Cavs III

Let's look at the upcoming guards Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson.

Shanon Brown

Shannon Brown caused a bit of a stir early last year with the Cavs in dire need of a point guard that could set up Lebron. Of course, expectations weren't terribly high for the first-year, but his injuries really led to disappointment. His performance in the D-league, and lately in the summer league and preseason look promising, but I think he's still got a ways to go. This sis going to be a big development season for Shannon, but I don't expect him to be a huge contributor this season. Still, it'll be interesting to see what he does.

Daniel Gibson

One thing I didn't expect was for this kid to step up and make the contributions he did toward the end of last season. As I said above, I was excited for Shannon Brown, but I think Boobie really stepped up and raised some eyebrows. He shot an impressive 42 percent from behind the arc during the season, and a respectable 41 percent from the rest of the floor. What really blew everyone's mind, though, was this rookie's un-rookie-like performance in the playoffs, shooting 43 percent from the field, and a cool 40 percent from behind the arc. And who can forget his 31 point performance against the pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, last year, against the gate-keepers: The Detroit Pistons?

There's a lot to be excited about, but this season I am super-pumped to see what Daniel Gibson is going to do. I think he's going to have one hell of a season opening up the inside for Lebron and helping to set him up.