Mid-Week This & that

A few things are bothering me.

ARod
If Arod opts out of his $25 million a year deal for more cash, he will establish himself as the poster child for greedy professional athletes - especially after another subpar playoff performance. I love the guy's talent, but he and Scott Boras are making a mistake if they opt out for more cash. How much $ does he really need? He's already the highest paid player in the sport and he's 0 for his last three years with guys in scoring position in the post-season. If he opts out, he's got some balls.

Cavaliers' New Offense
I keep being reminded in print and on the air that the Cavaliers may struggle for a while this season with their "new offense."

What?

It ain't the plays that dont' work, it's the inconsistency of the players on the roster. We have been over and over this ground with this bunch.

One more time class - If you have a combination of poor shooters on the floor with guys who can't create for themselves with the shot clock runnnng down, it doesn't matter what you run. It ain't gonna work. Get it?

Besides, I would argue there weren't many teams in the NBA last year with more open looks than the Cavs. Hell, everybody ran at 23 most of the time. Guys just missed good look, after good look, to the point where he (LJ) had to score 29 of his team's last 30 points against the Pistons in game #5 for them to advance. He (LJ) had finally had enough of watching the rest of the crew - with the exception of D. Gibson - come up short again in the performance category.

Are we straight? It doesn't matter what you run (motion, weave, etc...), the opposition is still going to run two or three players at 23 and make someone else beat them. The Cavs can get an open look just about anytime they want in the halfcourt with James on the floor. It's making the shot once the ball swings that's the problem.

So stop with the new offense silliness. You are insulting my intelligence. I hate that more than anything.

The Fish
Quick, name the starting QB for the Dolphins this week against the Browns?

Get the point? This should be a win going away for the Browns if they are truly an improved team from a year ago. The Fish are 0-5 with Medowlark Lemmon, I mean Cleo Lemon, making a start.

I don't expect DA, who as you know I am not a fan of, to have back-to-back first half meltdowns two weeks in a row.

Browns 27
Fish 13

You have to love that last place schedule.