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Cleveland Cavaliers fire head coach Mike Brown, hire David Griffin as new general manager

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        Mike Brown David Griffin By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-n-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper .  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio-Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert has fired head coach Mike Brown and hired David Griffin as general manager, team officials announced Monday.  Brown, whom the Cavs fired in 2010 and hired again last year, has $16 million left on his five-year $20 million contract. The firing of Brown, who is Black, comes after the Cavs failed to make the playoffs this year and ended the season with a 33-49 record. Brown succeeded Byron Scott, who is also Black.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.co

What did contests with two of NBA best Miami and Portland reveal about Cavaliers?

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    By Lynne Sladky, AP Miami Heat forward LeBron James, right, said he could see himself back with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He still has good relations with some of the players, including Anderson Varejo, who embraced him when the teams played Jan. 24 in Miami.        Enlarge Photo by Lynne Sladky, AP By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough CLEVELAND, Ohio-, The Cleveland Cavaliers would play the World Champion Miami Heat on December 14 at their home in Miami. They then would return to Cleveland to play the Portland Trailblazers, the team with the best won, lost record in the talent-rich Western Conference o

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the holiday spirit of giving, to the Miami Heat 95 to 84, Cavs lose to the Heat in pre-Thanksgiving home game in Cleveland, the all star matchup between LeBron James and Cavaliers Kyrie Irving never materializes

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  By Karl Kimbrough (pictured), Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).    Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 Kyrie Irving (left) and Lebron James CLEVELAND, Ohio- There are 82 games in every National Basketball Association regular season. Each season though, there are a few games that Cleveland Cavaliers fans circle as special. Two of those special games are when LeBron James visits his old team at Quicken Loans Arena. Wednesday night, one day before the holiday season began, is the day that the NBA scheduled LeBron's first return home this season. And the Cavaliers fell to the Miami Heat last night, 95 to 84. (Editor's note: Lebron James is a native of Akron , Ohio and played for the Cavaliers for seven years

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers a team in transition or a team with an identity crisis?

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  By Karl Kimbrough (pictured), Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).    Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio -Since the 2010-2011 NBA basketball season the Cleveland Cavaliers have had one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Last season they were statistically last in defensive field goal percentage, giving up 47.6 percent.  Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown When general manager Chris Grant fired former head Coach Byron Scott and brought Mike Brown back to replace him, it was no secret that Cavaliers management saw a need to overhaul the defense. So with that in mind, this season would be one of transition to a defensive culture. However, with so many offensive minded players would this truly