The Rise Of Champion Team In Nba: Cleveland Cavaliers

By Author: Crystal Wiggins
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have had somewhat of a rocky history since their first season in 1970, but if you were to be introduced the current team you would have never have know it. The Cleveland Cavaliers began their first season in 1970-71 season along with the Portland Trailblazers and the Buffalo Braves. Their first season started off slow and they had the league worst record that year. By the third season they had made some improvements and had a regular season record of 32 and 50. By the fifth season in the league the Cavaliers would finally make it into the playoffs and they would even win their first playoff series, but they would end up losing to the Celtics in the second round. The 1976 season marked the franchise's best so far, and their coach Bill Fetch was even named NBA coach of the year.

1980 changed things a bit as Ted Stepien would buy the Cavs and start them on a long road of dismal play and bad basketball recruiting. Ted's main concern was saving money, so he would often trade away any first round picks that the team would have. Because of his penny pinching ways, the Cavaliers were never able ...
... to step up their game and be a real competitor in the league. They never won more than 28 games the entire time that Stepien was in control of the team.

The mid eighties brought some fresh new ownership in the Gund brothers, and brought the team back into playoff contention. The Cavs picked up players like Brad Daugherty and Mark Price and finally had some winning seasons. In 1992, Cleveland won 57 games in the regular season and were expected to take the NBA Finals. They, however, ran into a big problem named Michael Jordan when they reached the second round of the playoffs against the Bulls.

The next ten years or so we be more positive than the previous twenty, but still no real shot at the NBA finals or deep postseason hopes. Then came 2003 that marked the year of a new era for the Cavs. They received first overall draft pick Lebron James. James changed the entire organization when he came in, doubling the regular season wins that year. They reached the playoffs again in 2006 with James at the helm, and won over 50 games.

They would lose to the Pistons in the second round, but it was definitely a huge step in the right direction. In the 2006-2007 season, the Cavaliers would make it to the Conference Finals only to meet the Pistons again. This time they prevailed and went to their first ever NBA Finals. In the Finals the Cavaliers would be ousted by the San Antonio spurs, but this new motivation in the team was catching on. Lebron James had secured his spot as an NBA All-Star and paved the way to where we are now, with the Cleveland Cavaliers holding the best record in the NBA. This may or may not be the year they take the Championship, but with Lebron James on their side they have a pretty good chance.

AUTHOR:-
Crystal Wiggins writes reviews on various sporting events including the various online sportsbook. In this piece of write up he wrote about one of the greatest MMA fighters Randy Couture. He takes the readers opinion on how to do MMA Betting online.