Posted on July 23rd, 2010
Written by Chris Snahnican, Cavs 24/7 Staff
CLEVELAND, Ohio – By now everybody knows Dwayne Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh are the 300 million dollar trio Miami. They’re already celebrating and doing it big in Miami, with a WWE like party at the American Airlines Arena for the signing celebration and introduction of the trio. Some are ready to hand them the championship right now when they have not even completed one NBA game together. James has stated they will win “eight”. They played together in the olympics and during all star games, but those were very limited games.
The Heat will take a lot of time to adjust. Dwayne Wade and LeBron James are very ball dominant players. James will have a hard time adjusting to letting Wade and Bosh run their offensive plays. We witnessed this last year with James and Shaquille O’Neal, who demanded offensive plays. James will no longer be the one taking the last shot, the leader and it will remain Wade’s team. Wade has made it clear that it is his team. James might not have a problem with this right now, but if the Heat begin losing they may have a falling out. The players may have potentially safe guarded themselves from this by having early termination options in the fourth year of their contract, but things could heat up a lot sooner in Miami then 2014.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2010
Written by Russell Williams, Cavs 24/7 Staff
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Don’t say it’s a rebuilding stage to Dan Gilbert, but the Cavaliers are starting to take the proper approach to rebuilding with their last couple of moves since the LeBron James era ended.
After signing Samardo Samuels to a contract Wednesday night, the Cavaliers came to an agreement with former 1st round draft pick, Christina Eyenga on a two-year deal worth a reported $2 million with options for years three and four.
“I am happy to be here in Cleveland and excited to play with the Cavaliers this season,” Eyenga said. “This is a great opportunity for me and I look forward to playing for Coach Scott and learning from him, our coaches and my teammates.”
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Posted on July 22nd, 2010
Written by Russell Williams, Cavs 24/7 Staff
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cavaliers have made their first move since the LeBron James era came to a sudden end a few weeks back, and that move was a step towards the proper path towards rebuilding.
Late Wednesday night, the Cavaliers signed Samardo Samuels to a multi-year deal, according to reports. Samuels agent, David Bauman confirmed the deal.
Samuels is a 6’9, 240 pound power forward that went to college at Louisville. He showed averages of 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game during his first season at the school. He improved his overall game, and averaged 15.3 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game on 52 percent shooting from the field last season.
Samuels reportedly “shocked” fans and coaches at the school when electing to go into the NBA draft this year. Samuels went undrafted, but played on the Chicago Bulls’ summer league team in Vegas and impressed a lot of scouts and coaches with his play. The Cavs liked Samuels during the draft, but elected to sit back and see what would transpire with him after the draft and the summer league camp. Read more…
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Posted on July 19th, 2010
Written by Russell Williams, Cavs 24/7 Staff
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cavaliers are still here in Cleveland, according to sources. Although their championship hopes and dreams went South, they still have a roster that has a bright future in some ways.
With guys like like JJ Hickson accepting the leadership role this upcoming season, and the promising forward working hard to improve his overall game, inside and out – the Cavs are excited about their chances to still contend for a spot in the playoffs considering all factors.
The Cavs ended the summer league yesterday with a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, but they started the league 3-0 before losing a close game to the Miami Heat, figures, and the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday. The Cavs still had an overall impressive summer league, including impressive play from Danny Green and Cavs’ 2009 1st round draft pick Christian Eyenga.
Hickson led the young trio with 19.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds in four games for the Cavs in the league, as his new coaching staff and new head coach Byron Scott had a lot to take in in the four games on Hickson. Read more…
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The Heat will Fail
