tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post7664321790169195083..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Pluto: Hey, at least the Cavs won't suckBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-47443915573356385522008-09-26T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:25:00.000-04:00The trouble is, the team with the second-highest p...The trouble is, the team with the second-highest payroll in the league can't finish with the 10th-best record, otherwise you've become the New York Mets. Or maybe the Yankees. This 08-09 Cavs team has to turn the corner and play to make a statement -- all year long. If they make the Finals again, they need to make sure it won't be considered a fluke.<BR/><BR/>I think it's great that Gilbert is ponying up the green to win. It's a breath of fresh after a summer of wonder what might have been had Shapiro and Dolan scrapped the max-value philosophy and gone for broke.<BR/><BR/>I just wonder what will happen if a couple of years of lugging around the contracts of Wally, Ben, Z, Mo, and maybe another midseason pickup don't yield a championship. The Cavs might scrap the spending and start getting younger, kind of like what the Mavs are doing right now.<BR/><BR/>What is known is that a team can't go eight figures into the luxury tax and stay there. That's a doomed business model. The only way it's going to be worthwhile is if A) LeBron stays or B) The Cavs win an NBA title before LeBron is able to leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com