LeBron, Shaq grace the cover of Sports Illustrated
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Oct 20, 2009 5:41 PM CDT
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LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Annual NBA Preview Issue, though it didn't help the Wine and Gold when it came time for Sr. Writer Ian Thomson to make his selection for NBA Champion. Thomson, who also did the Cavaliers preview, has the Boston Celtics beating the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals before knocking off the defending champion Lakers in the NBA Finals.
According to Thompson, the Celtics will be bolstered by the additions of Marquis Daniels and Rasheed Wallace, adding to, what he calls, the best starting five in the NBA.
Thomson's Cavaliers preview has all the standard fare, focusing on the acquisition of Anthony Parker and the questions swirling around Delonte West.
Mike Brown heaped heavy praise on Parker in the article as well -
Anthony is the best guy we've had shootingthe ball coming off screens sinceI've been here. I haven't been around anybody like that except when I wasin Indiana with Reggie Miller.
I will be sendng some questions on to Thomson to get some more details as to what he feels the Celtics have, and the Cavaliers do not.
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Ian Thomson
Also had the Cavs beating the Magic last year in the Eastern Conference Finals.
He is a Douche.
Keep pumpin, ain't worried bout nuttin
Busters thought we was frontin, so reload and keep dumpin
Keep Sleeping on Orlando...
He's not the only one
A Majority of the people here thought the Cavs would beat the Magic, too. Don’t see how having an opinion can make someone a douche
by Stacey_Is_King on Oct 21, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Magic fans are very insecure — they think anyone who didn’t see Orlando beating the Cavs last year is an idiot, despite the fact that the Cavs had the much better record. They’re not happy enough with winning the series, they need to go back and rewrite history and tell everyone they were stupid for not picking them.
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 21, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
But the stupidity was rampant
Given the evidence.
Look at Magic vs Cavs last 3 years.
Not pretty.
Keep pumpin, ain't worried bout nuttin
Busters thought we was frontin, so reload and keep dumpin
Keep Sleeping on Orlando...
A few games is not “evidence.” Sample size. Especially when you consider the Cavs team in ’09 was much different than the team in ’08 and ’07.
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 22, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The result was always the same
Epic Beatdown
No matter if it was 07 08 or 09.
Keep pumpin, ain't worried bout nuttin
Busters thought we was frontin, so reload and keep dumpin
Keep Sleeping on Orlando...
Dude, Orlando won 2 of the 3 games in the regular season, with the home team winning every game. If the Cavs had two home games instead of Orlando they might have won two instead. That is NOT an “epic beatdown”.
Seriously, why do you need to continued this? Why try to rewrite history every time this is mentioned? Your team beat us in the playoffs last year — isn’t that good enough for you? Why do you feel the need to exaggerate everything?
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 22, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
You said it yourself
No expected the Magic to win.
They chose to ignore the evidence that was right in front of them
Learn from your mistakes and track how the Cavs do against the Celtics Spurs Lakers and Magic this year. Because last year it was dismal.
I wish to rewrite nothing. The Cavs feasted on the weaker teams in the NBA last year.
Faced with an elite team, we saw the results.
Also the Cavs DID have home court in the Eastern Conference Finals. They just didn’t get to play them all. So your assertion that if they had played 2 regular season games in Cleveland the Cavs might have won the season series is not only inaccurate but was proven false.
This year is MUCH different though.
Parker and Moon are the most underrated pick ups of this season. And nullify any advantage the Magic did hold over the Cavs.
So we shall see.
Keep pumpin, ain't worried bout nuttin
Busters thought we was frontin, so reload and keep dumpin
Keep Sleeping on Orlando...
I disagree
Being a solid Magic fan I would say the media slant does hurt but not make us insecure. We have been learning how to just handle business…..let the play on the court decide. My only problem is that Boston and Cleveland summer picks wereconsidered astronomical and the Magic were being questioned on letting Hedo go….what about our picks..? Oh yeah, a burnt out Vince Carter. Hedo has been getting the short end for years and finally he is getting paid huge jack from another team we are not better??
I am not going to say what it is going to be but I will say the Magic has had Clevelads number for years, just like Atlanta has had our number over the years.
See ya in the Playoffs
Wow. You come to post on a Cavs blog with the name “CAVSSUCK”. That’s real mature.
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 22, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
the Magic has had Clevelads number for years
Key ingredient. had. .
Now you have. Vince Carter
No matter how many games they win, the Ravens will always be that town's second, lamer girlfriend. They used to have Art Donovan, and Johnny U, and Jim Parker. Now, they get Ray Ray. They'll always pine for their first love, until the generation that grew up on the Colts finally dies off, and all that remains are camo-clad, retarded Maryland rednecks you see outside M&T Bank Stadium today. Ravens fans today consist solely of dudes who sold you your Christmas tree.
by johnnyphoenix on Oct 23, 2009 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah and then you blew up your roster…adding..Vince Young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIvxqUCu41Q&feature=related
No matter how many games they win, the Ravens will always be that town's second, lamer girlfriend. They used to have Art Donovan, and Johnny U, and Jim Parker. Now, they get Ray Ray. They'll always pine for their first love, until the generation that grew up on the Colts finally dies off, and all that remains are camo-clad, retarded Maryland rednecks you see outside M&T Bank Stadium today. Ravens fans today consist solely of dudes who sold you your Christmas tree.
by johnnyphoenix on Oct 23, 2009 2:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, I think I meant Vince Carter, but actually, Vince Young will be just about as useful to you (or maybe more) in beating the Cavs this year.
No matter how many games they win, the Ravens will always be that town's second, lamer girlfriend. They used to have Art Donovan, and Johnny U, and Jim Parker. Now, they get Ray Ray. They'll always pine for their first love, until the generation that grew up on the Colts finally dies off, and all that remains are camo-clad, retarded Maryland rednecks you see outside M&T Bank Stadium today. Ravens fans today consist solely of dudes who sold you your Christmas tree.
by johnnyphoenix on Oct 23, 2009 2:24 AM CDT up reply actions
OT question
Anybody have any idea who’s playing the Celtics game tonight? I’m in Columbus and contemplating scalping a ticket…
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
Sorry is this is off-subject, but does anyone know if tonight’s preseason game, Cavs vs. Celtics will be aired on any station at all? I’d really like to watch it.
Thomson pick
Marquis Daniels and Rasheed Wallace??? That’s who he feels is getting the old-ass Celtics past the Cavs? Seriously? He really is a douche.
Just because a writer didn’t pick your team to win doesn’t make him a douche — you and BS Patrol need to grow up.
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 21, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone give Brad a hankie. His feewings have been hurt. Look dude, I don’t give a crap who he picks. All writers are idiots and pick correctly about as often as you and I do, probably less. But for him to think that Sheed is going to make the Celtics better is ridiculous. That guy is DONE. The ONLY thing that is going to make the Celtics better is KG lasting an entire year, and playing that entire year like he did TWO seasons ago. PERIOD. If they don’t have that, they will be a first-round loser again. The East comes down to the Cavs and the Magic, take your pick.
by Just1BannerPlz on Oct 25, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Matchups
In the NBA its all about the matchups. The Cavs did not matchup at all with the Magic, but this off season they added some players in Shaq, parker and Moon which should prove to take care of some matchup problems. You can pick anybody in the preseason to win it all, but the season is long and many things can happen along the way. The Cavs will have improved their perimeter defense and will have a much stronger bench.
With Shaq and Z sharing minutes it will be interesting how Z handles the second string centers.in the league.
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