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The Cavs have lost. Again. They’re 0-3 since the All-Star break, and I’m losing my patience for their flaws, which have shown up repeatedly since the break.  They are as follows.

1. Antawn Jamison, their vaunted trade-deadline pick up, as done nothing for them. He hasn’t accomplished anything on offense or defense. So much for clinching the Eastern Conference title for us; he may cost us the #1 seed.
2. LeBron has redeveloped a flaw from early in his career – falling away on his jump shot. I noticed it during the All-Star game, and unfortunately it has carried over. I am livid; they spent four years getting him to stop that, and now he’s doing it again. Who do I write to to tell him to stop?
3. Free throws. They – meaning the whole team – can not make a free throw. Shooting under 65% as a whole against the Magic is a crime, but that’s actually an improvement. What’s frightening is that I watched the game in Charlotte on Friday with my Dad, and we were happy to see Varejao go to the line instead of LeBron of Mo, because he actually made a couple. There’s no excuse for poor free throw shooting.

So, three problems and no answer in sight. I think that as it stands the Cavs could well fall to the four spot – at best – if they don’t get their acts together. Forget facing the Lakers in the NBA Finals. They’ll be lucky if they make it to the Conference Finals.