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When is a retread hire not a retread hire?
When the Cleveland Cavaliers hire Mike Brown.
The Cavaliers made it official Wednesday morning, bringing back Brown as coach after a three-year absence. He will receive a reported $20 million over five years and should have a heavy hand in a rebuilding project that already is well under way.
Guess who’s back?
Back again.
That’s right, Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal broke the most surprising news of the day: Mike Brown is back in Cleveland.
Talk about a statement game for Jamal Crawford.
After failing to capture the Sixth Man of the Year award – it went to New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith – as he had hoped, Crawford went out against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 2 of the first round of the Playoffs on Monday with a purpose: he shot six-of-seven from the field on an array of dribbles and crossovers against anyone in his path (Jerryd Bayless in particular) to score 13 points in the first half of the game. Here is his shot chart, courtesy of ESPN Stats and Info:
There’s nothing quite like the intensity and importance of playoff basketball. We’re all craving for it all to begin after having to watch a countless number of meaningless games over the last couple of weeks, where teams decide to sit their main players to rest for postseason action.
Unfortunately, we’re still a couple of days away from seeing any of it, as the first set of games don’t start until Saturday afternoon. If you’re wondering how things will play out in the first round and what teams need to do to be successful, you’re at the right spot. Sheridan Hoops has the five factors of each series and predictions on which teams will move onto the second round. Check them out below:
“Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven.”
Those are the infamous words by LeBron James when he first became a Miami Heat that people will always remember. It was obviously a huge deal at the time due to its cockiness and the fact that it was said before the newly formed trio ever played a single game together on the court. When he said it, we all assumed that James was speaking for himself as well as for Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Wade, however, will apparently be satisfied if he gets no more than a third ring. Here’s what he had to say about the matter, from Tim Reynolds of The AP:
“I feel like I need three rings. After that, I’m playing with church’s money,” Wade told The Associated Press. “I’ve always said that if I can end my career with at least three rings … I’ve already had a special career, but it would put me in that special group that only a few can say that they’re in. It would mean a lot. It would mean a lot. It would mean a lot.”
