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“Despite the fallout over the past month, the Cavaliers’ front office must have done at least a few things right over the past five years. Because teams keep hiring their executives away.
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The latest was Cavs assistant general manager Lance Blanks, who was hired as the Phoenix Suns’ general manager on Thursday. Blanks, who arrived with former GM Danny Ferry from the San Antonio Spurs in 2005, is the second executive to be hired away in the past week. Team legal counsel and salary-cap specialist Mike Winger was hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder for a higher-level management position last week.” [Brian Windhorst]
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Franklin Gutierrez may no longer be on the Indians, but this was one heck of a catch. [Big League Stew]
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LeBron’s gone, and sunlight is back in their lives. James’ departure has affected the workplace atmosphere for Clevelanders who spend weekdays in Sherwin-Williams’ Landmark Office Tower building. Some say their everyday life is better, and some say it’s worse. Either way, it’s LeBron’s fault.
Nike’s super-sized Witness banner hung on the downtown building — which faces the Quicken Loans Arena — since late 2005. When the giant display went up, it covered 40 windows. Offices, hallways, and entire businesses were plunged into shadow. Behind the banner, IT guys, cashiers, and marketing executives were all witnesses to a perpetual haze — moreso than your average Northeast Ohioan.” [Not Vince/'64 and Counting]
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The Big Ten spurns Cleveland for Lucas Oil Stadium as the site of the first Big Ten Championship game. [College Football Talk]
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And finally, another take on O: HFA… “Now I took Holmgren’s comments to mean the team will enforce the existing rules on fan conduct; they’re not looking to turn the Stadium into a Gestapo-like police state. But not everyone agrees.
Taking a look at various sites that picked up on the story, and from the comments on the PD’s site, there’s a segment of Browns fans who think Holmgren is off his rocker. The opposition can be boiled down to “that’s the way we’ve always acted,” “that’s what Browns fan do” and “it’s my right to act that way because I bought a ticket.”
Reading those comments make it all the more clear that Holmgren is on the right path here.” [Red Right 88]
