Comments on: Cleveland Cavaliers: Different Perspectives

By: No_limits20

No_limits20 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:38:35 +0000

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By: Edkar-Muellerson

Edkar-Muellerson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:22:35 +0000

This brings me to an idea:…

By: alan t.

alan t. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:28:46 +0000

Really? Are you sure Wright was “double-dipping,” or were these merely syndicated pieces that ended up in a Washington paper. He couldn’t possibly be that dumb, and if he really was double-dipping, I doubt he’d still be employed by the Plain Dealer, let alone still be in their sports department, as Wright still is. Hell, even Paul Hoynes’ stuff is finding its way into Columbus’ newspaper these days. He’s not double-dipping, it’s just that importing other writers’ stuff saves money for the Columbus Dispatch.

I know Wright wasn’t on the Cavs beat during the summer, and Mary Schmidt Boyer has shared some of Wright’s duties for years. Sorry, but I’ve had three sinus surgeries in my lifetime, and the last one worked. There still is an odor here. But then again, with the Plain Dealer’s latest round of layoffs, the writing is on the wall for everybody. Both James and Brian “I Love Z” Windhorst will be taking their acts someplace else within the next two to three years anyway.

Here’s hoping Big George knows what he’s doing and is willing to put upper management and ownership in the line of fire, if necessary. That’s something that’s been completely absent from Akron’s newspaper since 1982.

By: Larry M

Larry M — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:36:53 +0000

Alan T….Branson Wright was relieved of his Cav duties shortly after the end of the regular season. Wright was double dipping. He was in Washington covering the Cavs/Wizards and wrote stories in the Washington paper while on the PD’s dime. Mary Schmidt Boyer has been covering the Cavs in the meantime.

By: Robert M Kraus

Robert M Kraus — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:29:02 +0000

Mr Thomas, do you work for the BJ or the PD? Also, who does Windhorst work for?

R M Kraus
Akron
rmkraus@sbcglobal.net

By: sid

sid — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:54:41 +0000

5 seed r u a moron i think will be better than that at least top 3

By: alan t.

alan t. — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:07:29 +0000

I noticed Hollinger lost his day job when the New York Sun went down the toilet this past Friday. That guy is kinda kooky with his obsession with stats which equate to nothing in the real NBA basketball world.

By the way, if George keeps this up and actually posts more than his usual biannual self, once right before he comes out of hibernation, and once right after he comes out of hibernation, I can see myself liking George’s Cavs beat writing a heckuva lot better than I liked Windhorst’s, whether it’s here or in the paper. Any black guy who starts out by makes tanning jokes is OK by me.

Kinda stinks, Windhorst jumping ship, with his Beacon Journal buyout money in hand, and then stealing Wright’s Cavs beat. Those are two guys who won’t be having dinner together anytime soon. Whatever you need to do to advance your career, I guess.

By the way, let’s not fool ourselves that money is no object with Gilbert, George. He kinda got stuck with those horrible contracts before his primary business started tanking. Things are so bad, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s told his wife to start re-using the bathroom Q-tips.

The Cavaliers’ payroll is primarily the result of past dealings, not because he likes tossing money around now. Besides, Snow’s salary is going because of the knee and insurance paying the salary, the white guy with the really thick eyebrows is going to have his bloated salary unloaded, and Sideshow Bob will be gone by the trade deadline. In turn, they’ll acquire somebody with a very short-term contract and save money on payroll.

Also, people seem to ignore, or just don’t realize, that they actually saved about $2 million this year on the Mo Williams deal. It’s no coincidence that there’s really nothing substantial on the payroll signed after 2009-2010. Assuming LeBron goes, I can easily see Williams eventually being the highest paid guy on the entire team, and the Cavs being amongst the lowest payrolls in the entire league.

Speaking of George and hibernation, I think this should be George’s photo, both here and in the paper. Seriously. Compare it to the photo they’ve got in the paper now. Tell me with a straight face it doesn’t look exactly like George. Face, head, body, the whole kit and kaboodle.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/hibernation_01.html

By: ABJ Fan

ABJ Fan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:52:34 +0000

Hi George,
For years, the ABJ sports page was my absolute favorite (NYTimes would rather do sociology pieces on sports than sports pieces, Globe has a number of writers who would rather say something shocking than something sensible, similarly for the Plain Dealer, etc.). Very sorry to see Terry & Brian gone. This said, I’ve always like your thinking & writing about sports & look forward to reading you more often!

Best Wishes,
T

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:40:37 +0000

Glad to see you’re getting a pleasant reception, George.

It’s refreshing to read an article where the writer doesn’t insist on trying to answer all questions. So thanks for that…it gets people thinking.

Good teams treat the regular season almost like the preseason anyway: stay healthy, continue to grow as a team, and play well enough to get into the playoffs when the real season begins.

Why should we care about preseason or in-season rankings? With Lebron on our team, won’t we always be better in the playoffs anyway?

By: Ro

Ro — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:56:36 +0000

George, welcome to our home. The Akron beacon Journal sports page has always had a special place here. I’ve enjoyed your articles in the past. I will miss Brian, but I’m sure you will fill his place in our home.