{"id":3447,"date":"2010-12-22T12:46:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cavstheblog.com\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2010-12-22T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T20:46:46","slug":"links-to-the-present-december-22-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cavstheblog.com\/?p=3447","title":{"rendered":"Links To The Present: December 22, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There have been a few murmurings here and there about how the Cavs could have acquired Al Jefferson this past summer when he was being shopped aggressively by Minnesota. Here’s a report by Bob Finnan<\/a> as well as a take from Scott Sargent over at WFNY<\/a>. There are two sides to this argument, from what I’m reading. The first argument is that the Cavs shouldn’t have traded for a guy who is merely a complimentary player on a good team; one who will push them into the 8-10 seed range in the East and out of the area where they could draft a potential franchise player. The second argument is that Big Al is good, young, and could have been acquired at a low price.<\/p>\n

J.J. Hickson claims he has to “get back to the old J.J.<\/a>,” which means converting on hustle plays like tip-ins and offensive rebounds. We’ll see if “old J.J.” actually makes any sort of appearance over the next couple weeks or if that’s an empty quote.<\/p>\n

Here are a few\u00a0Cavs\/Hawks previews<\/a> for tonight<\/a>‘s game in Atlanta<\/a>. Most interesting thing I gleaned from that articles: Byron Scott wants a big who can draw double teams in the post. Does Al Jefferson draw double teams in the post? I believe he does.<\/p>\n

On The Twitters<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Joey Graham did not make trip to Atlanta. Stayed behind to rest leg. Leon Powe could be active tonight for #Cavs<\/a>” [Jason Lloyd<\/a>]<\/p>\n

“Silver lining: #Cavs<\/a> continue to be among the top 10 in assist percentage and are tied for league-fewest turnovers per game. #ballcontrol<\/a>” [Scott Sargent<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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