Lots of stuff is going right w/ the Cavs... the difference is obviously Lee Nailon, who keeps getting re-signed by Silas in spite of their "differences" last season on the Hornets.

What's not to like about their team? They have a premier center (statistically great, and one of the tallest in the east), the up and coming workhorse Boozer, a decent PG in McInnis, the Lebron show... plus some quality depth with Eric Williams and Battie... Moving forward a year with that team, and everyone is still young, but a bit more experienced having been involved in a playoff race (regardless if they make it or not).

Miami needs some big man help badly. I don't know what's wrong w/ Brian Grant--- he's playing like a chump. Is he burned out? A journeyman center would do wonders for this team. Add that piece, and you have a pretty nice talented team.

How about us? Well... we're under a lot of pressure for Tim Thomas, Mohammed, Sweetney to improve from within. For us to take advantage of TT at SF, we need to have two guys at PF/C that demand attention--- that way we can use the inevitable size mismatches to our advantage. For us to improve, TT needs to develop into a poor man's Garnett or Odom... a lot of pressure for a player who at 6'10" has never averaged 5 boards in a season. Maybe he's a late bloomer.

And we're hoping that Rasheed remains true to his word and comes to us as a FA. Frank Williams remains a nice trading commodity with his flashes of brilliance this year. Still... I have a hard time believing we're as good as the Cavs in terms of starting lineups... depth will have to be our strength.