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Daily News - September 23, 2016

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Cleveland Cavaliers had two NBA Finals MVPs in LeBron James and Kyrie Irving: Bill Livingston
Author: Bill Livingston
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – If it had only been a matter of Our Shot -- the one a cordoned-off downtown full of fans guided into the basket with fretful body English in the last minute of the seventh game of the NBA Finals, the one wished and hoped through the net by Cleveland sports fans everywhere-- it would be different.

But the body of work was much greater than that.

As the Cleveland Cavaliers open training camp in defense of their NBA championship, a look back at Kyrie Irving's stellar play in the NBA Finals makes him almost LeBron James' equal. Irving's play amounted to fulfillment of what seemed at first to be an unrealistic boast during the sweep of the Detroit Pistons in the first round, but now looks like a prophecy: - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Tyronn Lue wondered if he was 'right fit' to coach the Cavaliers
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here is Tyronn Lue's problem. All of it is one thing.

He's the coach of the defending world champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

On the team is LeBron James, one of the most popular, recognizable athletes in the world.

Kyrie Irving's star is fast rising, that Olympic gold medal around his neck the latest rung on the ladder.

Kevin Love is a multi-time All-Star and pitchman for Banana Republic. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

#CavsRank: Kevin Love voted No. 3
Author: Scott Recker
Publication: Fear the Sword

Whether you think that he’s underperformed or not in a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey, it shouldn’t surprise you we ranked Kevin Love as the team’s third most valuable player.

Sure, there might be an argument for Tristan Thompson — whose status as a quick-footed, high-energy rebounding savant who can switch multiple positions on defense has heavily impacted the NBA Finals two years in a row — but there are only two players that wear wine and gold that have a wider skill set than Love. He hasn’t had the easiest time transiting into an offensive flow with two other ball-dominant scorers, and the league getting a little bit smaller, quicker and rangier hasn’t exactly been an ideal situation for him defensively, but you still see flashes of why a 6’10’’ three-point specialist who can also score on the block and pull down rebounds at a high level can have a sizable impact on a team, especially one with Kyrie Irving and LeBron James; both are players who usually don’t work at their best with multiple bigs clogging the lane.

And that’s why he’s frustrating. It’s not that he’s completely fallen to unplayable. It’s that we’ve never seen him reach his full potential with an all-star cast, but we have seen glimpses of it. The expectation was that his two-man game with LeBron would be nearly unstoppable, a tornado of pick-your-own-adventure ways to get embarrassed at the rim or from deep. A conglomeration of elements have kept it from happening, really. Some it’s how the league is changing. Some of it’s joining up with players who demand a high usage rate. Some are things that he can do better moving forward. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

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