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Previewing the rocky situation for the Cavs this season: “The question of whether the Cavaliers are worse off after losing LeBron James is not debatable. Of course the franchise is worse off — today, tomorrow and possibly forever. The question is how far will Cleveland fall, and how long will it take to recover.
The latter is a bit misguided in the sense that Cleveland’s recent performance (at least in the regular season) is so rare it’s hardly regularly achievable. The Cavaliers won 66 games last season, becoming only the fourth team since 2000 to do so.” [Bethlehem Shoals and Tom Ziller/FanHouse]
Roster bios continue with a projection for Leon Powe: “But will he get the minutes in 2010-11 so we can see what he can do? In an up-tempo offense, can his knees keep up? What we can expect to see from Leon would have to be considered, at this stage — unknown. Let’s try to get him 15-20 minutes a game during the pre-season and see what numbers he can put up.” [Ancient Mariner/Fear the Sword]
Some things never change: “During Thursday night’s game, you couldn’t help but notice that Shaq is working on a push-shot for his free throws. No flick of the wrist, with those freebies. All one-armed and like a dart. A dart with arc, except that there’s precious little arc. Even for Shaq, it looks awful. So bad. And because there’s no rotation and no form, Shaq is at the mercy of aim.” [Kelly Dwyer/Ball Don’t Lie]
Discussing the importance of last week for this game against the Falcons: “Did the Browns learn how to win? Entering last Sunday’s game against Cincinnati, the general consensus was of a Browns team that needed to learn how to win. It made sense considering the Browns led in the fourth quarter of their first three games before being unable to close out and end up on the losing side of the ledger.” [Don Delco/The OBR]
A Browns player being vocal about the Bengals win: “I interviewed Browns TE Benjamin Watson for “The Way We Hear It” on Thursday, and in the course of our discussion, we touched on a couple of subjects that didn’t make my feature, so I’ll share them here.” [Mike Wilkening/Pro Football Weekly]
Is it time to start panicking on the value of the Tribe prospects? “Second, Cleveland’s front office is notoriously prone to meaningless “corporate-speak” in its public discussions of the organization. So my question is, am I crazy, or do the Indians prospects get a little bit undervalued? Feel free to tell me I am completely wrong.” [APV/Let’s Go Tribe]
Looks like the ‘grinder’ Eric Wedge will be back to managing soon: “Wedge, 42, already has interviewed with the Cubs, Blue Jays and Pirates. He also is a candidate for the Brewers and Mariners, according to major-league sources, and could be a candidate for the Mets.” [Ken Rosenthal/Fox Sports]
Cliff Lee already starting to cause money issues before the offseason even begins: “As Heyman points out, the Yankees are the early favorites to sign Lee and the Rangers, Tigers, Nationals, Mets and Brewers are other possibilities. If a team other than the Rangers signs Lee, he will cost a top draft pick, since the Rangers are sure to offer arbitration. After posting a 3.18 ERA with 7.8 K/9 and 0.8 BB/9, Lee is a Type A free agent.” [Ben Nicholson-Smith/MLB Trade Rumors]
And finally, some thoughts on the realignment of the Big Ten and what it will do for the future: “The Big Ten now has the exact same problem as the ACC, who randomized divisions a few years back in the name of having a potential Florida St. v. Miami title game, only to see both programs slide ever since.” [Kurt Allen/Midwest Sports Fans]
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(Photo above via John Kuntz/Plain Dealer)
