Jeff Mount

I have been following Cleveland sports since the late 60's, which means I have sat through approximately six thousand losses, all of which were completely unexpected. When I am not punishing myself with sports I enjoy reading, cycling, and music.

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NBA Playoffs: Big games shouldn't be ruined by foul trouble

For a sports fan, there are few things worse in sports than sitting down to watch a crucial basketball game and having it decided in the first few...

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The NBA threw the book at the Mavs for doing what others do

The NBA announced this week that the Mavericks are being fined $750,000 for not playing their best players during a late-season loss to the Bulls...

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NBA's proposed minimum game requirement for MVP is bad idea

According to Shams Charania, the NBA, and the Players' Association are nearing an agreement to establish a minimum number of games played for players...

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Does resting stars really give opponents an advantage?

There's little doubt that load management is a real thing in the NBA. It almost comes as a surprise to turn on a game and find all of the top players...

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The most compelling argument for LeBron James being the GOAT

If you go through the list of NBA career-scoring leaders, you'll see a few names that might not be familiar unless you watched a lot of basketball in...

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An NBA midseason tournament is a really bad idea

If you've ever had a boss, you've been in this situation. They get an idea in their heads, and even though nobody else thinks it's a good idea, they...

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What does the NBA gain by lowering the draft age to 18?

Back in December, when our minds were all occupied with holiday thoughts, the NBA announced that the league and the players' union had agreed to...

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The Cavs have one last major trade chip to cash in

Caris LeVert makes $17 million this year for the Cavaliers. In the NBA economy, this makes him middle class. How do you get to the middle class?...

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To stop tanking, the NBA must return to original draft rules

Every few years, a prospect comes along who is so extraordinary that NBA teams are willing to throw away entire seasons just to have a shot at him....

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With Kyrie Irving, the Nets have no good path forward

Here's the good news from the Kyrie Irving-Brooklyn Nets debacle: Hopefully this will be the last time somebody retweets something and then tries to...

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Brooklyn Nets: Ben Simmons' downfall has been startling

If you pay attention to basketball, you know what happened. Game Seven, Eastern Conference Semifinals the 76ers are down by two, with three minutes...

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Hey, Los Angeles Lakers! If you can't shoot threes, don't

Here's a fun fact: through three games, the Los Angeles Lakers are shooting two-pointers at almost the same percentage as the Denver Nuggets, who...

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Dray and Crowder are latest with late-career contract woes

Thirty-two is a weird age for professional athletes, particularly NBA players because it's about that time that doubt starts to creep in. Unless...

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Repeal the Stepien Rule

As we all know, the infamous Stepien Rule was implemented because Ted Stepien, who owned the Cleveland Cavaliers for about three years in the early...

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The Celtics demonstrated courage by punishing Ime Udoka

Anyone who has been employed for more than a month has probably encountered a situation where the rules of the company were overlooked. In most...

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With a lack of picks, Cavaliers fans need a new obsession

The question about whether the Cleveland Cavaliers got better by trading all those players and all those draft picks for Donovan Mitchell won't be...

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If the Los Angeles Lakers keep Westbrook, "let him cook"

The Los Angeles Lakers may still trade Russell Westbrook, but there's not an obvious deal out there (although I would suggest they see if the Hornets...

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Why the Cavs Can't Decide What to do with Collin Sexton

My wife is a little bit of a hoarder. Not like the people with magazines from 1975 in their living room, but every time we change something in our...

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Kevin Durant's sabotage of the Brooklyn Nets is backfiring

According to reports, the Brooklyn Nets have asked the Boston Celtics for Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown in exchange for Kevin Durant, while the...