Quick Notes:
-Hornets are scary. They gave the Cavs a real test last time, Chris Paul is back, and the Cavs are on the road. Far from an easy game.
-Keep Marcus Thornton out of the transition game.
-This should be the game Z returns. Get excited.
-Your recommended reading is Hornets 24/7 and At The Hive. See you after the game.
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LeBron deserves to win the MVP by something stronger than “unanimously.” They should give him two. Or an oversized trophy.
I couldn’t have said it better. Also, when two Cavs combine for 31 points and 20 rebounds and neither is Lebron, I am very happy. For the record, it was Hickson (20 and 9) and Jamison (11 and 11). Woohoo go Cavs!
LeBron: 28-9-8-2-2 in March.
And that’s DOWN from February…
Hicksonmania!!!!!! The kid was money around the basket today. Glad we never traded him. Anybody that improves that quickly puts in a lot of work. I can’t wait till he gets a lot stronger and becomes a Brandon Bass type player
Wasn’t expecting Z to have a big night, but I liked Mike Brown’s use of him. He still got 20 minutes and showed that he can and will be effective off the bench. But I think Hickson should continue to start until O’Neal gets back.
I’ve been tracking this for a while: if LeBron can climb back above 30 PPG and stay above 50% FG shooting, it will be only the second season in NBA history in which a player averaged at least 30 PPG, 7 RPG, 8 APG and 50% shooting.
Oscar Robertson never did it; it was Jordan, with his ridiculous 32.5/8/8 on 53.8% shooting in 1988-89 (when, incidentally, he was 25).
Tonight’s game helped LeBron with this admittedly esoteric accomplishment. He’s up to 29.8 PPG and 50.4% shooting. It’s amazing what a 38 point game on 15/22 shooting will do for one’s average…
Here’s the Basketball Reference link (modified because LeBron is just under 30 PPG): http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=1XRXC
Man, that BR tool is addictive – came up with this one for fun:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=lXsNN
Notice Lebron’s scoring load against the other three qualifiers…
Cool link Mat.. wouldnt have expected J Kidd there particularly. Do you remember at the olympics all the interviews and stuff though, the other players seemed so thrilled to have him at point. I guess you dont earn that kind of respect without being pretty special.