He's *38*! *39* when he plays in 2010-2011! If he wants to stick around the NBA, he'll get his Dikembe Mutombo contract, but it will be for the exact same money and the exact same years no matter what he does. He knows this, he's no dummy. But the same can't be said for the folks in the media who spread that nonsense.

And actually, there's no doubt in my mind that Gilbert is writing off the Cavaliers as a business loss for tax purposes. What's your point?

Who in their right mind believes Ferry went into this off-season with the intent to set up Varejao financially for life. The only difference between Ferry's horrid off-season and Donnie Nelson's horrid off-season is that Nelson got badly duped by Otis Smith, while Ferry got badly duped by himself. Again.

Heck, if the Cavs are going to rely on Shaq at center maybe they should just bring in Oscar Robertson to run the offense while they're at it. And then they can re-animate Pistol Pete Maravich to play the 2 guard. They're going to suck so bad this year they might as well trade LeBron before he heads off to Brooklyn so they can at least get something for him.

Gilbert is so blind to what Ferry is doing to this team he should sell the Cavs or disband them and write it off as a business loss for tax purposes. They'll be lucky if they make the playoffs this season with the idiotic moves Ferry has made. Better go to the Q this year kids because there won't be any basketball in Cleveland next year.

And yes, Vince Carter is better than anything they're now missing, and Ryan Anderson is as tall as and as good a long-range shooter as Turkoglu. And, unlike Turkoglu, he doesn't frighten women and children in high-definition, which is a major plus for all concerned. And speaking of fat, they'll also have a big fat trade exception to use at the trade deadline if they want.

If Ferry wasn't as much of a moron as he is, he'd order half of his huffing and puffing roster to be sealed in canisters and cryogenically frozen until March.