Defunct Cleveland sports team names in order of hilarity, ranked
Combing through the bowels of Youtube, Wikipedia and other Internet crevasses led me to a list of all of the Cleveland professional sports teams in recorded history. Here are some of the more amusing,...
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To Z or not to Z
There is a large electronic billboard I see every day on my commute to work that constantly rotates its advertisements, and it occasionally shows announcements for upcoming sporting events. About two...
View ArticleA Tribute to “Z”
Zydrunas Ilgauskas career highlights Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Cavaliers paid homage to their former “big man in the middle,” long time center Zydrunas...
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Crash and burn
As inappropriate as a plane crashing metaphor is in describing the month of March so far for the Cavaliers, I’m going to go there. Someone forgot to tell Mike Brown and company that these past four...
View Article2012 NBA Playoffs are a No-Win Situation for LeBron
by Ryan Isley If the Mayans were correct and the world will be coming to an end in December of 2012, the stars couldn’t have aligned more perfectly for LeBron James to capture his first career NBA...
View ArticleThe NBA: A Lost Cause
It’s hard-pressed for me to find anything less interesting on TV than the NBA Playoffs. I mean seriously. I haven’t turned on a single game this entire postseason. The only thing I know about the...
View ArticleWe May Not Have Seen the Best of LeBron Yet
by Ryan Isley Just when the NBA thought they had seen the best of LeBron James this past season as he led the Miami Heat to the NBA championship – LeBron’s first title – it seems that the league may be...
View ArticleSame Old Issues for LeBron James
Surprising enough, this is not a column bashing LeBron James. I am at peace with him moving on. I am still rooting against him, not because of my hatred for him, but because I would love to see Dan...
View ArticleMore Than a Fan Podcast: NBA 2nd Round Breakdown and Cleveland Indians
In the special More Than a Fan Podcast at the United We Dine event at Sidelines Sports Grille in Elyria, Ryan and I drink and have a big burger. (Miguel Cabrera wants her to take a sobriety test.) We...
View ArticleDan Gilbert Not the Only One Deserving of Credit for Cleveland Casino
by Ryan Isley With the opening of the new Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cleveland this week, Dan Gilbert is getting plenty of credit and love for finally bringing a casino to Ohio. Admittedly I have yet...
View ArticleLeBron and the Heat Deserve Everything They Get
Ryan Isley and I have been butting heads lately. We have different views on a few things, and this one is no different. Isley has been telling the bitter Cavalier faithful to lay off LeBron and look at...
View ArticleA Look Back at 2012 Through Ryan’s Eyes (and Columns)
by Ryan Isley I can’t believe that another year has come and gone. This was my first full year at More Than A Fan and I figured what better way to send it out than to look back at some of the things I...
View ArticleWe Want Trent Richardson to Like LeBron James
Mark it down, everyone. Wednesday, October 24, 2012 is the day that irrational Cleveland fans turned on Trent Richardson. In case you’re wondering why some folks suddenly hate Trent Richardson, it’s...
View ArticleEnding the LeBron Debate Once and For All
We all remember the pain, the back-stabbing, and the downright hatred we experienced on July 7, 2010. It was a memorable day for all of us, in the most sadistic of ways. The masochists among us replay...
View ArticleMore Than a Fan Podcast #56: SUPER BOWL EXTRAVAGANZA and Kyrie Irving Leads...
Segment 1 It’s the Super Bowl, BABY! Josh and Ryan take you from the Sandy Hook Elementary School Choir’s touching moment to halftime. Segment 2 It’s still the Super Bowl, but we’ve moved on to...
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Could Kyrie Be the Next LeBron in More Ways Than One?
Kyrie Irving is the best 20 year old in the game of basketball today. There is no question. His uncanny ability to dribble the ball in any which way he so pleases, coupled with his cool demeanor in...
View ArticleMore Than a Fan Podcast #59: Cleveland Cavaliers and the NBA Most Watchable Team
Segment 1 Ryan and I break down Kyrie Irving’s knee injury and the Cavs season so far. Segment 2 We vehemently disagree with the ESPN Most Watchable NBA Team and name our own group. [powerpress]
View ArticleMy Top 5 Favorite Dunks
Last night, Deandre Jordan threw down one of the most ferocious jams I have ever seen. It lit up the Twitter world and quickly became one of the most talked about plays of the entire NBA season. If you...
View ArticleMarch Madness!! (Just Kidding – It’s the NBA)
March Madness means almost none of you are interested in a coherent and interesting column on the National Basketball Association, even if you could find someone that can write one. In that spirit, I...
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Players Not Shaking Hands in the NBA Shouldn’t be a Big Deal
by Ryan Isley Are we really going to do this again? Are we actually going to talk about a team and their best player not shaking hands with the competition after a hard fought game in the NBA? Yes. Yes...
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