{"id":1089,"date":"2010-01-18T23:44:52","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T07:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cavstheblog.com\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2010-01-20T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T00:03:18","slug":"im-back-from-vegas-and-i-brought-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cavstheblog.com\/?p=1089","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Back From Vegas, And I Brought Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sidesalad.net\/archives\/SideWendys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hey folks, I&#8217;m back from vacation. Vegas was absolutely amazing. I have many stories, most of which are unprintable. But even though I had a great time, it&#8217;s nice to be back at school. A round of applause for Ryan and Mark, who did a wonderful job filling in for me this weekend. Here are some links, because there&#8217;s a lot that happened over the long weekend. Also, I&#8217;m tired.<\/p>\n<p>-Brian Windhorst with a must-read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/cavs\/index.ssf\/2010\/01\/cleveland_cavaliers_midterm_gr.html\">midseason report card<\/a>. LeBron gets an A, and Andy gets the second highest grade with an A-. A few Cs round up the rotation, but Windhorst&#8217;s harshest grade might be the C+ he gave to the Cavs&#8217; offense. Windhorst cites the difference between the Cavs&#8217; offensive execution in the first quarter and the fourth quarter as his greatest cause for concern. I agree, especially with the Cavs&#8217; spotty play in tight games this year.<\/p>\n<p>-No <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/ohio-sports-blog\/index.ssf\/2010\/01\/lebron_james_will_not_compete.html\">LeBron in the dunk contest<\/a>. I&#8217;m bummed he teased the possibility of his entrance, but I don&#8217;t a lot of upside to LeBron competing anyways. If he gets a ring in the next year or two, it might be fun to see him compete on a lark and show off his athleticism. At the moment, however, my feeling is that LeBron and his image are better off for showing he&#8217;s interested in more important things than the dunk contest.<\/p>\n<p>-The Plain Dealer with the top 40 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/cavs\/index.ssf\/2010\/01\/the_top_40_regular_season_cava.html\">regular-season Cavs games in franchise history<\/a>. Shouldn&#8217;t really need to sell you on that one.<\/p>\n<p>-Finnan reports rumors of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningjournal.com\/articles\/2010\/01\/17\/sports\/doc4b529c10e9854236111606.txt\">Z for David West swap<\/a>. Interesting.<\/p>\n<p>-On Fanhouse, Shoals looks at the importance of <a href=\"http:\/\/nba.fanhouse.com\/2010\/01\/18\/the-importance-of-marbury-to-china\/\">Marbury signing with Chinese club<\/a>. After covering the press conference announcing Kobe&#8217;s signing a marketing deal with SINA last season, I can tell you that basketball in China is a huge deal. We&#8217;ll see how things work out for Starbury over there.<\/p>\n<p>Alright guys, I&#8217;m going to bed. Until tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey folks, I&#8217;m back from vacation. Vegas was absolutely amazing. I have many stories, most of which are unprintable. 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