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July 13, 2009While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your pleasurable viewing. Have something you think we should see and read about tomorrow? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.
Hot Seat may be an understatement: “No NBA coach will be under a more unforgiving spotlight or facing more pressure than the Cavaliers’ Mike Brown next season. […] Brown has to re-tool the offense without top assistant John Kuester, who was named head coach of the rival Detroit Pistons. Brown named Kuester as the team’s offensive coordinator last season, and the Cavs averaged 100 points for the first time in 15 seasons.” [Terry Pluto/Plain Dealer]
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I can get on board with this: “Personally speaking, I don’t think Nike went far enough. Personally, I think they should … Confiscate every and all tapes of Game 6 of the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. I don’t care if they have to break into homes and erase every Tivo in North America. Get rid of that thing. Never happened. The Finals did NOT match up Orlando and Los Angeles. Those LeBron-Kobe muppets make perfect sense again.” [Joe Posnanski/Joe Blog]
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The call for LaPorta continues: “Which brings me to this question: would not now be a good time to trade Garko? He’s making $446K this season, but will be eligible for arbitration after the season. He’s on a hot streak right now (he accounted for the Indians’ lone run with a home run in the fifth), and would be a bargain bat for a contender looking for some cheap offense. And, if Mark Shapiro can keep from laughing while doing so, might sell another GM on his ability to play the outfield. You can then free up a roster spot for Matt LaPorta, since there’s no service time issues at play any longer.” [Ryan/Let’s Go Tribe]
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Browns ink a draft selection: “According to Aaron Wilson of Ravens Insider and Pro Football Talk, the Cleveland Browns have signed RB James Davis to a four-year contract worth $1.85 million. Davis has made a favorable impression early on in his rookie season, leading one AFC North front office exec to proclaim that the Browns got a “steal” in drafting him in the sixth round. While Davis struggled in a weak Clemson offense in 2008, he was widely considered to be a first-day pick going into that season.” [The OBR]
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Time for mid-season awards! “AL Central Least Valuable Player of the 1st Half: Fausto Carmona of the Indians. We touched on his stats above, and they really say it all. This guy has just gone straight downhill since 2007 and the Indians have to be wondering if he’ll ever be able to recapture the ability that made him appear to be one of the bright young pitching stars in the big leagues. Despite a rough 2008, a lot was expected out of Carmona this year. Well, the Indians have gotten a lot out of him…it’s just all been bad.” [Jerod “Middle-aged” Morris/Midwest Sports Fans]
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IMO Mike Brown will be fired at the end of next season, and not because he deserves it.
Is the Cavs offense miserable? Absolutely. But I still believe Brown is in the top 1/3 of current NBA coaches. Almost anyone else is going to be a downgrade.
Miserable? …
4th in offensive efficiency
Highest differential in league
What are you looking for?
Thanks to Kuester.
[…] who is the next to be moved from this woeful team. We’ve seen Jhonny Peralta’s (and even Garko’s) name being floated around. You have to imagine that Lee’s name cannot be too far behind. […]