MVN - Most Valuable Network

Let’s Keep Torturing Ourselves: Cavs Rumored to be Interested in Monta Ellis

Honestly, I have no clue why I’m even bringing this up, even though two major newspapers reported it this week. We all know how these stories end: With egg on our face.

The San Francisco Chronicle and New York Newsday reported this week that the Cavaliers may be chasing Golden State Warriors restricted free agent guard Monta Ellis, who has blossomed into one of the league’s most dynamic scorer just three years after being a second-round pick in 2005. To be fair, Ellis’ situation is a bit hairy since it is hard to determine his true monetary value based on his size, production, and the system (Don Nelson’s “Smallball”) that he plays in.

But the Warriors just lost unrestricted free agent point guard Baron Davis to the Los Angeles Clippers, and that may apply more pressure on Warriors GM Chris Mullin to bring back Ellis at any cost. Read the rest of this entry »

“Next Year” Has Finally Arrived: One-on-One with “Waiting For Next Year’s” RockKing

There’s a stigma with the city of Cleveland and its sports teams. A defeatist attitude. A self-loathing attitude. A “why me?” and “will this ever stop?” attitude.

Whether it spills over to the local media or stems from the media itself is like the chicken/egg theory. But with a few exceptions, you have to agree on one thing: The sports media in Cleveland sucks. All the way from sports radio to the newspapers to the tube. Just flat…out…sucks.

That’s the one positive of not living in Cleveland anymore. Columnists like the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Bill Livingston and Bud Shaw will leave you feeling 30 years older and infinite years dumber - and that’s before you start hating yourself for being a Clevelander as a result of reading their columns. When I left Cleveland, Kenny Rhoda was the most popular local sports radio personality - at least in terms of ratings. And he’s a Steelers fan. When it comes to him, we’ll just leave it at that.

For a city that is used to never being the best at anything, there’s always next year.

Fortunately, Cleveland no longer has to wait for a champion amongst sports media. And that’s because “Waiting For Next Year” decided to ring in 2008 by launching a Cleveland sports blog that has every perspective covered with a fresh new angle that, unlike the rest of the Cleveland media, actually enters the 21st century. Here at Cavalier Attitude, we’re restricted to the Cavs (unless I decide to go off on a random tangent every now and then, and it sounds like I’m about to if I don’t watch myself).

At WFNY, you get a daily fix of whichever C-Town team you want to rock. Browns training camp? Cavs free agency? Indians’ annual rebuilding project? No matter. It’s all right there - with open-minded writers who know what they’re talking about and appreciate the viewpoints of all fans.

Sound too good to be true? I had to find out for myself after having a chance to catch up with one of the blog’s writers, RockKing, who definitely swung back with brass knuckles against the LeBron-leaving-Cleveland media circus that is quickly spiraling out of control. It served notice that “Waiting For Next Year” has arrived. If you didn’t notice WFNY’s work before, then you certainly notice it now. And if you’re still not paying attention, then the joke’s on you.

The following is a one-on-one interview with RockKing about the state of the Cavaliers organization, including the current makeup of the team and the issues that the team will need to address moving forward (You can catch mine with RockKing over at WFNY, as well).

Buckle up. Read the rest of this entry »

Where “Retarded Media Combined With Shallow Fans” Happens

You have to be laughing your ass off if you’re a Cavs fan right now. And when somebody asks you why you’re so happy when you should be upset, worried, and afraid about the future of your team, you laugh harder.

If you’re one of those delusional fans who think that it’s a foregone conclusion that LeBron James is going to go play for Jay-Z and the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets (or even think that there’s a strong chance of that happening), the joke’s on you.

Don’t worry, though. You’re reading this, so it’s a good start in the path to becoming educated. It’s a good start to forcing out the B.S. propaganda that the national media, which is always starving for some kind of weird, crazy story, is feeding you. Read the rest of this entry »

Cavs Go Big, Times 3

So as you guys probably already know, the Cavaliers got 3 players on Thursday night’s 2008 NBA Draft. The first being J.J. Hickson out of NC State, taken with the 19th pick overall. The second being Darnell Jackson out of Kansas, in a trade. Jackson was acquired for a 2008 2nd round pick (the lower of ours and Chicago’s). The third being Sasha Kaun out of Kansas, in a trade as well. Kaun was acquired for cash considerations.

Amar already introduced you to J.J. Hickson, so I won’t go in-depth about him since you guys should know about him by now. Although I will introduce you guys to former Kansas teammates and now Cavalier teammates, Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun.

So what was the purpose of drafting 3 big men? Who are they? And what does it mean?

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