I have been getting emails, tweeks, notes, calls, and pings all day asking me about the newest addition to the Cavs, Shaquille O'Neal. 

First of all let's address the nickname.  I am going with The Big Cuyahoga (on fire once again), and he can wear any number he wants (who's going to say no) other than 23 or a moon paw print (those are taken).

This addition is really a testiment to Danny Ferry and the basketball people for finding a relative unknown diamond in the rough who can really help us right away.*

It is a really unique and rare opportunity to bring in a player of Shaq's caliber.  I am  excited to see how his presence, experience and play positively impacts our team and me.

This trade is all about our continued commitment to get better and further our pursuit of a championship.

The deal makes us better for the upcoming season and also maintains our flexibility for the seasons after that as well.

We will still look at additional ways to improve our team on the court this season.

Numerous areas of our business reached franchise record levels this past season and we expect to maintain that high level of success off the court moving forward. Shaq brings an exciting new dynamic to our team and we expect that to help build positively off of the strong team performance last season.**

--Dog

* Actually I wrote this yesterday about whoever we draft, but it still seems to apply

** All of the rest of this blog is actually team talking points.  I found when I use these points, the blog nearly writes itself.  This is all part of my on-going test of the blog award committee....to see if they just give me awards willy-nilly, or if they actually look for quality.  We shall see.