I hate admitting this, but lately.. I've been a terrible Cavs fan.  Considering the fact that I watched all 82 games (on WUAB) during the season before we got LeBron, (17 wins, 65 losses) my recent trend has made me question my own fanhood:  I missed a game.  It stings to even talk about it.  Before our loss in San Antonio and our recent win over Sacramento, we played the New Orleans Hornets.

So more or less, I don't even feel justified in writing about that game.  Here's what I'll say:  Wednesday night, we beat New Orleans 105-92.  It was Zydrunas' first game back as a Cavalier, which makes me feel even worse.  LeBron dropped 38 points, and from the Sportscenter highlight I saw, he destroyed every single player sent to defend him.  You probably know more about what actually happened than I do. 

Then we get to Friday night, where we were matched up against Skip Bayless' San Antonio Spurs.  The Spurs thought that by acquiring Richard Jefferson, they would have enough pieces to contend with the Lakers in the West.  Jefferson has not proven to be highly effective, and last night the Spurs lost to the New Jersey Nets.   If that's not a sign that you're not going to do much in the playoffs, I don't know what is. 

Minor detail:  The Cavs lost to the Spurs, although a late surge in the 4th quarter provided for an exciting finish.  We were down 94-86, and then before you could blink we cut it to 96-92.  LeBron did all that he could to pull us from the throes of defeat, but the Spurs got lucky.  This brings me to a perplexing conclusion.  If the Spurs beat our Cavaliers, and the Nets beat the Spurs, doesn't that mean the Nets could potentially beat the Cavs?  Let's hope they don't make the playoffs, because by that premise.. we could be in for a tough series. 

On second thought, the Nets (at 10-64) are roughly 37.5 games out of 1st place, meaning they won't be in the playoffs.  Looks like we dodged a bullet there.

So Sunday afternoon, the Cavs hosted the Sacramento Queens, who were without their best player Tyreke Evans.  This game was all about Big Z; Ilgauskas played his first game at the Q since the awkward trade-that-wasn't to the Wizards for Jamison, and Cleveland showed him such much-deserved respect. 

Quicken Loans aka Gund Arena has been home for big Z since 1997, and on this one special occasion, there were more "Z" signs in the building than there were LeBron jerseys.  Z entered the game to a thunderous roar, and even though he only contributed 4 points, he still felt the love. 

LeBron scored 34 points and was on-fire in the 2nd half.  Jamison added 26, and although the Cavs let the Queens hang around for awhile, we all knew it was a matter of time until we slammed the door shut. 

My favorite part of this affair came after the game when LeBron was quoted as saying, "We've all been joking around, but seriously this might have been the most anticipated comeback since Michael Jordan coming back to the Bulls."  No arguments here.

The Cavs take on the hot Milwaukee Bucks tomorrow night, and it's getting to that point in the season where Mike Brown likes to rest his best players aka LeBron James.  We all know this is Cleveland's best shot at a championship basically ever, and he doesn't want to blow it.  LeBron knows what time it is, and he's about to show the world why the Cavaliers are the best team in the NBA.  LeBron James is Underrated