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I believe it is dedicated to park space. You can probably find your answer somewhere back in the Oakwood thread

^The cuts to the public sector, while perhaps necessary for long-term sustainability (I personally don't agree), are undoubtedly causing short-term pain beyond the raw numbers for the public sector. You can't only agree with trickle style economics when it is convenient for the wealthy. The participation rate is troubling, but not nearly as alarming as the Debbie Downers would have you believe. There's a few points about the labor market participation rate which they won't tell you in their "reporting." First, even at 63%, it isn't that far off its high-water mark and might be simply coming more inline with a non-bubble inflated economy. Second, it is supposed to be going down with baby boomers reaching retirement age and medical innovations increasing life span. What we are seeing is a trend that started at the turn of the century, after participation hit its high-point around 2000. It was probably exasperated by the recession which started in 2007 and nearly caused the bottom to fall out at the end of 2008. Thidly, the workforce is skewing older and more young people are going to and staying in school after graduating high school.

I hadn't seen Willy's edit before I typed that. As originally posted ("Gee I wonder how he was made aware..?") I took it as that someone let the cat out of the bag by telling the owner about the meeting. I wasn't suggesting that you could/should compel attendance. I was simply and probably mistakenly responding to the notion that you wouldn't want him there.

Then wouldn't you want the owner present at the meeting?

What would be the grounds/standing to challenge the business taking the space? Does it require a variance?

^You mean the former Denver OC who coached "Peyton Manning and the WRs they have" and then took the Chargers to the playoffs in his first year?

^Still.... it is hard to say that those interviews would not be distractions and take away from prep time. Adam Gase's statement in response to interview requests was one of the things that really caught my eye with him.... “I’m appreciative of the interest I’ve received, but I’ve decided to postpone any potential opportunities until after our season concludes,” Gase said. “My complete focus is helping our team prepare for our divisional playoff game.”

The map has flaws much the same as MSA boundaries have flaws. The Cavs' "market" extends further east and not so far west as the map would indicate (particularly towards the SW part of the State). The Bulls market should be MUCH bigger and the Bobcats MUCH smaller, just to point out a few other flaws. The Bulls pretty much own the Great Plains. I fail to see how it is a foregone conclusion that he is automatically gone at the end of the season..... and it is even more difficult to see the scenario in which he leaves without us recieving anything in return. First off, I think you can expect for the Cavs to aggressively seek an extension before the season ends. He is a 28 year old two-time all-star. I don't know how much better they can expect to do in terms of eliciting free agents. What's going to be interesting is if they pay Deng enough to preclude their ability (without moving some more pieces) to offer a max contract this summer. Hmmmmm..... I wonder how the media / fanbase would react to that. I would be fine with it. No sense in risking getting burned twice. Deng is gonna get paid. He will either sign an extension during the season, sign an extension this summer after he becomes a free agent, or sign with another team this summer. I think a player like Deng would prefer to get it done ASAP, so if the Cavs put the money on the table, expect him to take it. But if he opts to wait until this summer, it's not like his options are wide open. Presumably, he wouldn't re-sign with us so he could go to a more solidified franchise. Which one has the cap room to sign him outright, considering he turned down $10mill/yr from the Bulls? Which teams who are looking for a SF are not going to consider him option C behind Lebron and Melo? At the end of the day, if he wants to go to a contender, there would have to be a sign and trade. I just can't see the scenario in which we are left empty handed.

^I don't necessarily disagree with your overall point, but let's not cherry-pick photos to prove it.....

He might be #1 on our list. But the question with each of these candidates is quickly becoming whether the Browns are #1 on their list. Whisenhunt is interviewing with Detroit and Tennessee before he gets to us and it is hard to blame him if he preferred either of those gigs over the one we have to offer. It's just a bad time to be looking for a new HC. Who knows how the whole Haslam / Pilot Flying J fiasco shakes out. And you gotta think Banner might be on a short leash. Whoever gets hired has to face the reality that another major shake-up could be just around the corner, regardless of success this upcoming season.

