You just got served... by Waiters
The Sporting News previewed the Cavs upcoming season on Thursday. I have to agree with the article’s central point: the season hinges on Dion Waiters and what he can bring to the team. Everyone’s heard plenty about Dion, though. How about some Tristan Thompson? From 3 to 9 feet, Tristan shot 31.7 percent. That’s nearly unheard of for a power forward. Here’s the link.
Remember when these guys were important to the Cavs?
The Cavaliers waived Kevin Anderson and Justin Holiday today, in a less-than-shocking personnel move. There are now three spots left. Samardo Samuels seems to have all but locked up one of the spots, so we’ll see how the other two fall out. Here\’s the link.
Another game recap from last night’s debacle againsst Milwaukee, this time from the Plain Dealer. Byron Scott on benching Dion Waiters: ”I took him out in the second half because I drew up a play, guard ran the play, he messed it up. To me that was a lack of focus so I figured he didn’t need to play the rest of the game.” Classic. Here’s the link.
Dion to the hoop!
The Cavaliers played an intra-squad scrimmage Saturday, pitting Anderson Varejao, Tristan Thompson, Jeremy Pargo, Omri Casspi and C.J. Miles on the Gold team against Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, Tyler Zeller, Alonzo Gee and Jon Leuer on the Wine team. The Gold team won 52-44, despite a combined 25 points on 9-22 shooting from Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters. What does this mean? Absolutely nothing. But it’s nice to see the young guns going at it in practice. Here’s the link.
A decent on the Cavs’ young backcourt and the upcoming season. But the real treat is the interview of Byron Scott at the end. This is a coach to be proud of. Here’s the link.
Splendid in orange cream.
In an interview with Hoopsworld today, Dion Waiters said that he wants to make the playoffs and win Rookie of the Year. He also said some things about Cleveland that are guaranteed to warm the cockles of your heart, and possibly bring tears to your eyes. In short, this guy is awesome. Here’s the link.
I’m starting to like C.J. Miles more and more. What he says about joining the Cavs: ”With Cleveland it was just about making the right basketball decision for myself. I felt it wasn’t about money; it wasn’t about anything but basketball.” A very positive interview overall, from Hoopsworld. Here’s the link .
Dion Waiters was also interviewed recently, though it didn’t turn out half as interesting. He’s pretty good at substituting sports cliches in lieu of actual meaning. It’s nice he bought his mom a car after being drafted, at least. Here’s the link.
