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I think way too much is being made of this. Fan favorite Anderson Varejao tried to knock down a three at the end of the Cavs win over the Pacers on Sunday. The game was essentially over with seconds remaining, and the Cavs up 11. But the Cavs were also 1 point away from free Chalupas for all in attendance. Varejao clanked the three and then got death stares from a fleet of Pacers, and Cavs coach Mike Brown. This is just stupid. The game was over and Varejao (who's statistically embarrassing from anywhere farther than 10 ft. from the basket) lofted an inconsequential rainbow from 3 point land. It was an 11 point game, not a throttling, but also well out of contention. It's not like the Cavs were up 30; it's not like Varejao's a starter who had sunk 10 triples that night; it's not like he charged through the lane and gorilla jammed it; it's not like he was looking for 2 points to complete a triple double. He tried to score a couple points to give the fans an extra bonus. Both the coaches, Brown and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, jumped down the poor kid's throat because they found it "unprofessional." What a load of bullshit. Here's unprofessional; getting your ass handed to you by another team and then bitching and moaning about a last second shot that didn't even go in. Do the Pacers have any dignity left? Varejao did the absolute right thing: he gave the fans their money's worth by playing his ass off and then tried to go the extra step and send them home with a smile on their face. The fact that we're so married to these concepts of "professionalism" (that strangely don't include things like beating the shit out of a bartender or firing a gun in public) for no other reason than that we think we should be is concerning to me. I can understand the concept of not showboating or trying to run up a score, but if you can't see the difference between that and this, you're crazy.

Read the whole ugly thing here.

For gods sake, Git R DONE!

Well well well, a chance to guest blog for the Cap'n. Welcome one and all, this is your first mate Johnny Stee at the helm of the swag. Just stopping by from http://www.paytoilet.blogspot.com/ to throw down a little rant on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Cavs fan, but for god's sake can we Git R Done already?

In response to Z's recent comments about upset about the Cavs just settling on jumpers - Bronnie replied - "We've been getting a lot of good looks lately, we just haven't been knocking them down."

These guys are getting terrible looks, firing it backwards off the dribble, upside down with a half reversal and a triple sow-cow and a full shot clock.

And maybe it hasn't occurred to him that even if a shot looks good, either him or Hughes may not be consistent enough to make 'em count?

Here's a short list of things that we can do to "Git R Done."

1. Get in the paint.
2. Have Mike Brown create more that one offensive play.
3. Get in the paint.

I'm sick of watching Bron's minutes get wasted out there on crappy low-percentage shots. He's missing them anyways. Man up and drive it to the lane more than once a night already. We've all seen what he can do, Mr. Brown, now it's time to get your players to commit. I'm no Red Auerbach, but it's pretty clear that what we're doing isn't working.

Also - On a similar note - Isn't it great how LBJ has taught Mike Brown to do that "Whiny Toddler Face" so well when they get a bad call?

Thanks Cap'n.
Here's to driving down my street and up yours.

Johnny Stee.