Since this has been a quiet summer for Cavs news, I figured it might be a good time to have a little forum here. If you have a question about the Cavs or the NBA, send it to me and I’ll try to answer it. Want to know about how the salary cap works, how trade exceptions are used, what exactly qualifying offers are, how do you match salaries in a trade, what BRI is, what rumors are true or false, what sort of gum the Cavs have in the locker room, whatever. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll try my best to find it out.
Send questions to bwindhorst@thebeaconjournal.com or leave them cleanly and respectfully in the comments section. I’ll try to post some replies early next week.
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Why the hell are we (the Cavs) taking a “flyer” on Brevin Knight? He can’t do worse than Eric Snow and he actually has a jump shot that opponents have to factor in when they create their defensive schemes. The dude had over 6 assisteses per game! That’s LeBron-esque! It’s better to have the ball in his hands than Larry Hughes…what do you think, Brian?
just wondering if lebron’s been working out his game..? his jumper is atrocious and he needs to develop his post game… any update on this? thanks sir..
Whatever happened to that young intern you were mentoring, Brian? Did he ever approach any of the Cavs girls?
Maybe someone else already asked this, but I would be interested in some sort of projection/chart of the Cavs salary cap for the next few years, with team options and player options, it is hard to understand what happens when. Particularly, I am wondering if we are going to have any more offseasons with cap space before LeBron can opt out. Thank you.
Do you think Mike Brown would change his offense if he had a “true” effective point guard?
Can any “realistic” player change make much difference with the Cavs, if we keep the present stagnant half-court offense?
all you guys asked good questions, but my answer is I do not know jack, im just a beat reporter try to make a dollar out of .15 cents
Why is Mike Brown against having an offesive coordintor?
When are you (Brian) going to start *answering* some of these questions? You’re up over 55 queries now, not counting the moronic statements of a certain anal poster.
Let’s trade Anal and Hughes for a club sandwich and 6-pak of Dew.
After reading totally silly question after totally silly question made by some very serious people with a totally straight face, I am not at all ashamed to say that larry d.’s two-parter made me laugh out loud. Just short of perfect. The only thing missing was a Beno reference.
Brian, along those same general lines of larry’s two-parter, have you and/or Finnan had any recent airport experiences similar to this faux pas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T27oOfoZPg0
Reality check, it says he will start answering the questions early this week.
What’s going on with Navarro and any other pg’s? Is it starting to look like they will wait until the season starts and see what they have in Boobie and Boogie before they do a deal? Any word on any deals involving Damon Jones or Newble?
Also, anything happening with Andy and Sasha? I don’t see the point in paying Sasha very much because inconsistent players like him are a dime a dozen in this league.
May I take a stab at that “What sort of gum do the Cavs have in the locker room?” question? With James being the insatiable corporate whore that he is, I’d have to guess Bubblicious.
What is the contract status (salary and seasons remaining) of the players on the Cavaliers roster? Also, who are the players that will be free agents at the end of the 2007-08 season that might make good fits with the Cavaliers?
I know this is blasphemy to even discuss, but with Lebron commenting from Vegas that he wants an up-tempo approach next year, and with a couple of big guys who can run already in the fold (Gooden and Andy), what are the odds the Cavs part with big Z before his contract is up? He’s slightly overpaid, but name a 7-footer in the NBA who isnt. It seems like Z just doesnt fit with the rest of this roster. Could we get anything for him on the market? Thanks BW.
Here is a list of the Cavs salaries. It has current salaries, as well as for the next several seasons: http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/cleveland.htm
Brian, it seems like every year around the trade deadline or after the season there are very good players being shopped at a discount price in exchange for something like expiring deals and/or draft picks. This time next year we will have expiring contracts of Gooden, Snow, Jones and Marshall. Do you think Cleveland would make a run at a discount player and if so, what type of player would be available? For example, this year Mike Bibby, Zach Randolph, Jason Kidd, Jermain O’Neal and Shawn Marion were all at least shopped for expiring deals and minimal talent.
Gilbert Arenas says he is in shape and down to 4% bodyfat after his season ending knee surgery. Is he using the same calipers Donyell did last year?
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