On the day that LeBron officially became a free agent, Byron Scott has accepted the Cavs vacant head coaching position.  I must say I'm relieved to hear that the Cavaliers decided to go with Byron Scott, and not Brian Shaw.  This is a great hire for Dan Gilbert, as Byron brings a level of NBA coaching experience, as well as success, that Shaw and even Izzo could not offer. 

It was a pretty interesting situation, as there were reports that Shaw was soon to be named the Head Coach.  Apparently they rescinded on that, and made the right decision to go with Scott.  Even Byron's agent thought Shaw had the job, as he had sent out a congratulatory e-mail through several news outlets.  That turned out not being completely accurate, and the Cavs re-opened talks with Scott. 

Byron Scott is far better suited to coach this team than Shaw, and Cavs fans should be excited about what he brings to the table.  He has previous head coaching experience with the New Jersey Nets and New Orleans.  You have to look at what he did in getting the Nets to the NBA Finals.  He took a mediocre team to the NBA Championship.  The fact that he has a great relationship with Chris Paul, who the Cavs may or may not still be interested in going after, doesn't hurt his case either.  LeBron and CP are best friends, and Paul and Scott are tight.  It makes sense that he would come to Cleveland to join LeBron. 

It might be awhile before anyone knows where LeBron is going to play, and I respect Byron for agreeing to become the coach without even knowing whether he will resign.  That shows that he is committed, and isn't entirely worried about whether The King stays or not.  He's going to keep the Cavaliers in title-contention for years for to come.  Besides,  LeBron has said that he would like to play for a former NBA player: Scott fills that role.  He played 14 seasons, and won 3 championships with the Lakers.

LeBron James is staying in Cleveland.  He's not going to either of the teams he's listening to offers from today, that being the Knicks and Nets.  Although Jay-Z probably will present a good argument for him going to the Nets; LeBron won't want to play in New Jersey for the next two years until the team can move to Brooklyn.  Playing in Newark for 2 years isn't exactly an upgrade from Cleveland.  He's not going to New York either, because they simply flat-out suck every year.  Oh, and one of their top targets Joe Johnson is going to sign a 6 year, $119 million contract with Atlanta.  He's not even that good, definitely not worth $20 mill a year. 

LeBron and Dwayne Wade are not teaming up in Miami either.  Both players like to have the ball at the end of the game, and neither of them will want to sacrifice millions of dollars to play together.  It's an interesting idea, one that ESPN has ignorantly latched onto, but it's not happening.  LeBron wants to be the man on the team he plays for.  Sharing the spotlight is not a suitable option. 

So that pretty much leaves Chicago as the only possible option where LeBron would leave.  They have a few nice pieces there including Derrick Rose, but I don't see him leaving.  Thibodeau is a mirror image of Mike Brown and he won't want to play for him.  It all adds up to the Cavs getting Bosh in a sign and trade, and resigning LeBron.  You don't leave the team that had the best regular season record for the last 2 years, won over 60 games, and is consistently a championship contender.  LeBron has to realize that our early playoff exit was his fault, no one else's.  If he hadn't disappeared in the last few games of the series, we could be talking about a Cavaliers championship right now. 

Also, he has to realize the stain on his legacy that will result if he ditches Cleveland after failing to win a championship.  He's from the area, and knows that we desperately need a title in this town.  He wants to win a ring, and he's going to do it here.  The Cavaliers are going to start making moves left and right and Byron Scott is just Step 1.  I love the move, and so does LeBron.  LeBron James is Underrated