Short and Not-So Sweet...Magic Crush Cavs

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jan 29, 2009 9:28 PM CST

I'm not going to dweel on tonight's loss. Hell, I am writing this with around 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter. I said in the Game Thread that I thought this game meant more to the Magic. I still believe that. The Cavaliers know what kind of playoff team they are, they know what kind of team they are when everyone is healthy. The Magic? There were questions....

The results of this game will be typical of the main-stream media.

You'll hear that the Cavaliers are over-rated, that getting blown out by the Lakers and Magic is an indication that the Cavaliers aren't as good as advertised. GOOD.
You'll hear that the Magic are a better basketball team, while curiously absent will be a mention of the injuries to Z and Delonte. GOOD.
You'll hear that LeBron is losing his grip on MVP. That he isn't rising to the occasion in the big games. GOOD.

Let the criticism begin. Let the nay-sayers come out of the closet. Let the doubters be heard and let the fair-weather fans get off the bandwagon. The Cavaliers are going to get healthy, and they get their shot against LA and Orlando in Cleveland.

The great thing is the Cavs get right back on the horse tomorrow night at home against the Clippers. Take a deep breath, and file this game where it deserves to go - the circular file cabinet.

Talk about the game here....

GO CAVS!

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I love being “under the radar” as much as anyone, but even after tonight, if anyone suggests that LeBron is losing his grip on the MVP then, well, I dunno… they’ve got some issues.

We have played damn tough lately. Last night was a travesty, but let’s take the third and fourth best guys out of the Lakers, Celtics and Magic’s lineups and see what they can do. They would crumble. We’ve proven we have the depth, and that’s what counts come playoff time.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 30, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions

Yeah if this was a year ago, we would have lost everyone of those West Coast road games minus two of our starters (heck even with two of our starters last year we’d probably lose those games).

by hans on Jan 30, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

I don’t think LeBron is losing his grip on the MVP race at all. His stats are still great and the Cavs are still near the top of the league; I don’t think one game is going to change anything. My guess is at the end of the season, LeBron will win the MVP and the vote won’t even be close.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 30, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions

I haven’t gotten of the Cavs bandwagon. This team is building toward April, and I think Orlando may have actually peeked already.

"....It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. Can’t do it. I want winners!" - Mike Singletary

by DennardC on Jan 30, 2009 5:56 PM CST reply actions