2009-10 Record: 61-21
First place, Central Division
Lost in conference semifinals to Boston
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Offensive:
108.8, 4th
Defensive:
101.5, 7th
Under contract:
G: Daniel Gibson
G: Anthony Parker
G: Sebastian Telfair
G: Delonte West
G: Mo Williams
G-F: Jamario Moon
F: Antawn Jamison
F: Leon Powe
F-C: J.J. Hickson
C-F: Anderson Varejao
Free agents:
F: LeBron James (unrestricted)
F: Jawad Williams (restricted)
C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (unrestricted)
C: Shaquille O'Neal (unrestricted)
Areas of strength:
Built, driven to chase championship. Defensively savvy.
Needs work:
Offense lacks creativity, reliant on one guy. Roster was creeky old.
Two stats that matter:
65 -- Number of games the Cavaliers outshot the other team, most in NBA.
+436 -- Varejao's plus/minus ratio, tops among NBA reserves and third in league behind teammate James and Orlando's Dwight Howard.
The Way to Go:
It's LeBron or bust. Without draft picks, without a head coach and with no assurances for its future, Cleveland needs to resign the game's No. 1 free agent or start from scratch. In other words, skip the sign-and-trades; Cavs shouldn't want to have a hand in LBJ's departure.
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