King Of Clevland: LeBron & Co.

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Cavs begin to point fingers as expectations are no fufilled.

At the all-star break, the Cavs sit at 25-26, nine games back for first in their divison, and tied for last in their division. What's going wrong? It can't be LeBron, he's averaging 30 ppg. Caron is netting 18 per, with 5 rebounds per game. Eric Snow is averaging 6 assissts per game. What could it be?

Well, the Cavs are 7-19 away from home. The team seems to be shook almost when it comes to playing on the road. It's clear that they can't get the job done on the road.

However, some feel it's deeper than that. There is speculation that LeBron James and Anderson Simpson have been growining impatient with head coach Mike Brown. Brown has one year left on his contract, but there is speculation that me may not make it to the end of the season.

"We'll see what happens," 13 year vet Donyell Marshall said of Coach Brown. "Right now he's our coach, and we play for him and no one else. If that changes, then so be it."

Only time will tell what will happen to Mike Brown, but chances are, he won't be in Clevland next year.

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Cavs make deadline deal

Cavs trade:

Damon Jones
Desmond Mason
2009 2nd round draft pick

Thunder trade:

Nick Collison

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Cavs deal Gooden to the Magic

Cavs trade:

Drew Gooden

Magic trade:

Tony Battie
2008 2nd round draft pick
2009 2nd round draft pick
2010 2nd round draft pick

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Cavs make playoffs; playoffs in review

First round: Raptors (1) vs. Cavs (8)

The Raptors laied a thrashing on the Cavs in game 1, 94-66. Game 2, the Cavs bounced back and won 85-75. The next two games were split, sending it to Game 5 in Toronto, which the Cavs won. In game 6, Greg Oden lead the Raptors to a victory, sending the series to a game 7 in Toronto. In Game 7, the unthinkable happened. LeBron James led the Cavs to a victory, with 34 points, and Darius Songalia added 16 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. The Bulls were next.

Bulls (5) vs Cavs (8)

The Bulls took the first two games with ease, both in the windy city. Game three was no different, as the Bulls won by double figures in Clevland. Going into game 4, LeBron knew he needed to step it up...and did. LeBron had a game high 28 points, however, Coach Mike Brown made a very bad call by not playing LeBron down the stretch. This has been said to infuriate Anderson Simpson and the rest of the Cavs ownership.

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Cavs clean house; bring in new stable of coaches

With Anderson Simpson on the hot seat, he knew they needed to clean house and bring in new coaches. "It had to be done," Simpson said. "It's that simple."

Mike Brown, who left the team after his contract ran out with the Cavs this off-season, led the team to a very underachieving season. GM Simpson had to get it done, ASAP. He brought in John Lucas for his head coach, NCAA legend Tubby Smith, formere NBA star Brian Grant, and former NBA/NCAA coach, Rick Pitino.

"I feel that this is a great staff that I have," John Lucas said. "We all have experience, and our own unique approach to the game of basketball. Myself, Tubby [Smith] and Rick [Pitino] all have experience running teams, and Brian [Grant] has the player mentality so he can relate to the players."

"It should be great for the team," LeBron James said. "Everyone is happy, there's a new vibe, a new sense of happiness amongst the team. This should be a good year."

With the new staff of coaches, the Cavs have put themselves in better position to make an impact. But, we can only wait till the season starts.

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Simpson wielded a big coaching broom. Does he have a player broom as well?

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*Quick note: My game for some reason didn't save, and I actually finished worse then what I did originally, so I now have a lotto pick. Just so people don't get confused.

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Cavs focus on guards in the draft

PG: Derek Ramey-Notre Dame:

-Loves to score
-Great 3pt range
-Above average court vision
-Fierce defender
-Amazing ball handler
-Averaged 21/8/7 at Notre Dame

SG:Albert Hansen-Oklahoma:

-Will take hit-after-hit, and ask for more.
-Durable
-Good free throw shooter
-Good dribbiling skills
-12/5/3 at Oklahoma

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Cavs renounce contracts:

Daniel Gibson
Mike Gansey
Michael Olowokandi
Darius Songalia
David Wesley

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Cavs summer league roster

Al Thornton
Ike Diogu
Kyle Visser
Guillermo Diaz
Derek Ramey
Nik-Caner Medley
Brendon Lee
Albert Hansen
Jarion Leath
Julian Pina
John Lucas III
Von Wafer