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Cavs in trouble - Hughes out long term

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2006

6-8 weeks. Surgery. On a finger. You got to be kidding me.

I don’t think there’s any way they replace his 16 points a game. Maybe you get more out of Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall, but I think this is going to come down to a Cavs defensive adjustment. Which is gonna be tough, too, because Hughes was probably the best defender on the team…maybe with Verajao coming back soon you pick up some defense, but geez. You lose so much…flow, chemistry, scoring, defense, penetration ability….ugh. This will be a very difficult injury to deal with. Could make a huge difference in seeding.

And of course, now Lebron Has to pick up much of the slack.

Tim Russo @ 8:48 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Cavaliers
Verajao back soon?

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2006

Man, this would be good news. When he does come back, can we please figure out what the correct pronunciation of the kid’s name is? I would bet grandma’s cookie recipes that Michael Reghi mispronounces it EVERY TIME.

Tim Russo @ 2:54 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Cavaliers
What’s with all this Merletti talk?

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2006

Seriously, I never heard of this guy until this weekend.

Don’t be surprised if Lewis Merletti - a longtime Browns vice president and security chief, recently pushed out by Collins - returns to the team in an expanded role. In fact, Merletti may be a dark-horse candidate for the team president job.

I’m sure he’s this wonderful person everyone is saying he is, but folks are going to be paying a lot of attention to the next team president, and he’d better be more of a football guy than Mr. Merletti. Security chief? What is this, the NFL in Iraq?

Tim Russo @ 2:50 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Browns
Shaw not all that sold on Savage

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2006

And I’m not sure he’s all that far off the mark. Bottom line, I think there is more work to be done in Berea to resolve this situation. If no one understood what the position of Browns president meant before Collins left, they’re going to be paying a lot of attention to it if Lerner re-hires the position, as he seems intent on doing.

Tim Russo @ 2:46 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Browns