It’s Not About Love Or The Loss But About “Love Lost”

Cavs sword logo I have read and tweeted and read and hoped about the possible acquisition of Kevin Love by the Cavaliers. As any reasonable person would be, I am excited about the prospects of trading for Love and what it will mean for the Cavaliers in the 2014-15 season. Now that the trade seems more likely to occur, I want to put out there my serious reservations why this trade at this time could be a devastating blow to the Cleveland Cavaliers past next year. That sobering fact makes it impossible for me to support this trade (as proposed) at this time. As I promised my adult daughter last night, I will wait for the exact trade and the exact details before declaring it an unwarranted and unreasonable risk. But that is where I fear the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed. Back into oblivion without a life raft. Back to where the powers that be in the NBA would prefer we remain. Even LeBron might not be able to stop it. Continue reading “It’s Not About Love Or The Loss But About “Love Lost””

The Cleveland Cavaliers – As They Stand Now (UPDATED 7/27)

Cavs are an exciting team RIGHT NOW
Cavs are an exciting team RIGHT NOW

As those who follow me on twitter know, I have been less than enthusiastic about the almost orgasmic lust for Kevin Love. There is no question Love is a fantastic player. And, as Coach K said today, you wouldn’t hesitate a second about trading Love for Andrew Wiggins if that was all that was involved. It’s not even close. However, the price stability and player control situations are just as vastly different as the talent gap. High level star potential players are almost NEVER traded for known commodities when they are in the first year of their rookie deals. Especially when the proven star player has only one year left on his contract before he can opt out. I KNOW there are solid arguments on both sides of this. I have provided one point of view with my post “It’s not about Love or the loss but about Love lost“. As I have thought about this more and more, I want to think of what the Cavs can be as they are currently constituted or by adding a few small pieces. So lets take a quick look at the current Cavs and project toward their 2014-15 season. Continue reading “The Cleveland Cavaliers – As They Stand Now (UPDATED 7/27)”

LeBron James – Coming Home The Right Way !!

LeBron is willing to take on the challenge!
LeBron is willing to take on the challenge!
If any of you read my earlier article today you will know that I, as many of you, was pretty hurt by the way James left Cleveland. I totally respect him for his right to leave but not the way he left. This link will send you to a video that connects my feelings of the past with the hopefulness of the present. It is similar to many others but I tried to capture the words of LeBron as he wrote them with Lee Jenkins of SI. I narrated the whole essay but it was far too long to use for a simple video. So I shortened both halves to make the length tolerable.

I hope you enjoy it. It was kind of personal to finish it. If I had the video and quality of pictures needed, it would have been far better. But you will get the point. Here it is… LeBron James – Coming Home Narration.

THIS VERSION OF THE VIDEO HAS BEEN FIXED TO VIEW ON MOBILE DEVICES.

LeBron James after Decision 1 – A target of hate … Should he have been?

Will LeBron Take On The Challenge??
Looks like he took on the challenge!!
Here is a letter I wrote to myself and family after the debacle that was “The Decision #1”. I revisit it today because LeBron has come full circle. There are probably some things in this long (my apologies) dissertation that I regret as well. But I think my readers might want to see a before and after view of this from a long suffering and never dying Cleveland fan. Again, I am sorry for the length. I did not want to shorten it for this post. This was written very soon after “Decision 1”. ……….. Continue reading “LeBron James after Decision 1 – A target of hate … Should he have been?”

The LeBron “Decision 2” Craziness is an Experiment in Human Nature

Will LeBron Take On The Challenge??
Will LeBron Take On The Challenge??
The insanity of high profile NBA free agency. The Cleveland Cavalier fans should be first hand experts of the folly of hanging on every report, analyzing every nuance, reading “between the lines”, parsing every tweet, and retweeting fake media account reports. Despite their expertise gained by the fire of a horrific “betrayal”, those same fans are unable to stay away when it all happens again. Maybe it is because James is arguably the best player on an NBA court today. Maybe it is because he was born and raised less than 50 miles away. Maybe it is because the city of Cleveland has not had the joy of a major sports champion since 1964. Those would be the most likely explanations from the national media for sure. Maybe they are the major reasons? Continue reading “The LeBron “Decision 2” Craziness is an Experiment in Human Nature”