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Game 55: Wizards @ Cavaliers (8pm on ESPN)
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:06 pm
by LoveThemCavs

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The Wizards have been playing terrible basketball lately. They were fighting with us and Toronto for the 4/5 seeds, but now just trying to stay afloat. Lucky for them (and us) the East is so weak this year. With the Cavs only having 6 healthy players after this trade. The Cavs were forced to sign a pair of D-League players. The Cavs signed F Kaniel Dickens and G Billy Thomas to 10 day contracts today. This could be an ugly game and it's on national television.
Probable lineups
Washington
G- Antonio Danels
G- Deshawn Stevenson
F- Andray Blatche
F- Antwan Jamison
C- Brandon Haywood
Cleveland
G- Eric Snow
G- Damon Jones
F- Devin Brown
F- LeBron James
C- Zydrunas Illgauskus
Caron Butler may or may not play for them. He's listed as day to day. Hopefully he's out. Don't really wish injury, but we're so thin right now. We need all the help we can get.
Cavs Bench tonight is Dwayne Jones, Billy Thomas and Kaniel Dickins.
Over/Under on LeBron taking 35 shots tonight?
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:13 pm
by Uncooked
This should be entertaining, and I will take the over.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:27 pm
by dlts20
Wiz fan here. We were actually just a game behind Orlando for the 3rd seed until the injuries hit. Even with the losses it seems like we were proud with the way we were playing. Weve been without our 2 best players and AD which means that we had no PG but we still were going on the road in the West and losing to the top teams by 1 or 2 points. Then came the last game against the Knicks where we had like a 9pt like with a few minutes left and lost the game. We looked like crap the whole game which was pretty much the 1st time in a long time that weve looked that way.
AD is now back but both him & Deshawn are playing on one leg. I actually wish that they would sit but I guess they kind of need to play. Caron will be out again tonight but hopefully we may have caught you guys with all your men out and have a shot. If we play like we did against the Knicks then you guys will still kill us but if we played like we did in all the other games then we will have a shot
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:41 pm
by calibanPK
dlts20 wrote: If we play like we did against the Knicks then you guys will still kill us but if we played like we did in all the other games then we will have a shot
Yeah us too, if we play like we do in our wins we should fair pretty well. But if we play like we do in our losses than the outlook doesn't look so bleak.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:38 pm
by gold0259
Do you know for sure with a link that the new comers will not be playing
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:43 am
by Gordon Bombay
your new cavaliers (i had to look these guys up just to see who the hell they were) who will probably be seeing significant playing time tonight
billy thomas
Born: Dec 23, 1975
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
College: Kansas
Years Pro: 2
kaniel dickins
Born: Jul 21, 1978
Height: 6-8 / 2,03
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.
College : Idaho
Years Pro: 2
and apparently theres a team in the d-league with the nickname of 14ers - whatever the hell that means
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:08 am
by bcortell
anyone watching the game might have just heard this..
a reporter asked lebron what he thought of the trade.
he responded by saying this isn't what i wanted, you know what i wanted but i am grateful.
wonder if that means lebron's even less happy
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:12 am
by Gordon Bombay
lebrons a moron if he thought that jason kidd's contract would not have gutted the team and mike bibby is essentially older version of daniel gibson
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:16 am
by bcortell
is there a reason why ben wallace, wally, and delonte west aren't playing tonight? have they not taken their physical yet or something? because all three are at the game.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:22 am
by Gordon Bombay
billy thomas for three!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:26 am
by LoveThemCavs
lol.. If the Cavs win this game, the Wiz fans are going to go crazy. The way the game started I thought they'd run us off our own court before halftime.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:28 am
by Gordon Bombay
billy thomas again!!!!who needs wally, we got wild bill
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:28 am
by LoveThemCavs
Gordon Bombay wrote:billy thomas for three!!!!!!!!!
x2 Atleast he's ready to play tonight. Already more than I expected from him.

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:37 am
by Gordon Bombay
get out of kaniels house songaila
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:37 am
by LoveThemCavs
Kaniel Dickins says get that weak stuff outta here son!! These D-Leaguers sure are exciting..

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:38 am
by Gordon Bombay
wild bill is not shy about shooting
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:55 am
by LoveThemCavs
LeBron and Z need to get more aggressive. We're hanging around, but I'm not sure we'll stay in the game the way its being played. Not like I expect to win this one, but I'd love to see us take it.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:57 am
by TheOUTLAW
This idiotic split screen is annoying the heck out of me.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:05 am
by LoveThemCavs
TheOUTLAW wrote:This idiotic split screen is annoying the heck out of me.
No kidding. I love the trade as much as anyone, but I don't need to watch them eat snacks and read magazines.
OOOOOH man Antonio Daniels just landed hard. He's in some real pain. I hope he's okay.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:06 am
by LoveThemCavs
Daniels paid the price for that dunk. I don't think he got it in on time, but they'll likely give them the basket. Good first half for the shorthanded Cavs. We have a chance still to win this one.