Andy Reid was Brett Favre's coach before he was hired in Philly. He was named QB coach right around the time the Packers had that offensive juggernaut which won the Super Bowl and was hired as HC in Philly a few years laters, where he remained for 13 seasons. Bill Cowher coached the KC defense led by Derrick Thomas and Neil Smith (a perenniel top ten unit) before being hired in Pittsburgh, where he reamined as head coach for 15 seasons. Mike Tomlin was secondary coach of the Bucaneers during the high point of the Tampa 2 scheme installed under Tony Dungy. He then went on to be DC of the Vikings unit led by the Williams' boys on the interior line.... giving him the league's best run defense. He's remained with the Steeler for the past 5 or so years. Bill Belicheck was DC of the Lawrence Taylor led Giants starting in 1985 and remained there until he took over the Browns. I don't think I need to explain how talented that unit was. He's been HC of the Patriots for 15+ years. Marvin Lewis was DC of the Ray Lewis/Ed Reed Ravens prior to being hired by Cincy as their head coach over 10 years ago. Mike Shanahan was OC for both the Elways led Broncos and Steve Young led 49ers before taking over as Broncos HC and remaining in that position for 13 years. These are all some of the most successful and longest tenured coaches in recent memory. Each of them had an embarassment of riches in terms of talent in their previous coordinator positions. I wouldn't write a guy off simply because he knows what to do with a full deck.

^I'll bet you could have said the same thing about most successful head coaches in the NFL in the assistant role they were in prior to becoming head coach. Mike McCarthy, Andy Reid, Bill Belichek, Mike Tomlin, etc. All coached GREAT units as assistants.

^They play MUCH faster without Bynum, and I think that plays to the strengths of the rest of the roster. (A) It's a stretch to say that Miami is a larger NBA market. But if you want a lesson on the strategy of going to a larger market with your buddies just for the purpose of being in a larger market, check out Melo and the Knicks...... or Dwight forcing his way to LAL..... or Garnett, Pierce, etc. all teaming up for Brooklyn. (B) The lesson I was referencing was "The Decision".... i.e. the way he did it, not the move. It was the way he handled the situation, the way he left the Cavs with their hands tied behind their back, and the negative fallout from that. He's even admitted it was a mistake and LBJ does not normally admit to mistakes. Nobody has dared try it since. Denver got great compensation for Melo. Orlando did as well as it could with Howard. NOLA too with Paul. They certainly got waaaaaay more than two first round picks from a team that is going to perenially contend for a title.

Yes, but we wouldn't have our backs against the wall like we did with Lebron (who had already announced his intentions to sign with Miami... at much less if that is what it took) and would likely be able to work out something similar to what Denver did with Melo and NOLA did with Chris Paul. Or he could 'conceivably' sign for the NBA minimum...... anything's possible I suppose. But your losing sight of the new CBA, the fact that Kyrie is not Lebron, and that all superstars (Lebron included) learned lessons from "The Decision"

^I had forgot about that, but he still left guaranteed contract money on the table. This was because Miami couldn't sign all three (LBJ, Wade, Bosh) to max money deals. So each had to take a little less, which was made up (mostly) due to the lack of a state income tax. As for the years, as I said, that has always been Lebron's play (to give himself an out after a few years, or the option to play it out).

^Just a guess. Some odd, freezing cold weather dust collection system? EDIT: guess (somewhat) confirmed simultaneously by Keith

How much did Lebron "turn down" by not signing with the Cavs? Lebron did indeed sign his first max extension off his rookie contract with the Cavs...... just as every other player who has been offered the same has done with the team that drafted them. The new CBA now has clauses which incentivizes that first extension even more, iirc. It was the second extension that LBJ turned down to sign with Miami. I believe it was something like an additional year and $20-$30 million in guaranteed money he left on the table in salary alone.... with the caveat that Florida's lack of a state income tax made up some of that difference. I strongly suspect he also lost out on some endorsement money by vilifying his brand for a few years before bringing it back to prominence. But his situation is further differentiated from Kyrie's in that he has no significant injury history. For Lebron, it's all about getting to the next contract, which will allow his base pay to go up per the CBA rules. He has never had any interest, even in signing with the Heat, in maxing out his years, which takes some of the incentive away from re-signing with the team that owns your Bird Rights (I think this is something the new CBA addressed). For someone like Kyrie, it has to be about guaranteeing as much money as possible for as long as possible...... a la Derrick Rose and John Wall, both of whom signed max extensions off their rookie contracts at the very earliest opportunity..... and, in Wall's case, with "a team that keeps stringing together 20-25 wins/year"

