December 29th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in When watching the Cleveland Cavaliers, you sense an energetic group of young guys that are trying to have fun and enjoy the game of basketball. Against Toronto, the face of their team, No. 1 overall pick Kyrie Irving, did not look comfortable leading his youthful gang. Clearly, that was last game, as Irving and the [...]
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Irving’s Impressive 21-Point Debut Drives Cavs Past Pistons; 91-87
Kyrie Irving scored 21 points in his first exhibition game — including five free throws in the final minute — in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 91-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Irving, the top pick in this year’s draft out of Duke, wasn’t in the starting lineup, but he looked composed in what was a bad-shooting game. At halftime, the Wine [...]
Highly Active Rockets Desperate To Move Up In Draft
Biyombo Offers What Houston Needs: Defense And Size With all of these rumors popping up, Houston is stealing the show with their aggressive efforts to trade up in tonight’s NBA Draft. Talks with Milwaukee were initiated, now it’s on to Detroit. According to Ken Berger from CBS Sports via Twitter: Seeking a big man, Rockets [...]
Could Texas Power Foward Be Cavs Pick At Four?
Is Tristan Worthy Of Such A High Pick? Rumors flying around the Association have Enes Kanter going #3 to Utah, ahead of Brandon Knight. Minnesota GM David Kahn says not so fast, “Are we picking Derrick Williams second overall?” Jonathan Givony of Draft Express via Twitter: Not sure I quite believe this yet, but Minnesota [...]
Slam Dunk Central’s 2011 NBA Mock Draft: Picks 13-18
Did Indiana Land Most Complete Player In Draft? Picks 1-6 Picks 7-12 13. Phoenix Suns, GM Michael Schwartz (Valley of the Suns, ESPN TrueHoop) – Tristan Thompson, PF, Texas The Phoenix Suns crave the size and athleticism that Thompson will bring us. He will immeidately infuse the team with a defensive and rebounding presence it [...]
