That’s the rumor, at least. After watching helplessly as Sideshow Bob and his decided merry band of undersized non-factors got abused repeatedly by Dwight Howard in the conference finals, it seems as if Cavs GM Danny Ferry has zeroed in on two targets to beef up Cleveland’s woeful frontcourt: perpetually angry Rasheed Wallace, and problem-ridden Zach Randolph. Disaster? You bet.

We’ll start with the positives: Rasheed had the same label when he arrived in Detroit late in the 2003-2004 season. He helped Detroit win a title. Of course, he was 29 at the time and Hall of Famer Larry Brown was at the helm. At the start of next season, he’ll be 35 and coming off the worst shooting and scoring season of his career. Could the Cavs locker room possibly be large enough for the egos of LeBron, Mo Williams, and Rasheed?

Randolph, who has a habit of making things … interesting, off the court, is a much more difficult case. He can be a devastating scorer on the block, and seems to have maybe half-a-dozen double-double years left. But for as prolific a scorer he is, why hasn’t he been able to take any of his teams to the playoffs? He was last there in 2003, as a compliment to a Rasheed-Bonzi Wells led Blazers team. This acquisition would feel similar to the Mo Williams one – let’s get a guy who can score, but isn’t known for his defense, is mouthy as hell, and hasn’t proven they can do anything in the postseason.

There’s no solution, Ferry. Unless you can somehow pry Chris Bosh away from Toronto – how do you say ‘not happening’ in Canadian? – there’s no free agent who can step in and immediately help get the Cavs back to the Finals and keep the franchise in Cleveland.

Rasheed to the Cavs? (Slam)