BTW, I know my previous statement may come off harsh but I think having Lebron has helped Danny Ferry avoid the critique he well deserves. In my opinion he has continously done a pathetic job surrounding Lebron with the talent, and more importantly, the type of players he deserves.
Where is your justifcation for this? Ferry had one bad year (his first) and has since done nothing but improve the Cavs. He turned Donyell Marshall, Larry Hughes and some other dead weight into Delonte West, Big Ben, Wally and Joe Smith. He turned Joe Smith into Mo Williams. He turned Big Ben into Shaq (by adding the waste of talent Sasha Pavlovic).
He didn't 'sit on his hands' last year, but it would have been nice to get something for Wally. PHX turned down the Shaq trade that Cleveland offered (they wanted Hickson) and then Ferry got him for Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace. It would have been nice to get something for Wally, but Ferry only makes moves that he sees as a clear win.
To me, it was absolutely ridiculous that he wouldn't move Szerbiak for a piece.
My biggest criticism is the cast that he's placed around LBJ, specifically a complete lack of idendity. Personally, I think you surround him with uptempo players who would thrive in the run-n-gun, where Lebron is unstoppable. Instead Ferry has created a hybrid of different types of half court players that seem like a better fit for a Tim Duncan type.
I've said it before, and people have disagreed but I think that if you were to remove Lebron and replace him with an above average player like Joe Johnson you're looking at arguably the worst team int eh league.