Yeah.... ask the Sacramento Kings how being in the lottery year after year after year has worked out for them. You can also probably consider Karasev and Bennett to be rookies for the next year or two to come. The best prospects in this year's draft will all be extreme youngsters. We are already the second youngest team in the league. We have plenty of youth/projects to work with. The large market endorsement thing is so 1995. Kyrie has very good endorsement deals for a player of his caliber. He's f'in Uncle Drew! Due to his national renown and popularity, he is going to start in the all-star game over other guards from larger markets. Additionally, people constantly underestimate Cleveland's NBA market size. With no teams in Cincy, C-Bus, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo, we don't get any of our TV market cut into by areas loyal to other teams. I'm not saying that Cincy or Pittsburgh or Buffalo is all about the Cavs, but we don't have to compete for fan loyalty in places like Y-Town, Erie, C-Bus (to an extent), etc. Besides, the only way he could hit the open market is if he turns down a max deal (which the Cavs will offer) and signs a one-year qualifying offer to become an UFA when that one year ends. Even then, we would still hold his Bird Rights and could offer him more $$ than any endorsement deal he could get going to a larger market. Not gonna happen. (A) the Cavs would trade him in a heartbeat if he sent that signal; (B) it would be a huge risk given him being prone to injury; and © no player has yet to turn down a max extension on their rookie contract. He might do what LBJ did with his second extension and give himself an out after 3 years, but he would be dumb to roll the dice on a one-year deal.

Strap summed it up better than I can

I could be wrong, but I think you are actually wasting energy (and money). I always thought that you should find a temp and stick with it. It's easier for your furnace or boiler to maintain the temp than it is to constantly have to fight its way back up to it.

Sounds like Spence was suspended for going on a date with "Molly"

^+1 on all points. I will also add to the last point that, at the very least even if they don't re-sign Deng, it will showcase what this team can do with a solid contributor at the 3..... which might entice a certain unnamed free agent to be to think "hey, if they were that good with Deng, they will be unstoppable with me." Dude..... take a look at the standings. Detroit is holding the 8th seed right now at something like 14-22. I also wouldn't be so sure Deng is going to leave. He is the type of guy the Cavs might overpay to secure long term. He is only 28 and we could probably lock him up for a deal similar to what Golden State gave to Igoudala (4yrs/$48mill). Perhaps, but they say that every few years. 2012 was supposed to be on par with the 2003 draft. Harrison Barnes was going to be the next LBJ and was the first true can't miss prospect since James. He ended up going either 7th or 8th iirc. Point being that things change. This upcoming draft looks really good at the moment, but it will depend on who comes out. Marcus Smart shocked everyone by staying in school last year and it looks to have paid off. If I had to guess, it will have a few hot prospects at the top - Smart, Parker, Wiggins, Embiid - who will need some time to mature. But even without Deng and absent yet another lottery miracle, the Cavs wouldn't be high enough to get those guys. Beyond the top guys, I'm predicting that there won't be much separaing the 5-20 ranked prospects in the draft. It will be a deep draft and picking in the teens will be a better spot to be than in years past. We're due for a Paul George, Klay Thompson unexpected shot in the arm from someone who wasn't supposed to be as good in the pros as he turns out to be.

Jobs data continues to be bad for the State as a whole. When he took over, the State was trending slightly upwards just going off the raw numbers....... now heading in the wrong direction. It's going to be interesting to see how Kasich explains this to his followers/supporters. Perhaps more interesting is the question of whether they will care. Both revelations will be very telling as to whether stated priorities/principles of both are truly genuine or just easy-made talking points.

The world would be a better place if we could still chop off their hands. It would certainly be more civilized than cracking their skulls.

^Yep. The 'new' data eliminates October 2012 and replaces it with November 2013, keeping all 11 other months which were used for the data to write last month's sensationalist headline. At least the PD can keep selling papers. To me, the sadder story is the inexplicable need for negativity among the public.