Here are five observations from The Lantern’s sports editors Ryan Cooper and Kevin Stankiewicz after Monday’s exhibition. I’m not trying to make anything up.
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“I feel pretty good, As far as the opener goes, I am not completely sure”.
Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve expects another close game on the Fever’s home court. They have great continuity from years past. The next preseason game for Cleveland is on Oct.13, as they face the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena.
As a team, Cleveland was 11-for-33 from the field in the first half and turned the ball over 11 times. Varejao took it the length of the floor before drawing a foul from Memphis’ Marc Gasol. The official story is that Smith bought the cotton candy for golfer Jason Day’s son, and had a few for himself. We’re all grown men, we’re all professionals and they’re here to do their job. “It’s been real good so far in training camp”.
The Cavs played without guard Kyrie Irving and forward Kevin Love, who are still rehabilitating from injuries suffered last season.
“I’ve been in the league, I know how it is”. “I’m excited to just have him back on the floor”.
Cunningham was first singled out by Cavs coach David Blatt last Thursday after he dropped 31 points on the 76ers. I think guys do now. Even on the defensive end of things, the Cavaliers struggled.
Before being injured last season, he averaged 16.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.
While the Cavs are defending Eastern Conference champions, they have struggled through three preseason games – winning none.
Zach Randolph had 14 points to lead the Grizzlies. He also added three assists and three steals, but did not grab a rebound and had four turnovers in 26 minutes.
“(Six months is) just a ballpark figure that has generally been thrown out there by anybody who has talked about the rehab process for this kind of an injury”, Love said.
Before the quest officially begins, the Cavs have to work out the rest of their preseason slate of games.
According to Lowe, Frye’s worth is not that much anymore as he might also be dealt to Ed Davis or Markieff Morris from the Phoenix Suns.
Grizzlies backup point guard Beno Udrih went down with a sprained ankle early in the second quarter and did not return.
Conley, alongside fellow freshman Greg Oden, guided OSU to a national title game appearance before falling to the Florida Gators in 2007. “Five-on-five felt really good”. “So, it was just a fun environment”.
It was the only unusual part of what was otherwise a pleasant homecoming, Conley said.
“Over the 24 hours I’ve been everywhere and driven around”, he said.
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Here’s hoping Smith continues to show this side of his personality as opposed to the less appealing ones going forward.
