It's all Cavaliers talk today as Cleveland sports bloggers talk about tomorrow night's draft, the influence (or lack thereof) of Worldwide Wes and the lack of youth on the Cavaliers' roster.
View full sizeThe Cavaliers used their first round pick last season on overseas project Christian Eyenga.Cavs HQ: "Too bad that decision is coming a year after Danny Ferry passed on a number of good second round picks like DeJuan Blair, Chase Budinger, Sam Young and Jonas Jerebko to draft Christian Eyenga, who is not close to coming to the NBA from Europe. While there is always a chance that Eyenga will become a serviceable NBA player, the decision to draft Eyenga never made any sense to me. Last season was a go-for-broke season for the Cavaliers, and Ferry decided to use his draft pick to save money and keep roster spots open for guys like Jawad Williams and Darnell Jackson. Those two notions seem incongruous." » Read more
WaitingForNextYear: "The Cavaliers have been on a championship or bust run since '07. They have traded away nearly every asset available in order to win that elusive title. ... The only young, promising player on the roster is J.J. Hickson. ... I think [Danny Green] could be a role player down the road, and you need those players on a roster too. The point remains the more talented players on this team are certainly not getting any younger." » Read more
Cleveland Frowns: "First leaked reports of LeBron and John Calipari as a package deal, now meaningless chatter that a team improves its chances of signing LeBron if it signs Chris Paul. One wonders if Wes thinks that if he throws enough backchannel whispers against the wall that one might stick. But with each one that doesn't, Wes comes off as increasingly less credible and, of course, increasingly less mysterious. Again, access and influence are two entirely different things." » Read more
LeBrowns Town: "So I suppose my aforementioned premise is the only real takeaway from this column: Trade Mo and don't worry about what comes back in return! Anything in return beats hanging onto Mo and his three remaining years and $26 million paycheck. Sorry Mo and sorry Cavs fans. ... His playoff nightmares the last two seasons have just left a taste in my mouth so sour that logic is being thrown (partly) out the window." » Read more