If Andy Varejao leaves C-town for the Memphis Grizzlies there will be thousands of overweight 50+ers in Cleveland who are devastated that they can no longer sport their poofy wigs to work in support of their favorite Brazilian whirlwind. That, alone, may be reason to hang onto the offensively-challenged Varejao. It's been made fairly clear in the past that Varejao isn't thrilled with the weather situation in Cleveland, but we'd think he'd want to stick with LeBron as this team grows. Who knows, though? He is an unpredictable goofball...just witness the hair.We can't really see a scenario in which it's worth $8mm+ to keep Varejao. He's obviously a good energy guy, but doesn't really play a lot of defense away from his flopping, and has limited offense. We just don't quite know how high his ceiling goes. If LeBron wants him, though, we'll chip in at least $48.52.
As far as the other free agents in the article: limited interest in Posey, even though he's a Cleveland guy, mainly b/c he can play D and would probably come fairly cheap; Mo Williams would be our top choice since he's a legit PG, quite frankly, but the Cavs won't be able to afford him; less than no interest in The Predator (Mikki Moore); and we can't decide on Mo Pete. He can shoot the rock still, but he didn't see the floor that much this year in Toronto, which is a concern, and he doesn't play D.
2 comments:
Are you sure Mo Pete can't play D? All the "knowledgeable" Bball folks at CNNSI mentioned this as his strength.
I think the Cavs should sit on the sideline for this FA season and wait for next summer's bumper crop.
You might be right that he has been a defender in the past, but I remember thinking he was playing no d in a few games this year, and when he saw the court (which was infrequent) in the playoffs.
I'm with you, I don't think the Cavs need to go make a kind-of splash (a la Hughes) that then flops. I'd like to see Mo Williams, but don't need him.
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