Ilgauskas will haunt Cavaliers
The Chicago Bulls signed our man.
Well, he would have been our man had Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry not foolishly resigned overrated center Zydrunas Ilguaskas last offseason.
Its a move that may haunt the Cavaliers for years to come and may cost them LeBron James. Not only are Ilgauskas' best days behind him as he acts more of a hindrance than a piece to a championship puzzle. But his bloated and undeserved contract give the Cavs little flexibility to manuever under the salary cap - hence making the possibility of landing Ben Wallace impossible.
How Ferry has spent his entire life around basketball and was unable to see "Z" was and is a horrible fit for this team is unfathomable. To make it worse, as bad of a fit Ilgauskas is, is as good of a fit Wallace would have been.
The Cavaliers do not need scoring from the center position, but rather a defensive presence and someone to clean the glass - precisely how Ben Wallace has earned a living in the NBA.
In addition, Wallace is athletic and quickly gets up and down the floor to match LeBron's preferred style of play.
Ilgauskas, on the other hand, is slow and clumsy and is consistently the LAST guy down the floor on fast breaks.
Wallace is active around the basket, offering excellent help defense and crashing the boards with an attitude. Ilgauskas is soft and prefers to plant his feet 10 feet from the hoop with his back to the basket and is often boxed out by players much shorter than him.
Wallace joins a Bulls team that stood toe-to-toe with the Heat in the playoffs THIS year and features a plethora of young talent. The Bulls have quickly replaced the Cavs as the hot team to watch for next season.
And the Cavs are left with tired old Z. I doubt the Cavs could ever seriously contend for a title with Ilgauskas the player. I'm positive the Cavs can't contend for a title with the Ilgauskas contract weighing them down like a steel anchor.
Lets just hope LeBron James doesn't feel the same way.
Well, he would have been our man had Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry not foolishly resigned overrated center Zydrunas Ilguaskas last offseason.
Its a move that may haunt the Cavaliers for years to come and may cost them LeBron James. Not only are Ilgauskas' best days behind him as he acts more of a hindrance than a piece to a championship puzzle. But his bloated and undeserved contract give the Cavs little flexibility to manuever under the salary cap - hence making the possibility of landing Ben Wallace impossible.
How Ferry has spent his entire life around basketball and was unable to see "Z" was and is a horrible fit for this team is unfathomable. To make it worse, as bad of a fit Ilgauskas is, is as good of a fit Wallace would have been.
The Cavaliers do not need scoring from the center position, but rather a defensive presence and someone to clean the glass - precisely how Ben Wallace has earned a living in the NBA.
In addition, Wallace is athletic and quickly gets up and down the floor to match LeBron's preferred style of play.
Ilgauskas, on the other hand, is slow and clumsy and is consistently the LAST guy down the floor on fast breaks.
Wallace is active around the basket, offering excellent help defense and crashing the boards with an attitude. Ilgauskas is soft and prefers to plant his feet 10 feet from the hoop with his back to the basket and is often boxed out by players much shorter than him.
Wallace joins a Bulls team that stood toe-to-toe with the Heat in the playoffs THIS year and features a plethora of young talent. The Bulls have quickly replaced the Cavs as the hot team to watch for next season.
And the Cavs are left with tired old Z. I doubt the Cavs could ever seriously contend for a title with Ilgauskas the player. I'm positive the Cavs can't contend for a title with the Ilgauskas contract weighing them down like a steel anchor.
Lets just hope LeBron James doesn't feel the same way.
posted by Jon Sladek at 7:42 PM
1 Comments:
If your Cavs lose LeBron, i'm NOT rooting for them, something you have me on the brink of...
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