Why the Cleveland Cavaliers may win the NBA Championship next year

[RollWithIt]

From Terry Pluto (Nationally recognized sports writer) of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2008/09/count_on_the_cavs_frustrated_c.html


Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, as head coach Mike Brown (right) listened, expressed confidence on Thursday about the upcoming NBA season and the long-term future of the franchise.

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They have Gilbert, who has the NBA's second-highest payroll. He said his Quicken Loans mortgage business is strong "because no else is left," and he wasn't kidding. He added that after you spend "hundreds of millions" to buy a team, "it's not time to get cheap."

Quicken Loans was one of the only Mortgage giants who refused to write or trade in subprime no doc loans. They specialized in low interest rates for high credit and documented buyers. Despite the economic meltdown, Quicken Loans maintains a solid rating on Wall Street.

I say that because they made a monster summer trade, acquiring Mo Williams from Milwaukee for Joe Smith and Damon Jones. It's a steal, delivering a 25-year-old point guard who can create his own shot and add some high-octane to an offense that has sputtered and stalled too frequently in the past.

Put Williams next to Lebron James and it's showtime up and down the court all night long.

They have no holdouts, no one demanding a trade. They have depth in the backcourt with three guards not in uniform at the start of last season: Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and Williams. Also look for Daniel Gibson to have a sizzling shooting season thanks to the upgraded talent around him.

They have James, who will once again press his case as the best player in the game.

They have size with Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace, Varejao and rookie J.J. Hickson.

They're loaded in the back court now, and their front court will have deep rotation.




But most of all, for the first time in his career, King James has a fully complemented team:





And btw, Lebron donated $25,000 to the DNC and endorsed Obama. Who says Ohio doesn't produce world class talent and smarts?

[Release The Hounds]

1. There's a reason the Bucks basically gave Williams away.

[RollWithIt]

6. Because they have too many guards.....

And they needed cap space. Williams is a baller, he just didn't fit with Redd's stationary style.

[Tektonik]

2. No chance

The Lakers with Bynum, Gasol, Odom and KB24 have a chance to win 70 games in one of the toughest conferences in NBA history.

[madinmaryland]

3. Losers! The Celtics will kick the lakers asses again! nt

[Tektonik]

4. A year older, with a key FA loss, and having to deal with Bynum?

You're kidding me right? :rofl:

[SoxFan]

5. Won't happen. It's the law.

15 U.S.C. ch. 89 states that no professional sports franchise from the city of Cleveland or any location within a 35 mile radius shall be eligible to win their league's championship. The previous 75 mile radius was reduced in order to accomodate the 2005 Akron Aeros.

[KamaAina]

7. Because 28 of the other 29 teams are planning to go on strike?

leaving the Cavs to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats in 7 for the title? :shrug: