We know LeBron means a lot to the Cavs. But how much does Anderson Varejao mean? HTWS turns to plus-minus to find out.
Conventional NBA wisdom holds that a team needs a few short guys and a few tall players to be successful. How To Watch Sports checks in with Cleveland Cavaliers analyst Roger Pimentel and Portland Trail Blazers analyst Sam Orme to explore these two teams who have been ravaged by injuries, losing their small guys and big guys, respectively.
A recent article set the internet aflame with the idea that LeBron James gets special treatment from referees. Unfortunately, the statistics actually imply the opposite.
We’re just past midway on the NBA season, and there’s a lot for us to look at. Of particular interest is how the top teams have fared against other top teams, and how their offseason personnel moves have panned out.
HTWS breaks down NBA teams by examining top players per position and takes a look at potential playoff outcomes.
Highly-touted player, drafted high directly out of high school to a perennially-struggling team in a small market hungry for a championship. That’s LeBron James, right? Or is it Kevin Garnett?
Last year, Cleveland Cavaliers’ coach Mike Brown was the NBA’s Coach of the Year, and led his Cavs to the Eastern Conference Finals. And now, after only two games, he’s got to go.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting five includes two of the greatest NBA players of the last ten years, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal. But what if we added another future Hall-of-Famer to the mix? What if Chris Paul donned the wine and gold?
The Cleveland Cavaliers brought in Shaquille O’Neal and Anthony Parker this offseason to help LeBron James, letting the world know they won’t settle for less than an NBA championship this year. But what effect does that make statistically on their starting five—and is it enough to win a ring for the King?
The bad news about the salary cap made quite a splash. But not all of it was justified, especially when it comes to the future of Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James.
In case you missed it, the 2009-2010 salary cap figure is $57.7 million, down from $58.68 million last year. The luxury tax level dropped even [...]