Links to the Present: January 5, 2011
2012-01-05
Here’s a lengthy feature on Kyrie Irving from Dime. It’s a good read if you’re interested in getting a sense of who Irving is on and off the court in more detail than the “good guy” sentiments espoused by Cavs management and Coach K can connote.
Christian Eyenga has been sent down to the Cavs’ D-League affiliate in Canton. This will be good for him. He needs minutes, and it seems he won’t log many as a Cavalier in the near future. I do, however, worry Eyenga’s never going to amount to much, which is a shame because he’s a mesmerizing athlete.
Samardo Samuels didn’t play last night in Toronto because he wasn’t with the team. He couldn’t travel into Canada due to the fact that he has misplaced his passport. We now know who to blame for having to watch Ryan Hollins attempt to play basketball for 17 minutes.
This was so brutal it actually made me smile: “Now add in the history of Cleveland, a notoriously tortured sports town. They had LeBron, then lost LeBron. They had the Browns, then lost the Browns. They gave up The Drive, lost The Fumble, watched The Catch, allowed The Shot. They’ve haven’t won a major sports championship since 1964. Does Cleveland really need a No. 1 pick that could draw early comparisons to Greg Oden? A rookie who is no bigger than Derek Fisher and came from a college with a reputation of churning out mediocre pros and is the NBA’s… Read more »
I took my first business loans when I was 20 and this aided my business a lot. Nevertheless, I need the small business loan again.
You couldn’t help but salivate of the potential of Chase Budinger involved in Byron Scott’s offense.
Marcus thornton hurts the most. I love that guy
In order to take Eyenga.
Also, we passed on DeJuan Blair, Sam Young, Chase Budinger, Marcus Thornton, and Jonas Jerebko. OUCH.