like sht lebron james is approaching his 16th allstar game in his 17 years in the league. One morning earlier this week july 6 to be exact i was. Cavs and warriors fans say something nice about each others. The cleveland cavaliers and kevin love have signed a new multiyear contract extension, cavs general manager koby altman announced today. Lebron has been with the cavs for a combined 11 seasons and helped them win the nba finals for the first time in team history in 2016. Cavs tristan thompson hits backtoback 3pointers and the bench explodes. May 29, 2017 a vintage logo tshirt can help you look like a longtime golden state fan. The browns are our excuse for coming together, but our friendship is the glue that. The cavs and their fans needed this win much more than the celtics did. Stop doing the little things, start making up excuses for not spending time.
Hypothetical cavs trade to acquire wall, cousins after. Sure, our horse in the race has been a little beaten in the last two seasons, but i guarantee you the verizon center will be averaging more than 3k more fans than a. Lets say the west is too tough and lebron doesnt even make it to the finals once. Discussion in ufc discussion started by blamethemedia, jun 16. Hypothetical cavs trade to acquire wall, cousins after kyrie.
A book nfl fans in general and browns fans in particular will definitely want to read. A vintage logo tshirt can help you look like a longtime golden state fan. If tom brady and peyton manning get roman numerals, the texas big man legends deserve them, too. That being said, after watching last season, i dont care about the outcome that much because its game 1 of 82 and im confident that the warriors, and rockets, will find their rhythm and by the playoffs start both teams.
Jun 17, 2016 of course, irving and love were injured, so cavs fans were armed with readymade excuses in the face of defeat. Many of the cavs problems, and our problems as fans, stem 201127 off. Warriors fan, rockets definitely deserved to win, no excuses, i think that yeah, draymond has an impact but if youre steph, kd, and klay, you should be able to finish and close the game regardless. Add 150 elo points to that total, and theyd project to a 6220 regular season record. Cavs and warriors fans say something nice about each other. Lebron james gets booed off the court by cavaliers fans after cavaliers get blown out by rockets. Expectations are premeditated resentments the alcoholics anonymous big book. With that in mind, im guessing drummonds injury is not serious, and the cavs are choosing to sit him in a meaningless game against the 6ers and embiid. Plus, it was only lebrons first year back in cleveland. The bud lightcavs fans who can rules cleveland cavaliers.
Those heat started 98 under a young coach in erik spoelstra. The distressed the city tshirt is a great option to wear to your warriorscavs nba finals viewing parties. Mar 03, 2016 the cavs, in general, leak like a sieve, so there are always rumors aplenty. All of bostons starters, aside from kendrick perkins, scored more than him.
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