Remember in 2007 when Cleveland made it to the NBA Finals? Maybe because it was the most boring and lopsided finals in my lifetime, with San Antonio sweeping Cleveland 4-0 in unexciting fashion. Where was LeBron’s $70 million sidekick Larry Hughes? Making ONE shot in the whole series! One. Some second banana. He started games one and two shooting a combined 1 for 10 in 44 minutes of game action. He had more fouls and turnovers (5) than assists and steals (3), and ended up sitting out games 3 and 4 (which Cleveland only lost by a combined 4 points, after losing the two Hughes games by 20) with a suspicious injury. It should also be pointed out that it was not just the Finals where Larry disappeared that year. As the playoffs wore on, Hughes’ numbers got worse and worse. In the Eastern Conference Finals series versus Detroit, Hughes averaged 41 minutes, 11 field goals attempted, and 3 field goals made in the two losses, while he only played an average of 24 minutes, with 5 field goals attempted, and 2 field goals made per loss. Less Larry equaled more success for Cleveland in the playoffs, which is really a shame considering he made $13.4 million that season, and was handed the keys as the undisputed second option prior to the season....i would have left too