Cleveland sports bloggers are all over the Izzo-to-Cleveland rumors going around and also discussing the struggles of the Browns' offense last season.
View full sizeSome fans are questioning whether Tom Izzo's success at the college level can translate to the NBA.WaitingForNextYear: "Since news of this contract offer broke, I've heard a lot of negatives about Izzo coming to coach the Cavaliers. The overwhelming majority have nothing to do with Izzo himself, but with the success level of previous college coaches making the jump to the NBA. While that record is far from stellar, I fail to see how giving the job to Izzo would be any worse than giving it to an NBA coaching retread." » Read more
Cavs: the blog: "I will say that I'm a little disturbed that the only common denominator among the potential candidates seems to be name recognition. I realize that a big-name coach gives the Cavs the best chance of keeping LeBron, and that keeping LeBron is priorities 1 - 2,684 this off-season, but I'd really like to see that the Cavs are looking for a coach who will fulfill their basketball-related needs first and foremost." » Read more
Stepien Rules: "What does LeBron James think of Coach Tom Izzo? Or, more directly, would LeBron want to play for him? See, those two questions are what essentially take out any 'fun' there would be as fans in speculating the merits of possible candidates to fill your team's vacancies. And while we may not know those answers for some time, we can be pretty sure we know one thing this morning: Dan Gilbert likes Izzo." » Read more
Curse of Cleveland: "If LeBron truly does want to come back to Cleveland, he may find himself in a situation that isn't as appealing as it was at season's end. Most say that LeBron liked Ferry, but if he liked him enough, you would think he'd speak up and say something, even with his uncertainty going forward. Don't you think Gilbert would've kept Ferry on board if he thought it helped his chances of holding onto LeBron?" » Read more
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Cleveland Reboot: "After an entire offseason to reflect – or in some cases, just forget – about what went wrong for the Browns' offense in 2009, the results are pretty much settled. Or, in the most American way possible, I think we've figured out who is to blame for the offense's historical ineptness that was on display last season. And guess what? Brian Daboll isn't exactly at the top of the list." » Read more