[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by whodey17

This is a great trade for the Cavs. They get some toughness on the inside with the addition of Wallace and a above average 3 point shooter with Wally. Now they have Gibson and Wally on the perimeter. This leaves James with a wide open lane. Iggy will still get his and Wallace gives them a rebounding and defensive force. They dont loose much in Hughes--12.3 and 3.6 per game and Gooden 11.3 and 8.3. This puts the Cavs right up there behind the Celtics and Pistons. Good good good trade for the Cavs.

Isn't this exactly where they were without making this deal? I don't get this trade at all. Ben Wallace is extremely overrated in my opinion. Wally Z can't play a lick of defense. Delonte West has gone way down since his Boston days. He couldn't even beat out Earl Watson for a starting spot. The question that I think they have to ask themselves is does this make them the best team in the East? I don't think the answer is yes. The interesting thing is that this year, they were the same Cavs that had beaten Detroit last year and were 2-1 against the Celtics this year. I would have liked a healthy Cavs team's chances against Detroit again this year and they have matched up very well with the Celtics. I don't think major moves like this were the right thing for them and getting Wallace's contract is going to hurt.