The LeBron-O-Meter: It's a beautiful day in Cleveland

What's not to like about Byron Scott, even if -- and maybe especially if -- you're LeBron?

We here at 'Meter Central can't be described as wild optimists. This is Cleveland, after all, so like everyone else we feel that, wherever we go, we're walking around under a dark cloud, waiting for bad news. (A little bit like that guy in the old Li'l Abner comic strip, if you're old enough to remember that.)

Today, however, it's a beautiful sunny day, the Cavs have a new coach -- a good one -- and the possibility of persuading LeBron to stay doesn't seem as remote as it often has in recent weeks.

True, the King will give audience over the next couple of days to suitors from half a dozen other NBA teams, some of which could make a decent case he'd be better off playing for one of them.

But if it's true that LeBron is looking for a coach with solid NBA experience, Byron Scott is one of the better available choices to fit the bill. And while he's been careful not to be seen as interfering in the months-long search to replace Mike Brown, it's inconcievable the Cavs would have chosen Scott without LeBron's tacit approval. In other words, he could have waved them off if he wanted.

So, with a proven coach in place, overtures out to the Stoudemires and Boshes of the world, and the Cavs' various advantages in the free-agent race undiminished, we feel justified in moving the 'Meter in a positive direction.

  

Today's updated reading: Lookin' Good