Cavs' Victory is the Highlight at the "Q"

 

The Cavaliers opened the 2005-06 season with a 109-87 victory over the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets last night, and their performance was indeed the best thing about the evening at Quicken Loans Arena.  LeBron James was his usual incredible self, hitting four three pointers in a span of 1:44 late in the 2nd quarter and igniting the crowd. 

 

Newcomers Donyell Marshall, Larry Hughes, and Damon Jones also had solid performances.  Marshall is the type of player this team needs.  He is a very good player, who has played on several bad teams as of late.  He looks at this opportunity as his last chance to play on a team that can make some noise in the playoffs.  I think that is very important for a young team.

 

Hughes didn’t score much, but played good defense and passed the ball well.  There will be nights where Hughes scores more because James will set him up.  The team has more talent and is much improved from last season, which ended in disappointment after a fast start.

 

Now for the atmosphere at the game.  I realize I am "old school", but I go to the game to…WATCH A BASKETBALL GAME!  New P.A. announcer Ronnie Duncan is more annoying to fans like me than he is entertaining.  Every player does not need a nickname.  We all know LeBron is "The Chosen One" or "King James", but why is Larry Hughes referred to as "Boogie".  When Duncan referred to a basket by Zydrunas Ilgauskas as "Z-licious", I was creeped out. 

 

The music played during the game is fine, but is there anyone over the age of five that thinks Moondog is entertaining?  I get the reference to music, since Cleveland is the home of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he is a terrible mascot.  He makes the Indians’ Slider look good, which is saying something.

 

I understand the NBA in general and the Cavaliers what to entertain the casual fan, it detracts from the sport.  When your team is terrible, you might need antics like these.  The Cavs’ look to be a good team in 2005-06, so the front office should focus on that and get rid of the bad entertainment. 

 

JK