Comments on: The Latest Greatest That Made Us Elated: Washington Wizards 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 101

By: Tuesday Morning Starting Five: Brett Favre "Reportedly" Retires; LeBron Thanks Akron | The Starting Five

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:52:58 +0000

[...] often and does tremendous community service there. I remember a game in DC where it seemed he was pulling up from the town he still calls home and when I asked him about it, his smile was one I won’t forget. Yesterday, he took out a [...]

By: Wednesday Morning Starting Five: 5 Years to Yell and Black | The Starting Five

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:02:27 +0000

[...] wasn’t there and it pained me but if I ascend so do [...]

By: Cavs/Wizards Wednesday: Questions for LeBron? | The Starting Five

Cavs/Wizards Wednesday: Questions for LeBron? | The Starting Five — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:52:23 +0000

[...] to have led to the State Farm commercial (Somebody bring me back some money please) and also this nice chat in the infamous crab dribble game where LeBron was pulling up from Akron. This is an interesting [...]

By: The Dr. Todd Boyd Interview: History, Pop Culture, Race and Sports Part II | The Starting Five

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:01:28 +0000

[...] crazy, but it was funny seeing all the hater faces as we walk through the hall or sit down with LeBron, Wade or Bryant on our never ending tour to document the league and add something different. One [...]

By: NBA Playoffs Last Night: The Bull Wonder Goes Off! | The Starting Five

NBA Playoffs Last Night: The Bull Wonder Goes Off! | The Starting Five — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:05:26 +0000

[...] a sick 38 Kobes, 7 Magics and 8 Chucks. Delonte West, Big Z and Mo Williams all had 12. Joe Smith, per our conversation, had 13. It’s big boy time JS, get [...]

By: Friday Fire: We Can Talk LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant All Day, But What About Cleveland vs. Los Angeles? | The Starting Five

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:44:07 +0000

[...] and I check out the Cavs and Sixers tonight. The atmosphere should be festive as both teams battle for playoff [...]

By: Mizzo

Mizzo — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:56:35 +0000

LeBron said he had a tough back to back with Orlando tonight. DC was way too emotional all the way around to sustain focus.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:36:58 +0000

That’s 34.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:36:32 +0000

Ok, so the Cavs are down 31.

We’ll see if they can get some respect or if they spent too much quality time with Mizzo and get smoked by a cool Fiddy.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:17:48 +0000

As I’m sitting here watching Orlando reap the benefits of a back-to-back vs. Cleveland, this interview only enhances my appreciation for what the Cavaliers are doing.

The team is young. The season is long. They are a unique collection of players. They’re within striking distance and may not pull this one out, but they battle for everything they get.

Over the course of the season, I’ve really come to appreciate this team. I believe that if their “bigs” can score at home, they’ll win it all. Varejao and Big Z have to score at home. Joe Smith can score in a phone booth. If the bigs don’t score, they’ll lose to whichever team is most physical with them — Boston? Detroit? Orlando? They just need 4 solid games from their bigs in each series — and that’s going to be enough.

One thing that I’d say to the Cavs is to take a piece of free advice from former Steelers coach, Chuck Noll: HIT FIRST. The Cavaliers have to be the first team to deliver the blow. The playoffs are not about permission to deliver the blow — it’s about imposing your will. If they dare to be great, they will. I wish them luck.

(BTW: Always loved Joe Smith’s game. Right player, wrong situations. May never get his due.)

By: Stank-0

Stank-0 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:32:12 +0000

Miz,

I gotta say your pen game is on point!

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:06:23 +0000

Love this!

By: Justin Walsh

Justin Walsh — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:46:57 +0000

dang. just dang. so thorough. so thorough. Lemme just say that again. Dang.