Links To The Present: March 4, 2010
2010-03-04
“Right now this is the best team in the league, and you can not spot them 20 points in the first quarter and expect to win,” Vandeweghe said after the Cavs’ 111-92 victory Wednesday night at IZOD Center. [Mary Schmitt Boyer – PD]
“On some level, James must consider it all rather comical and twisted and sad.” [Howard Beck – NYT]
“I don’t know what they wanted to see,” Anthony Parker said. “He might have won the dunk contest with those. But I don’t think they were booing him. I think they wanted to see some crazier dunks.” [New York Daily News]
I think Anthony Parker could have won the dunk contest…
“The fact of the matter is this: In trying to read the tea leaves in these days of uncertainty leading up to James’ free agency, every public moment is worthy of scrutiny.” [Chris Sheridan – ESPN]
“It’s as if he went from filling out a keno sheet to sitting down at the final table in the World Series of Poker. Yeah, things done changed.” [J.A. Adande – ESPN]
I’d like nothing better than than to get official combine-like stats on LeBron’s athleticism.
The Four Factors in Motion: Very cool.
Fun Tweets of the Night:
“Cavs 86, Nets 68 after 3. Internet here is performing about as well as the Nets” [PDCavsInsider]
“LeBron’s dancing with the Varejao. Game must be over.” [jadande]
Updated Coaches Rankings (Road Wins – Home Losses):
Cavs +18
Magic +12
Lakers +12
Mavs +11
Celtics +10
Suns +9
Nuggets +9
From John Hollinger’s Sportsnation Chat:
Brian (SF):
Is this going to be the easiest MVP vote in league history? Lebron has always been a stats outlier, but this year it’s getting weird. +4 lead in PER
John Hollinger:
LeBron is having one of the greatest seasons of all time. The only question is whether he’ll be a unanimous vote or if some pea-brained homer will vote for his/her local star instead.
UPDATE: Good News on the Z front!
“Z will enter negotiations with cavs on March 22.” [George Thomas on Twitter]
“Herb Rudoy reports Z wants to return to Cavs” [Bob Finnan on Twitter]
KOBE RULEZ GUYS OMG HA8TRS uh sorry I don’t know what happened there
I think Kobe fans have a bigger inferiority complex than (some) Cavs fans. Its crazy how they feel the need to defend this guy… even WHEN NOBODY IS DOUBTING HIM.
Kobe was awesome last night. (on offense)
Kobe is the best!
really? i have tickets to that game against SACtown. OMG I Hope youre right! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Welcome back (almost), Z!
I couldn’t even get tickets to the Pacers game IN INDIANA! The Cavs are such a huge draw.
Man I was really hoping to get tickets to our home game against Sacramento, because I think that’s our first home game after we can sign him. I just don’t have the money to buy good seats, and all the rest are single seats and not that cheap anyways. Oh well.
I don’t think they should start Z the first game he returns. It almost wouldn’t be enough to have his introduction watered down by all the other intros also. I’d love to be there in the first time out when the announce. “Substitution for JJ Hickson is ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Then he can get his own standing O!
I have the headline:
“Z to return to Cavs… nobody surprised”
In all seriousness, I cannot wait until that first home game with Z back on the team. If they start him, they should announce him last instead of LeBron.
Man Z is going to get the LOUDEST CHEERS EVER when he comes back