Fear The Links - Wednesday 5/20

by Buckeye Brad on May 20, 2009 10:52 AM CDT in Fear The Links

Fear The Links brings you the best Cavs news every day. If you find any good Cavs stories online send them to me at buckeyebrad79@yahoo.com and I'll add them to the links. Hope you enjoy!

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Brian Windhorst looks at how Danny Ferry built this team and what he has learned from past mistakes.
Windhorst also gives his Cavs Insider notes where he discusses how Mo Williams is anxious to get back on the court. He also notes that Courtney Lee is going to replace J.J. Redick in the starting lineup for Game 1.
And Windhorst finally gives his breakdown of the Cavs/Magic series and tells three things the Cavs must do to win (with help from an NBA scout). No prediction, unfortunately.
Jodie Valade looks at the home-court advantage the Cavs have playing in the Q.

Akron Beacon-Journal

Patrick McManamon and George Thomas give their series breakdowns.
Thomas also looks at the challenge that Dwight Howard presents to the Cavs.

The Morning Journal

Bob Finnan says defending Howard is the key for the Cavs.

Around the Internet

Chris Mannix at SI.com gives his preview of the Cavs/Magic series and predicts the Cavs in 6.
Charley Rosen at FoxSports.com gives reasons why the Cavs should win in 6 and the Magic could win in 7.
The Orlando Sentinel looks at how to defend LeBron James and writes that some Magic fans think the refs are going to rig the series for the Cavs.
On TheClevelandFan.com, Erik Cassano gives 5 reasons the Cavs can beat the Magic and Jesse Lamovsky hosts a roundtable discussion of Cavs writers about the series with their predictions.
AaronTorres-Sports.com has another good breakdown of the series and predicts a Cavs victory in 5 games.
The great John Hollinger finally has his preview out and he also likes the Cavs in 5.
EPSN.com also has a detailed breakdown from Scouts Inc. about the series and they say Cavs in 6.
Danny Ferrry was voted Executive of the Year by The Sporting News using a vote of the league's coaches and executives. He received 15 of 41 votes.
Chris Broussard from ESPN.com says the Cavs are ready for a true test from Orlando.
For all you conspiracy theorists out there, TrueHoop has an inside look at the Draft Lottery process and doesn't see how the NBA could possibly fix it (and if they could they certainly wouldn't help the Clippers).

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That TrueHoop article about the lottery process is very intersting. I didn’t realize that representatives from each team were in the room when the ping pong balls were selected. The article says those people are then locked in the room until the announcement is made on TV so there is no chance of the information being leaked.

Of course, with the way many fans view the NBA, I’m there will be a few people who still believe that David Stern is rigging the process somehow to favor certain teams (right before he tells the refs which teams he wants to win every game each night).

by Buckeye Brad on May 20, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions