Dwayne Jones is Officially a Cav!

Dwayne Jones played six minutes last night which means he's officially a Cavalier (you have to take the floor in an official game to be counted as having played for a team).

Congrats for sticking it out.

Added LBJ dunk on Duncan

In the Video section of the Multimedia page.

As Reghi would say: "LeBron Loves Levitation"

Congrats to Big Z

Last week Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the the Cleveland Cavaliers all-time leader in offensive rebounds. Being the leader in any cumulative category for a team that's been around for 37 years is a big deal.

Z has been on the Cavs longer than any other player in history with 11 years in tow. By the time he is done he should be the all-time leader in several categories.

To keep perspective, look how much he's changed. I try and use the earliest available picture I can find of the player when they begin their Cavaliers tenure. Just looking at the difference of what he looked like when he first suited up at 20 (before he went off for his first surgery) and what he looks like now lets you now how long he's been here.

On a personal note, Z is one of my all-time favs. A guy who has really embraced Cleveland as his second home. His quote of "...I couldn't sign with another team because I'd be checking the box scores to see how the Cavs did..." let me know that he plans on retiring here as well.

If LBJ and crew can secure a Championship before Z hangs it up, I can easily see number 11 hanging up in the rafters.

Lebron goes dunking

Lebron may not be interested in the entering the All-Star weekend slam dunk contest, but there's no doubt he'd be good at it.

LeBron Behind The Back Warm-up Dunk


courtesy of J.E. Skeets at The Basketball Jones

Spike Likes AZLBJIV

(a little late, but what the heck)

p.s.
Spike. You can't have him

James Player of the Week (again)

9th time

check out the awards page

Wanna keep up on LBJ's Kicks? (there's a lot of 'em)

Check out these sites:

Nike's Official AZLBJIV Site
LeBron Talk
Kaczalas LBJ shoe site
Got Brons?

LBJ Shoe Day!!!

Happy November 16th. Its LeBron shoe day and i went out and bought em. Crunch suggested that I write something up, so here I go.

So, I live in LA... 2,500 miles from Cleveland. Wonder how popular LBJ is out here? I went to Footlocker in Santa Monica at 10:30am... AND THEY WERE SOLD OUT ALREADY! OK, they only open up at 10am, so we know that either there are some people more into LBJ than me or shoe "copping" is more popular out on the west coast.

Anyways, $150 bucks later, I had my Zoom LBJ IV's.

(check them all out on my table)

Since I have all his kicks, I thought I'd review 'em all briefly.

Air Zoom LeBron IV
Heavy, not very detailed but feel great on the foot. I should explain what I mean by "not very detailed". The reason that LeBron's shoes are so cool is because they have lots of little cool details on them. They aren't just a shoe with his name on them.
3rd best overall


Air Zoom LeBron III
Almost perfect. Tons more detail than the the other three. Even his name on the agletts (the tips of the laces). They are ulra cool looking and feel great to wear.
But... 2nd best overall


Air Zoom LeBron II
Cool freaking shoe. Looks like a bullet-proof vest. Nice velcro strap to tighten around your ankle. Not too heavy either. They are simpler than the AZLIII, but still have some cool nooks and crannies.
#1 LeBron shoe so far!
They are, by FAR, the most comfortable and freakin' great to play in.


Air Zoom Generation
LAME name (how can they not name them "THE LEBRON" or something?). Too thin. Not good to wear or play in. But nostagia goes a long way. These are the shoes he wore in Game #1 and the ones he's wearing in his first "Tomahawk Dunk". The photo of that dunk has become THE iconic image of his career (see below).


Other Info.
None of these are his best feeling shoe. The LBJ 20-5-5 shoe (below), is the best feeling shoe I've ever played in. But, since its not an "official" numbered seasonal shoe, I'm not counting it.

Um Yeah,

That was pretty good.

Media Guide Update

I know its probably not the most exciting part of the site... but the Media Guide page in the Miscellaneous section has been updated with the new cover.

Playoffs and awards

Eastern Semi-finals:
1.)Cleveland v. 4.)Chicago - Cleveland
2.)Detroit v. 3.)Miami - Detroit

Eastern Finals:
1.)Cleveland v. 2.)Detroit - Cleveland

Western Semi-finals:
1.)Phoenix v. 5.)Denver - Phoenix
2.)Dallas v. 3.)LAC - LAC

Western Finals:
2.)Dallas v. 3.)LAC - LAC

Finals:
Cleveland v LAC - Cleveland
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MVP: Lebron James

ROY: Adam Morrison

6th Man: Andreas Nocioni

Comeback Player: Amare Stoudemire

Most Improved: Mickael Pietrus

Defensive Player: Bruce Bowen

Coach: Mike Brown

1st Team All NBA: Kobe, Lebron, Dirk, Nash, Duncan

Looks good to me.

Season Predictions

It's time to make some poor predictions for the upcoming NBA season.

Conference Records (wins) and 1st round match-ups and winners

Central
Cleveland 54
Detroit 53
Chicago 49
Milwaukee 44
Indiana 44

Atlantic
New Jersey 49
Knicks 40
Toronto 36
Boston 34
Phila 31

Southeast
Miami 53
Washington 46
Orlando 45
Charlotte 34
Atlanta 28

1.)Cleveland v. 8.)Milwaukee - Cleveland
2.)Detroit v. 7.)Orlando - Detroit
3.)Miami v. 6.)Washington - Miami
4.)Chicago v. 5.)NJ - Chicago

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Northwest
Denver 51
Utah 42
Minnesota 35
Seattle 34
Portland 31

Pacific
Phoenix 55
LAC 53
LAL 45
Sacromento 40
Golden State 39

Southwest
Dallas 53
San Antonio 52
Memphis 47
NOK 43
Houston 34

1.)Phoenix v. 8.)NOK - Phoenix
2.)Dallas v. 7.)LAL - Dallas
3.)LAC v. 6.)Memphis - LAC
4.)S.A. v. 8.)Denver - Denver

More to come later...

First two "The LeBrons Season 2" Commericials are posted

Click Here!


Click Here!

Or, if you've got all day, check 'em all out!

LeBron IV Marketing in Full Swing

Go to Nike Basketball.com to check the cool "The Lebrons 2" feature.

LBJ ESPN Magazine Cover #4

Thought the topic was interesting: "Is LeBron MEAN enough to get a championship" but the article was fluff basically.

Check out the cover here on the magazine covers' page.

9 LeBron Videos Added

In the current issue of SLAM Magazine (the one with either Amare or Big Ben on the Cover)


There is a free LeBron DVD included with lots of cool stuff. So i added the vids from it to the Nike Year Four page of The LeBron Phenomenon section.

Or, just check em here:

Interview with Athlete LeBron
Interview with Wise LeBron
Interview with Kid LeBron
Interview with All Business LeBron
Behind the Scenes of "The LeBrons" 2
Interview with Ken Link LeBron IV Shoe Designer
First Reactions on the Air Zoom LeBron IV
St. Vincent / St. Mary on LeBron
Akron, Ohio on LeBron

Not so special

I was wondering if SI would have a different cover for different regions.



update - found Dwayne Wade's cover

Stephen Graham got cut

Cleveland, Oct. 24 - The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived guard/forward Stephen Graham. The roster stands at 16 players.

that is all

SI Cover Number 6 (and a half)

LeBron graces the cover of Sports Illustrated for the 6th time (7 if you count the "all the covers" one).

Look at 'em all here

Guided By Voices and the Cavs:

In the city of Dayton, Bob and Jim Pollard were legendary athlete's. Bob once threw a no hitter for Wright State University. Jim received a full ride to play basketball at Arizona State, unfortunately knee injuries derailed his career. Combined, no other rocker/rapper/opera singer could beat them on the court or on the stage. Some of their songs could even fit for some of this years Cavs team:

Eric Snow - Bulldog Skin

Larry Hughes - My Kind of Soldier

Z - I am Tree

Drew Gooden - Blimps Go 90

Lebron - Motor Away