Published: Monday, December 26, 2011, 9:03 AM     Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011, 9:14 AM

Cleveland, Ohio – Welcome to today’s edition of Starting Blocks TV, hosted by Branson Wright.

Which team do you think will win the 2012 NBA title. That’s the question in today’s Starting Blocks poll.

Today’s guest on SBTV is Plain Dealer Cavaliers beat writer Tom Reed, who is predicting the Oklahoma City Thunder to prevail over the Miami Heat.

Tom is checking in from this afternoon’s Cavs practice in Berea, and he says the Cavaliers are trying to build a foundation with rookies Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. He says Irving will need to keep working on his defense, and Thompson on his offensive moves. Reed also says the Cavs realize they are going to have to run to get easy baskets until the half-court offense comes around.

He also talks about whether he thinks veteran forward Antawn Jamison will be with the Cavs at season’s end.

Read More: Baron Davis (G – CLE), Daniel Gibson (G – CLE), Semih Erden (C – CLE), Omri Casspi (F – CLE), Manny Harris (G – CLE), Cleveland Cavaliers

Another day of hectic training camps, another day of injuries to report. The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves with a couple significant ailments, the least of which isn’t to Baron Davis, who missed his fourth-straight day of practice. His third was Tuesday, when he was seeking a second opinion, and according to the Plain Dealer, the second opinion didn’t have good news. Davis is out indefinitely with a bulging disc, though the current estimate is two-to-three weeks.

In other news, Semih Erden is officially out three weeks with a broken thumb. Daniel Gibson missed practice with a tooth extraction which, obviously, shouldn’t keep him out long. Omri Casspi is day-to-day with a right knee sprain. Lastly, Manny Harris was shooting after practice, but officially missed practice, and is projected to be out for two weeks. 

The Plain Dealer is calling Harris’ injury, officially, a foot ulcer. The two weeks is currently a loose figure.