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“One thing I can do is get up and down and make plays in the open court,” said Williams. “That’s one area where we’re trying to get better as a team and that’s one of the areas where I do well. It’s one of the things we’re putting emphasis on this year.”

“I think with the quick guards that we have – with Mo and Delonte and Boobie – we have guys who can get out and push the ball,” smiled James. “It’ll put teams on their heels, when we’re coming as fast as we are today and as we have been in practice.”

“We feel like we have some quickness there (in the backcourt),” said Coach Mike Brown, who let assistants, Mike Malone and Chris Jent, helm each end of the split squad. “In the past, we always had size and length. And now we have quickness. In the past we wanted to take advantage of our size and length, defensively, and now with the change in the personnel of our team, we’re looking forward to take advantage of that quickness.”

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''That's one of my gifts. I can make plays in the open court,'' Williams said. ''That is an area we're trying to get better at. We've put an emphasis on it this year. We have guys who can run, and we're getting out there and doing it. It starts with me, guys see me doingit and it has to trickle down.''

In the fourth quarter with Williams' Gold team comfortably ahead, he switched jerseys and nearly led a comeback with the Wine team, combining with Daniel Gibson, who scored a team-high 16 points, in the backcourt.

''With Mo's quickness, we want to get the ball up the floor quicker,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. '' We don't want to be Phoenix. We have guys who are push guards, and we want to take advantage of it.''

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Ready to ring out: Cavaliers' Big Ben determined to show vintage Wallace defense

Newcomer Mo Williams dazzled with the up-tempo point guard play the Cavaliers have coveted for years, and rookie J.J. Hickson's energetic athleticism earned him time in the spotlight as their Gold team topped James' Wine team, 49-45.

Meanwhile, at Akron's James A. Rhodes Arena, Ben Wallace tried his hardest to stay behind the scenes. He had 6 points, 3 rebounds and several defensive lessons to teach the neophyte Hickson.

"He's got to learn," Wallace grinned, explaining his sudden aggressive offensive-minded play against the rookie. "He's got to learn one of these days."

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tundraknight wrote:Unfortunately our SG's (Sasha and Kinsey) didn't do anything special from what ive heard. I heard Sasha made a few bad decisions. And Kinsey didn't look to be agressive offensively.

I heard Hickson had a spectacular block against Allred. It would be nice if he developed into a good shot blocker. The Cavs haven't had a quality shot blocking big in a long time

I really hope we can upgrade the SG position before the trade deadline to become legit contenders. Thats our main weakness right now.