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Very interesting conversation going on here. Glad to see all the different perspectives. I think MYoung mentioned a lot of things I wanted to say in the original post, but I failed to do so.
Browns, win or lose, good or bad get coverage. Take 92.3 for example... That is literally a 24/7 Browns channel. Other than Jeff Phelps, I don't think there is one other personality on that station that is qualified or cares to talk Cavs. The only coverage the Cavs get are FSO broadcasts, and then WKNR overtime will have Michael Reghi just destroy the team for an hour or two postgame. Even the Indians who I follow least I feel more in tune with between the Winter Meeting updates and our recent FA acquisition.
Yes, the attendance at the Q is still pretty decent, but I feel it's different this year. For the last two seasons people went to really support the team and show that with LeBron not here, we would still show up. Having been to the Q this year it's because tickets on flash seats are dirt cheap and I wanted something to do before going to the casino. You can tell half the people in the crowd are getting free tickets from work, people are moving from way up in the nose-bleed down to the good seats. It's a free for all. It's just people looking for an event in town. You hardly see jerseys, or cavs shirts in the crowd. It's a fashion show in the lower bowl for the most part. What I'm trying to say is that even the buzz in the Q isn't the same.
Kovanovich made excellent points as well. There was that sympathy period for Dan Gilbert and Chris Grant. They could get away with it because the other Cleveland teams sucked, and the Cavs were the most recently successful who had just lost LeBron. However, Haslam taking over, the Browns looking sharp, the Indians making moves, can affect the Cavs rebuild plan. I don't think Gilbert wants to look like the last guy to the party, and I don't think he wants his team to be furthest away from being watchable when he probably thought the Cavs would be back to relevancy before the Browns or Indians sniffed any success.
It's a dangerous game when you build through the draft only and hope the recipe is just right. I can only trust the ownership and management, it's the only option. But I'm ready to see some progress at this point. Let's see with Kyrie back tonight if the Cavs can get some sort of spunk back.
Browns, win or lose, good or bad get coverage. Take 92.3 for example... That is literally a 24/7 Browns channel. Other than Jeff Phelps, I don't think there is one other personality on that station that is qualified or cares to talk Cavs. The only coverage the Cavs get are FSO broadcasts, and then WKNR overtime will have Michael Reghi just destroy the team for an hour or two postgame. Even the Indians who I follow least I feel more in tune with between the Winter Meeting updates and our recent FA acquisition.
Yes, the attendance at the Q is still pretty decent, but I feel it's different this year. For the last two seasons people went to really support the team and show that with LeBron not here, we would still show up. Having been to the Q this year it's because tickets on flash seats are dirt cheap and I wanted something to do before going to the casino. You can tell half the people in the crowd are getting free tickets from work, people are moving from way up in the nose-bleed down to the good seats. It's a free for all. It's just people looking for an event in town. You hardly see jerseys, or cavs shirts in the crowd. It's a fashion show in the lower bowl for the most part. What I'm trying to say is that even the buzz in the Q isn't the same.
Kovanovich made excellent points as well. There was that sympathy period for Dan Gilbert and Chris Grant. They could get away with it because the other Cleveland teams sucked, and the Cavs were the most recently successful who had just lost LeBron. However, Haslam taking over, the Browns looking sharp, the Indians making moves, can affect the Cavs rebuild plan. I don't think Gilbert wants to look like the last guy to the party, and I don't think he wants his team to be furthest away from being watchable when he probably thought the Cavs would be back to relevancy before the Browns or Indians sniffed any success.
It's a dangerous game when you build through the draft only and hope the recipe is just right. I can only trust the ownership and management, it's the only option. But I'm ready to see some progress at this point. Let's see with Kyrie back tonight if the Cavs can get some sort of spunk back.