Wrap up your work week by looking back at what Cleveland sports bloggers had to say about what the 2010 free agent frenzy means for the NBA, where Shaq should play, what the early schedule could mean for the Browns and more.
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LandLoyalty: "If the [NBA] is interested in transitioning into the entertainment business, then they are surely headed in the right direction. ... The NBA has greatly increased their relevancy and reach this off-season, but the question is whether it matches with their strategy. If, on the other hand, the league desires to remain in the forefront in terms of true sport, they will have to address some of the critical issues that are crippling the league in terms of salary structure and the collective bargaining agreement. Because a league revolving around a handful of effective teams full of the best competing against a couple dozen filler teams could easily degrade into the professional wrestling ranks as a sports-centric soap opera." » Read more
Cleveland Frowns: "A better question is, who in Cleveland wants to see that 23 hanging from the rafters? It's like the Art Modell Hall of Fame thing. LeBron had every right to leave town, but nobody has any right to be honored by having his jersey retired. We can forgive LeBron without having to ruin the feng shui in the house by putting his number up." » Read more
Cavs: the blog: "Getting a player like Matt Barnes without a superstar or anyone who an offense can be built around is putting the horse before the cart. Matt Barnes is a nice role player, but he's a role player. Overpaying him won't turn him into a player he's not. If the Cavs still had LeBron, or even had a guy capable of averaging 7-10 assists per game, then Matt Barnes would have been a nice pickup. They don't, and he wouldn't have been." » Read more
Stepien Rules: "As far as last season goes, Shaq did play well for a stretch, and who knows how things would've turned out for both him and the Cavaliers had he not gone down with that thumb injury late. But he did go down with that injury, and never really regained his form after that. As far as the Cavaliers go, I'd be fine with him playing out next season in Cleveland for that $2 million number, but if the Cavs overpay to keep Shaq here next season, that would be disappointing." » Read more
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Cleveland Reboot: "Anyway, all of this 'talk' means one thing – the success of the 2010 Browns will largely be dictated by whether Delhomme can return to his past Pro Bowl form – or continue his long slide into oblivion. Although this appears to be a huge gamble – considering the Browns' tenuous state of improvement shown late last season – it is encouraging to think that Delhomme offers a huge upgrade over last year's available options." » Read more
WaitingForNextYear: "We so often hear about teams 'needing to learn how to win.' I think there's something to that. And I wonder if the core of this team got some lessons in that over those last four games last season. Yes, they got some help from the schedule makers, but during that stretch they finally looked like they knew what the game plan of Eric Mangini and Co. was. ... And here's the wrinkle: the first two games this year are against bottom-feeding Tampa Bay and Kansas City. There is, in my humble estimation, an actual realistic chance the Browns could be sitting at 2-0 heading into a week 3 road game in Baltimore." » Read more
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