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Davis delivers tunes and a swagger for Cav.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
CLEVELAND _ It was suggested to guard Ricky Davis that he is the vice president of musical selection for the Cavaliers. Davis quickly amended that statement.
"I'm the president," he said.
It seems there has been a coup in the locker room. But guard Wesley Person, previously in charge of the sound system, doesn't mind.
"For three or four years, I've been playing that slow music, but that's kind of died down," Person said. "I guess I'm old school. Now, we've got more young kids on the team. Ricky's come in and played that rap and fast R&B, and (the players) like it."
Just as Davis, acquired from Miami in October, has not been bashful about taking charge of the music, he also has been assertive on the court. Davis, who wears his hair in braids and has plenty of tattoos, has brought a swagger that the team needed.
For the past several seasons, the Cavs have had plenty of passive players. Now they have the ultra-athletic Jones, who rarely has met a shot he doesn't like. Still, Davis, ...
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...over with,'' said Davis, who is in his second...even more after the Cavs' 102-91 loss to...been the reason that Davis, the Cavs' leading scorer...guard Troy Hudson. Davis, meanwhile, has...although he is the first Cavs player to have three...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Windhorst, Brian December 15, 2003 700+ words
...deal Monday. The club sent captain Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm and Michael Stewart to the...closed the book on a rocky relationship with Davis, who'd blossomed as a player in the...LeBron James and Carlos Boozer. "Ricky Davis is the most talented player in this trade...
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...deal Monday. The club sent captain Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm and Michael Stewart to the...closed the book on a rocky relationship with Davis, who'd blossomed as a player in the...LeBron James and Carlos Boozer. "Ricky Davis is the most talented player in this trade...
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...marketing people know that Davis is the hottest thing going for the Cavs. During the past...Ricky, Ricky." Cavs coach John Lucas...to be reminded that Davis has become a fan favorite...why the fans like Davis, 22. He's young...best of them. The Cavs haven't had a lot...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Davis delivers tunes and a swagger for Cav.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)