Cavs need to bounce back

(quick sidenote on the logo: Finding the old school Cavs logo is pretty hard -- it's buried a little bit on Google image search. Hopefully I can bump it up a little bit.)

After having an impressive series against Washington, during which LeBron definitely took his share of cheap fouls, LeBron's field goal percentage in the second round makes Bob Sura look like an efficient scorer.

The Cavs are a pretty good defensive team (Mike Brown is actually being called a defensive guru/wizard/expert by the media), but after getting absolutely obliterated by the Spurs in the Finals last year, they could learn a thing or two from the Celtics about defending the pick and roll.

That being said, coming in to the series I really expected the Cavs to win it in six. LeBron is too good not to adjust, and it honestly surprised me how badly they were beaten in Game 2 (shows how important it was to win Game 1 when they had the chance.)

The Celtics are good, but lack the poise of teams like the Spurs, the Pistons, etc.

LeBron apparently was working on his shot in practice yesterday.

Jodie Valade of the Plain Dealer wrote that Lebron "ricocheted trick shots off the backboard and swished left-handed jumpers, trying anything as he battled in a fierce game of "P-I-G" against the Cavs' PR director.

This reminds me of a story Cody Butzer, a kid I went to Northwest High School in Canal Fulton with told me. (I included the link to the Wikipedia article so you can peruse their bullying statistics)

I'll give you the short version, but Cody, who was crazy (but sometimes kind of good-natured) and is apparently in jail right now, was a state wrestling champ. Here's a video of him hurting a guy in a MMA bought on Sports Time Ohio. Character note: notice how good-natured he is after the poor guy is carried off on a stretcher.

Northwest used to have another wrestling champ who lost his athletic eligibility after getting caught breaking into people's houses while committing other illegal activities and videotaping it (I can't find a written newspaper record of the event, but trust me, it's gone down in Canal Fulton lore.)

This guy, who shall remain nameless (no reason to tarnish his name in Google, but he is wrestling in D1 right now), transferred to St. Vincent St. Mary’s in Akron, where LeBron was starring at the basketball. Cody was still friends with this other guy, and went to a few parties where LeBron happened to be. Apparently LeBron would play HORSE with people, but would have to shoot left handed.

Seeing as how he is ambidextrous, he would win anyway.

I know that resembles a lame story where I detail my pathetically limited connection to someone famous, but hopefully, in Game 3, LeBron will look like he is back in high school.