By reading this you may feel like I am bad mouthing the Cavs, so allow me to preface the piece by saying: I am a Cleveland Cavaliers FAN. I grew up following the Cavs, and I am from Cleveland. I love the Cavs, despite how this post may look, I am only doing this out of love. The city, the fans, and the haters need to hear this. Now that the mushy ish is over, let's put everything out there.
To the fans: Despite how you may feel about it Ben Wallace, Z, and Wally Szerbiak are all STEALING MONEY!the fact that they are making $14,500,000, $11,000,000, and $13,000,000 is shameful. I know that I broke The AP style book guidelines on writing numbers, but the people need to see exactly how much these individuals make. It is a down right travesty and as a fan, I can't take this anymore. The fact that these semi-productive, passed their prime, almost bald, aint-gettin-any-younger, gray-hairs-growing-in-the-fro, players are making this type of money is simply laughable. The Cavs have lacked a true post presence since Brad Daugherty. The fans have been disillusioned into thinking that "Z" is sufficient. In the words of one of my early basketball coaches " If you cant play D, you cant play for me!" and "Z" can't guard the door!. The fans need to realize that Cleveland will NEVER, be able to compete for a championship without a legitimate post presence, it's as simple as that. How many disappointing finishes is it going to take until the organization realizes this. Let's put it in proper perspective. 2006-2007,50-32, lost to Spurs in NBA Finals NO POST PRESENCE. 2007-2008 45-37, lost to Boston in Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, NO POST PRESENCE, 2008-2009, 66-16 * LeBron wins MVP, Lost in Eastern Conference Finals, STILL NO POST PRESENCE. I just don't understand why we continue to torture ourselves. Considering our need for a big, and all of our current big men being free agents in the next 2 years, we need to package all of our big men, and get in the 2010 Chis Bosh/Amare Stoudamire sweepstakes. In particular Stoudamire. We even could jockey for positioning in this years draft for Arizona's Jordan Hill, or UConn's Hasheem Thabeet. If we must continue with this "center by committee" attitude, at least get someone who can block shots. In my humble opinion you don't necessarily need a center because the game is really changing and the traditional center is pretty much extinct. That said, what differentiates a "Big Man" from every other position on the court is that player's ability to score in the post, block shots, and rebound. By definition the Cavs bigs only complete the rebounding category and it's half-ass. In Essence LeBron is our center at 6"8" because he does all 3!
CLEVELAND I IMPLORE YOU GET A BIG MAN, AND GET ONE FAST! THE CLOCK IS TICKING
The second piece is dedicated to the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, Columbus, Ohio born Michael "Lip Smelling" Brown. Again, I am doing this out of love. lol. I respect whole- heartedly what Coach Brown has done for The Cleveland Cavaliers this past season. He was able to do what Paul Silas, and Randy Whitman were not, and that is establish the Cavaliers as a perennial powerhouse in the NBA. With that in mind, Mike Brown's ability to coach and strategize takes a back seat to the talent that is LeBron James. The fact of the matter is championship players need championship coaching. Bottom-line. When the player begins to rely solely on what he feels is right for the team, you have lost respect and control. In the Magic series, and the Boston, and San Antonio series before, we lose. If I see the Cavs run that same rinky-dink offense, that inevitably forces LeBron to go 1-on-5 everytime we are in trouble. If that Junior Varsity offense persists, I am going to buy LeBron a one way ticket to New York myself. I don't want to throw Mike Brown completely under the bus because this is his first coaching job, and he is forced to win a championship. But it is becoming more and more evident to me that it was not coaching that won us 66 games. The synopsis is easy. Either you get with it, or you get lost, and with 2010 fastly approaching, I know which direction I am leaning.
To the fans, DO NOT PANIC. We have been a powerhouse in the NBA for 4 years now. Seek refuge in knowing how far we've come. Do not begin to get caught up in this 2010 talk. We have, in my opinion the best player in the NBA playing for us. Relax. Championship teams are built, and we still have a little bit left. Don't begin to write shit all in the newspaper, and feed into the b.s. that the media is spreading. All that would do is force LeBron closer to the door. Continue to support our team and address the real problems that exist with the team. Don't be sore losers and start talking all this shit about the Cavs, we need a big man, and better coaching period. Leave it at that.
And lastly to the haters, I saved this part especially for you:
For all you other dudes throwing shots at the Cavs, you only get half a line, KISS MY @SS!
Damn Right.
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