SamTheMan67

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjourna...0664003.htm?1c

Ray ray + lebron = wow?

KokoTheMonkey

That's a dirty combination, but it won't mean anything if Cleveland can't keep Ilgauskas on top of that.




Cleveland is one player away from being a championship caliber team, and it's on the wing where they need some help. Michael Redd/LeBron would be sick as well.

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Southwest is best (Combined records):

Southwest: 125-84
Central: 118-85
Pacific: 108-96
Northwest: 96-112
Atlantic: 87-119
Southeast: 83-121

EHL

Allen's asking for $90M over 5 years, which is pretty ridiculous. Even though the Cavs can afford it, they'd have zero chance of resigning McInnis (not a huge loss), but more importantly they'd lose the second best center in the East in Z too. Is Ray worth McInnis and Z? McInnis sure, but Z? Heck no.

Forget Ray, he's well out of the Cavs' price range. Start thinking about Redd, Hughes, or Johnson.

G-Force

I do not have access to the article that is posted above, so I have not read it. You can dream, but its not gonna happen. The Sonics would be shooting themselves in the foot to let Ray go. Here a local Seattle article on Ray's contract negotiations:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basket...97_sonx18.html


I expect that Ray will be starting for Seattle next season. If he isn't, the Seattle fans are gonna be mad as hell.

G-Force

SamTheMan67

theyre offering him like 20 million lower than what he wants and they are not budging so..

G-Force

...so let's wait and see what happens. There is more involved here than Ray's agent asking for X dollars and the Sonics offering Y dollars.

FutureDraftPick

I'd rather get a SG like Redd or something than lose Z and J-Mac (not a big loss, but a loss nonetheless) for Ray. Plus, If we do get a good SG we might as well get a young one. Ray's getting a little old, at least compared to guys like Redd.

Drewbs

The Cavs don't need someone like Ray, Michael Redd will do just fine.