Originally Posted by CrackerJack

you do know that one team from the east HAS to make the finals right??? you cant have 2 west teams and last year they proved they can beat the pistons so they are in with a very good chance although they do have a major problem which is the celtics

now back to the topic the trade was very good for the cavs in the fact they got pieces they needed, not just the best players out there. wally is a guy who can knock down open shots when called upon and can pick up the scoring slack if need be, he is a big upgrade on what larry hughes brought to the table. delonte west means that the cavs finally have a ball distributor who can both create and score himself AND age is on his side so he could very well be lebrons side kick for many years to come. bringing in ben wallace is also a good move in the fact that it takes alot of pressure off Z on defense and offense with lebron penetrating all ben has to do is jam it home (which he is capable of. and finally joe smith has proved this season he is still capable of playing at a high level on the offensive and gives them a big man scoring option coming off the bench which they didnt have before with varejao and marshall wasnt showing anything

this trade certainly makes the cavs a far more dangerous team offensivley and defensively and thewy are now definately in the mix for the east spot in the NBA finals