Entries Tagged as 'Cleveland Cavaliers'

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Advanced Scouting: Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs

What the Cavs do well offensively, how can Spurs defend it and what the Spurs can do to attack the Cavs defensive weaknesses. Scott Sereday calls for the Spurs to push the ball against the Cavs.

Monday, October 18th, 2010

To the point, building titles around lead guards difficult

In the past decade the NBA has dramatically tilted its rules in favor of quicker, more diminutive floor leaders. But while the NBA became a “quarterbacks” league, its greatest point guards have had surprisingly little say in the ultimate prize. In discussing the positional revolution, I stated under the current NBA rules defending quality point [...]

Friday, July 9th, 2010

LeBron LeGone: An appreciation of the San Antonio Spurs

Through shades of black and silver, color me unimpressed with the Summer of LeBron. For all the hype, has anything drastically changed in the NBA? Well, one thing has changed. Cleveland is crushed. It’s hard not to feel sympathy for Cavaliers fans, who live in a city that does not simply endure suffering. They define [...]

Friday, March 26th, 2010

San Antonio Spurs 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 97

AT&T Center-For all of Manu Ginobili’s strengths, perhaps no attribute is more significant than his indelible sense of the moment and ability to take full control of it. And with a 102-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the AT&T Center, the Argentine guard can sense the Spurs making a better late than never push [...]

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Creationism vs. Evolution: Spurs get front row look at the Kobe-Lebron debate

Texas is no stranger to intense debates, having long been the national hotbed for our public education system’s creationism vs. evolution discussion. Over the next few days a different sort of debate will play out in the AT&T Center, one that still challenges longstanding values and beliefs. Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, which one is the [...]

Monday, January 11th, 2010

High Stakes and Low Margins in the Contemporary NBA

In this weekend’s Dime, Marc Stein drew attention to the fourteen teams that have luxury tax payments looming this July. The list includes perennial heavyweights such as the Lakers and Spurs (although, given their success, San Antonio pops up on this list infrequently), as well as the ashen remains of the Isiah-era Knicks. The list [...]