In a whirlwind 66-game condensed schedule that had players everywhere struggling to catch their breath, the dust has finally settled for teams not fortunate enough to clinch the postseason.For a young team like the Cleveland Cavaliers, they now enter into a time of reflection upon the 2011-12 season.The year brought us the trade of Ramon Sessions, the once-again season-ending injury of Anderson Varejao, the breakout party of Alonzo Gee and the emergence of two young stars in Tristan Thompson ...
The Rookie of the Year aged rather quickly in the one month since the Cleveland Cavaliers season ended. Kyrie Irving is enjoying all of the benefits that come with winning the award, and that includes starring in your own Pepsi commercial. In this extended mini-movie, there's an old man who jumps into a street ballgame and completely tears up the young bucks on the court. How does such an old man dominate these youngsters? Because he’s actually Irving of course! The commercial pulls the...
Kyrie Irving, recently crowned Rookie of the Year, sat down with GQ Magazine for an in-depth Q&A, and it was awesome. While we've learned lots of anecdotes about Irving during the season, it's always interesting to talk to rookies after their first year is complete to allow them time and perspective to reflect. Irving acknowledged having starry eyes during some of the games this year (while in Los Angeles against Kobe Bryant, and against LeBron James and Kevin Durant), but also came ...