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The Cleveland Cavaliers under new coach John Beilein are an early work in progress -- Bud Shaw's You Said It

Cleveland sports fans wonder about John Beilein's 'renaissance' talk, the Browns Super Bowl hopes and what the Indians need to catch the Twins.

CLEVELAND —  "You Said It" is a reader participation column based on the premise that if you don't laugh about Cleveland sports you'll cry.

And that if you do laugh about Cleveland sports, you might still end up crying. But at least friends and family will like being around you more. 

YOU SAID IT

Bud: Cavs coach John Beilein says he prefers “renaissance” to “rebuild” in talking about his new team’s future. Isn’t this the same as calling the guy who picks up the trash a sanitary engineer? — Kevin.

I can only imagine that all Cavs team travel under Beilein will be handled by a Destination Counselor.

Bud: Tell Baker that "A man who would shave his beard for a woman deserves neither.” — Pat.

Since Warren Buffett will accept financial advice from a You Said It contributor before Baker Mayfield accepts advice from a media person. I'll take a hard pass on telling him.

Hey Buddy Boy: I saw you playing golf with some of your media colleagues the other day on cable. It looked as though you were struggling with your swing/ follow through/ grip/ stance/ overall desire....Were your glutes activated? — Devin, Concord.

Based on the angles I saw, I’d say overactivated. I know a TV camera puts 10 pounds on you. I just don’t remember seeing four cameras that day.

Bud: So Kareem Hunt decided baptism was a step toward turning his life around. Do you think Hue Jackson and Todd Haley would have benefited from baptism, or did they need more of a marriage counselor kind of thing? — Eddie Vidmar.

Judging by Hard Knocks, that relationship needed the priest from
The Exorcist.

Bud: If the 2021 NFL draft comes to Cleveland/Canton, will the defending Super Bowl champion Browns even make a late pick or will they feel sorry for the rest of the league and just defer? — Tim, C-Town.

As Cory Snyder once said to Joe Carter, what could go wrong?

Bud: I get my ESPN viewing confused with my other programs. Did I just see Magic Johnson get stabbed by Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and get carried away by a dragon? — George.

No. The more I listen to Magic talk, I believe he got carried away by his own hubris.

Bud: The way things are going the Indians won’t just need Corey Kluber and Mike Clevinger back healthy in order to run down the Twins, they’ll need them to come back with a horde of Dothraki. — Jimmy.

Don’t panic yet. The deficit is nothing a 30-game series against the Orioles couldn’t fix.

Bud: It’s early yet, but doesn’t it already look like Odell Beckham Jr. will almost always almost be at every Browns’ practice? — Jim Corrigan, Fairview Park

By rule, not choice, one You Said It contributor per week is declared a “winner.”

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