The Cavaliers continue to rave about the support given by the fans at The Q in the season opener on Wednesday night. News-Herald reporter Bob Finnan writes how many wondered how the fans would respond in LAL --- Life After LeBron. Judging from Wednesday's performance, the fans are going to enjoy this year's team, even if it's not a...
Cleveland Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson splits two defenders on his way to the hoop. The Cavaliers continue to rave about the support given by the fans at The Q in the season opener on Wednesday night.
News-Herald reporter Bob Finnan writes how many wondered how the fans would respond in LAL --- Life After LeBron.
Judging from Wednesday's performance, the fans are going to enjoy this year's team, even if it's not a championship contender.
"I could sense they were really into it last night," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "They added energy and motivation."
Many fans appreciated the team's effort, despite being down by double digits in the second half.
Fans will see a hard-working team that doesn't have any superstars.
"We have to play that hard every night and with that sort of purpose," Scott said. "It's not something that we hope to do. It's something we have to do."
Gibson said the fans couldn't have been better.
"They were out there cheering for us, rooting us on," he said. "We relished that. I loved it."
The Cavs may love it, but not the opposition. Boston's Paul Pierce told reporters that the Cavs are a hungry team.
The Cavs’ win over Boston scored a 10.38 household rating, the highest for an opening night on FSN Ohio, according to figures released today by the network.
That represents almost 158,000 households in the Cleveland/Akron area that watched the game, not to mention the raucous crowd of more than 20,000. The crowd roared throughout the night as if it was a playoff game.
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Jason Lloyd of Ohio.com writes how Chris Bosh's departure from Toronto was similar to how LeBron James left Cleveland.
He left town without saying goodbye. The fans here believe he quit on them. It wasn't how he left, but the way he left. He is still infuriating fans every time he opens his mouth.
But no one in Toronto burned their Bosh jerseys the day he signed with the Heat. Bosh also didn't have to deal with any demeaning nicknames and no cries of anger. In comparison to how Cleveland reacted to James leaving, the outrage in Toronto was minimal.
''I was disappointed,'' said Paul Geary, a 40-year-old Toronto banker. ''But I wasn't going to draw a bath and slit my wrists over it.''