Cavaliers 2006 NBA Playoff Run
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the surprise of the 2006 NBA playoffs. Surprisingly, not many media members are noticing the Cavs’ remarkable playoff run.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are Under Review
As a national sports columnist, I try to keep my personal fandom out of my articles . I am from Cleveland, though, and since the Under Review blog gives me an opportunity to open up a bit, I simply have to take a moment to comment on my Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 2006 NBA playoffs have been unusually exciting, and the Cavs should be the media's biggest story. For some reason, though, the national media seems to be ignoring the Cavs, LeBron James and anything that has to do with Cleveland.
Each day, the playoffs are reviewed on radio shows, in papers and all over the Internet. And every time the Cavaliers win another game in dramatic fashion, they seem to be page two news.
I was listening to Mike and Mike in the morning on ESPN radio when the Cavaliers were about to take on Detroit in game two of the teams' second-round playoff series. The two popular hosts praised Miami, a five seed, went on and on about Pat Riley's hair, drooled over the exploits of the Dallas Mavericks, a playoff favorite, and then casually noted that the Cavs would meet the Pistons in game two of their series.
Very little was said of Cleveland's first-round victory over Washington, their first series win in 13 years. Barely an eyebrow raised at the uncanny play of James, who logged his second triple double in the NBA playoffs vs. the Pistons in game three, a Cavs win. And when I logged onto ESPN.com the day after the Cavs' remarkable two-point, series-tying win in game four, I saw nothing on the front page.
Why does the media disdain the Cavaliers and the league's best player?
I don't know the answer to this question. All I know is back in November, I told a friend that I believed the Cavaliers were good enough to win the NBA title this year, because they have solid core of role players surrounding the unstoppable LeBron James .
Like the media, he didn't believe.
Maybe when the 2006 NBA playoffs are over, he and everyone else will finally take note of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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