Found March 16, 2009 on
Mistake Sports:
If there are two things I can never pass up, they're a bowl of matzo ball soup, and a graph about the Cavaliers. So, since we haven't posted anything in a while, here are two Cavs graphs I cooked up, in which the Cavs themselves are represented in matzo ball-form. Sort of.This first one is pretty simple. It compares each Cav's O-Rating to his D-Rating. These metrics were developed by Dean Oliver and are available at Basketball-Reference. Anyway, the further to the right a player appears, the better his offense has been, and the closer to the top he appears, the better his defense has been, at least by Dean Oliver's methodology. The twist is that I've decided to represent each player as a bubble, whose size reflects how many minutes he's played. Click to enlarge:For your viewing convenience, here we have the same graph, but cropped to include only the interesting parts:By O-Rating and D-Rating, it looks like the most valuable Cavs, after LeBron, are in fact Anderson Varejão, Ben Wall...
Original Story:
http://mistakesports.blogspot.com/200...
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
LeBron James: "We Have to Be a No Excuse Team"
The first episode of "Road to Redemption" detailed Team USA's history in FIBA competition since NBA players began participating in 1992: Team USA won Olympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000 plus a FIBA World Championship in 1994 (Team USA won a bronze medal in the FIBA World Championship in 1998 when college and CBA players replaced NBA players due to the NBA lockout...
William Davidson Should Have Said More About Isiah Thomas--Or Less
Shortly before William Davidson was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom conducted a lengthy interview with the only owner who has won championships in three professional sports leagues (three NBA titles with the Pistons, two WNBA titles with the Shock and one NHL title with the Lightning). Davidson offered interesting, intelligent and insightful takes on a wide range...
Deja Vu
We just saw what we already knew.
Again.
Mike Brown, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers just aren’t ready.
Cleveland is no longer in New Jersey where the Cavs roamed freely about the paint and dominated the glass. They're in Detroit, where the backups backup will come in and score at wi...
USA DREAM ~CHAMPION!!!
i am so happy!!!!
USAUSAUSA DREAM DREAM DREAM !!!CHAMPION!!!!
I love usa so much!!!its really fantastic!!!no1no1no1!!!
Carmelo ANthoNY-LeBOrN james-DWight HOWarD-
DWyane WAde-CHris PAUL-JAson kiDD-KObE BRYant
its great on 2.30pm that competition!!!
eating and crazying with my mum during watching the competition =p
shouting loudly xdd
olymics is over?...byebye...
its finish...
Cavs smash and grab.
The Washington Wizards were robbed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. The 96-97 Wizards loss was a very close game. LeBron James of the Cavs scored a record 41 points and sunk a basket with five seconds left leading his team to the win. The Wizards are going to have to find an answer to the LeBron...
Hey, Danny Ferry: If Drafting Bill Walker Is Wrong, You Don't Want To Be Right
There have been no All-Stars taken at #19 and below in the last four years, but that follows a run that saw future All-Stars get taken in those spots eight out of nine years. You'd have to think that the law of averages makes us due for an All-Star-in-the-works sitting there when the Cleveland Cavaliers draft later this month, right?
That question has an answer, by the way...
Celtics Sinking in Wake of Marbury Signing
It is early in the Stephon Marbury experiment for the Celtics but, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, it is getting late early in Boston--at least in terms of trying to obtain the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics have gone 4-4 since signing Marbury and are currently 3.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have won five straight games and nine of their last...
OSF's NBA Power Rankings: Preseason
Only seven days till the first tip-off of this years NBA season, which just happens to be a rematch of the Eastern Conference Championship series, that's right, we get kicked off with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with the 3 Amigos and the World Champion Boston Celtics. What are some things to look forward to this year? I look forward to seeing how Greg Oden...
Death by Execution: Spurs' Precision Play Carves up the Cavs
The "Big Three" of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili scored 67 points on 27-52 shooting from the field (.519) as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-76 in Game One of the NBA Finals. Duncan had another understated yet dominant performance--no highlight reel moves or dunks but he controlled the action at both ends of the court with 24 points...
LeBron and company face Pistons with a chance to tie the series.
I have been cheering for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs and LeBron James is making me very proud. Tonight's game is very important. We need a win to compliment Saturday night's victory and show the Detroit Pistons we have the will and strength to advance past them on to the Eastern Conferenc...
Game 32: Atlanta VS Cleveland Game Thread
VS @ AKA The Good Guys The Bad Guys ESPN.com NBA Preview While 2008 has brought winning and success for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the new year has been a letdown for the Atlanta Hawks.James and the Cavaliers look to win their season-high fifth straight game and extend t...
Congrats to Jawad Williams
Cleveland native Jawad Williams has been trying a long time for this. After graduating from St. Edward High School, and subsequently attending North Carolina where he helped the Tar Heels win the NCAA National Championship in 2005, Jawad has played basketball anywhere and everywhere he could, all in anticipation of someday reaching his dream and making an NBA team.
Garnett Carries Celtics as James Struggles
On a night when the other three All-Stars on the court combined to shoot 4-36 from the field, Kevin Garnett shot 13-22, scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds as his Boston Celtics escaped with a 76-72 game one victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Cavs Preview Game #67: Magic at Cavs
Orlando Magic (49-17) vs
Cleveland Cavaliers (53-13)
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
7:00 PM EST
NBATV/FSNOH/WTAM
The Cleveland Cavaliers can feel it. Home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference Playoffs is right at the tip of their fingers, there for the taking. With only 5 games left on the road, the vast majority of the rest of [...]
Good start...
Okay, so the team changes are making this Toronto Raptors fan happy... we're still unbeaten in the pre-season after a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.Way to go, guys!
All Sports Forum Discussions
1 replies,
January 11, 2012
1 replies,
December 03, 2011









|
October 21, 2008

2
1




