Gearing up for the Playoffs

So it's been a few a days since my last post, but it's time to get back to business for the Cavs and Shaq, and for the other 15 teams moving into the playoffs.

The Cavs have lost their last 3 games, but does it really matter? Not in my opinion. LeBron and others were held out all 3 games and some of the normal starters like Mo and Jamison were held out during the 4th quarters, so it's really no surprise we haven't won these games. But it's actually kind of encouraging because we've only lost those last 3 games by a margin of about 3 to 8 points, so that's saying a lot that we are hanging in with teams EVEN without LeBron, Shaq, and guys like Anthony Parker, Mo, and Antawn down the stretch. And with one game left in the regular season tomorrow in Atlanta, it's still not certain whether LeBron or Shaq will play. Shaq has been cleared to play by team doctors and has participated in practice, but it's unclear yet as to whether Mike Brown will want to play him tomorrow night, and also if he will play him with LeBron or keep him out until this weekend.

The NBA Playoffs start this Saturday and Sunday, but the schedule hasn't been released yet since there's still one more day of games to be played tomorrow. And in tomorrow's action, we could see a couple different shifts in playoff seeding out West and we'll see whether Chicago or Toronto will make the 8th seed in the East and face the Cavs in the 1st round. From what I've heard, the schedule of games will be released sometime this Thursday, and man do I hope Cleveland plays on Saturday because I CANNOT WAIT for these playoffs to start!

And after today's practice at the Cleveland Clinic Courts, Antawn Jamison spoke to the media about how ready he feels for the playoffs. He says how he's feeling good, is impressed with Shaq's ability to stay in shape over his time out due to the thumb surgery (Shaq's lost 20 pounds!), and how hungry he is for a championship and how he loves being in Cleveland because not only is he driven for the trophy but all his teammates and all the fans have the same passion as he does. You can check it out for yourself below.