This is the same Larry Hughes that played with Jordan. Meek and non-aggressive. Check the stats, you will be enlightened by the similarities.
I also have a few years of watching Hughes on the Wizards, and Wade and Kobe are hardly exceptions, just very memorable occassions. Looking at this season, it seems Ray Allen has hit him for 28 already. You could say he stopped Manu, if Manu wasn't hurt. Going back to when Gilbert was with GS, after Hughes was in Washington, Gil lit him up for 41. Another memorable game.
Like I said, what you see is what you get. On a team where he can be a main option, you are going to get 20 5 5. On a team where he has to play a secondary role, he is a 14 4 4 guy. Hardly worth the $12M a year he is getting paid.
As for intiating the offense that was almost always Gil's job, though Hughes ran the break if he had the ball. When it counted last year, Arenas had the ball in his hands at the critical points, and Hughes played off the ball. That was one of the reasons Grunfeld could not justify paying him more than Arenas. I expect it to be somewhat similar in Cleveland with James with the ball when it counts. Im not sure where that leaves Hughes.
I am not trying to kill the guy. He has skills, and he is useful, and I would have wanted him back on the Wizards at the right price. Looking back though, and seeing what we have now, vs more of the same as last year, I think the Wizards are much more flexible, and much deeper this year, than they would have been had they kept LH. As for Butler, not sure why you think he is underachieving and Hughes is earning his, when Butler is doing more coming off the bench. Any justification you have for Hughes production or shooting percentage or efficiency rating, is just that, a justification. Bottom line is the guy is paid like a star, he should produce like one. Is Bruce Bowen making $12M a year as a role player for the Spurs? You have to agree that his salary factors in when you want to evaluate him.
I also thought the Cavs had a PG in Eric Snow. What does he do, considering he is a less than adequate scorer, and is known to be a PG exclusively, if LH is running the offense?