I have to say I feel bad for Cleveland fans. This was their most legitimate chance at a title in recent memory, but the 35 year curse continues. To make matters worse the future for the Cavs is more than a little murky: at 20+ mill into the luxury tax the cavs will not blink an eye at dumping the contracts of Wally Szczerbiak and Eric Snow (yes he is still in the NBA).
After they get back down to the hard cap they will still have significant trouble with their front court. Ben Wallace has expressed his will to retire (necessitating a buyout), Joe Smith is a free agent, and Verejao will obviously not exercise his player option. That means that the Cavs front court could potentially consist of only Zydruna Ilgauskas at 34. Granted their front court was a serious weakness in the Magic series, but to replace all three players the Cavs will likely have to dip back deep into the luxury tax. Considering the relative dearth of talent this summer, and the hard economic times its hard to imagine the Cleve rolling a legit front court of any kind next year. Who knows what all this means for the resigning of Bron next year, but you can expect the Celts and the Magic to control the east next year and the Cavs will not match their 66 win season. The Browns and the Indians are definitely a ways away from putting any kind of run together; the mood in Cleveland is gloomy and tense.
"Both teams played hard...good night and god bless."
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