Posts Tagged ‘Dan Gilbert’

Well….

I was going to attempt to put together a piece explaining my feelings and where we go from here….but then I found Dan Gilbert’s letter….and I felt a lot better.

Dan Gilbert is the ballsiest and greatest owner out there not named Mark Cuban. I don’t care how classless anyone thinks this letter may be, this perfectly sums up how Cleveland fans feel.

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

I’ll put something down later when I can fill a page with more than just cussing and scenarios in which LeBron tears both ACLs.

Go Cavs.

Michigan State Can Relax: Izzo’s Not Leaving

The Cavaliers won’t be getting their first choice for head coach.

In what was the more important of the two major press conferences tonight (well, at least if you’re in Cleveland, which has despised BP since they moved their workforce from downtown Cleveland), Tom Izzo announced tonight that he would be staying with the Spartans.

This leaves me wondering what Dan Gilbert will do with his Izzo-themed PJ’s and alma mater tax write-offs.

Anyways, Izzo probably did the right thing.  He stuck with what he knows works well and will continue to work well.  Despite the secretive flight to Cleveland, and then an equally secretive flight by Gilbert to Akron’s Fulton Airport to meet with LBJ, supposedly (Media covered both flights, but the latter has seemingly disappeared from the interwebs).

LeBron is the question mark, and no high-quality coach will be willing to come to Cleveland  without him playing for them.  Without the ‘Akron Hammer’, the Cavs have nothing to keep good talent.  Except for the rumored promise of somewhere in the range of $6 million a year.

Unfortunately, it would seem that Cleveland is in a bit of a quagmire.  They will have to try to sign LeBron first, then a coach.  This isn’t what NBA teams usually do..  Typically, you want to hire a coach early in the Summer, that way you can get the best name on the market and let him plan for the Fall season (which feels like starts in a few weeks…damn you three month long playoff system *shakes fist*)

The Cavs won’t do that, though.  They heard the message loud and clear.  Sign LeBron.  Then we’ll talk.