Feliz navidad, festive fans of the Wine and Gold! Good gravy, it’s good to be back! I’m throwing exclamation points all over the place – and why not?! It’s Christmas time and Cavalier basketball is here!!!
When we last spoke, President Barack Obama was in the midst of sparing a turkey’s life. I think his name was “Pumpkin.” But what does that matter now?! We’ve got regulation NBA basketball to play – right after Uncle Dave unleashes his undercard on Christmas Day.
On Monday night, our beloved new-look Cavaliers open the 2011-12 season with a home contest against Tristan Thompson’s hometown Raptors. Kyrie Irving, along with Tristan, makes his pro debut. Omri Casspi makes his Cavaliers debut. And I think I can now safely say: A new Era of Cavaliers Basketball has begun.
By this time of year, we’re normally waist deep into the season. But with the work stoppage and startage, it’s full-bore down at Quicken Loans Arena. With the NBA season breathing down our necks, our chestnuts have been roasting on an open fire getting the place ready for hoops.
The Cavaliers have had just two preseason games and an inter-squad scrimmage, and it’s hard to get a true gauge on anything just yet. Coach Byron Scott’s rotation is fluid. Old favorites like Boobie Gibson and the Wild Thing welcome new faces like Kyrie, Tristan, Omri and Mychel Thompson. (Happy trails, Manny Harris. He’s a good kid and was a good Cavalier. Live long and prosper.)
I haven’t felt this collectively good about the future of the Wine and Gold since their colors weren’t wine and gold. There’s an excellent vibe on this team.
With so much hardcore basketball discussion, we barely have time to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
As far as I’m concerned as a Cavs fan, Santa’s fat arse has been pretty good to us. And it’s because we’ve been nice, and it always works out in the end. Look at those jerks pictured to the left. You can flout international law for only so long. But Santa sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so you better be good or it’s curtains.
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