Nick Gilbert Reacts to the lottery disappointment
Holding onto optimism as a Cleveland sports fan is a dangerous proposition. After winning the lottery last season, seeing the Cavaliers pick Kyrie Irving, and watching him blossom into the runaway Rookie of the Year, cementing his status as a franchise PG worth building around, things were feeling good in wine and gold country.
So heading into last night’s lottery, a certain quiet, reserved confidence set in. Nick Gilbert was representing us with pride again while Joe Haden, Josh Cribbs, Bernie Kosar, and Kyrie Irving were all coming back to try to replicate both the luck and results of last year’s lottery.
And I believed. Not that the Cavaliers were going to win the lottery 1 . But I believed the Cavaliers were going to get the #2 pick, or #3 at worst. I really believed and dreamed that Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was going to be a Cavalier.
As the envelopes were sequentially revealed last night, one by one we saw nothing but chalk. Spot...
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Kyrie Irving,
Josh Cribbs,
Bernie Kosar,
Eric Gordon,
Jarrett Jack,
Gustavo Ayon,
Jason Smith,
Carl Landry,
Chris Kaman,
Marco Belinelli,
Kwame Brown,
Kevin Seraphin,
Andray Blatche,
Trevor Booker,
Jan Vesely,
Chris Singleton,
John Wall,
Jordan Crawford
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards
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