On Friday, Cleveland signed restricted free agent guard Delonte West to a two-year contract, a deal that includes a third-year club option for 2011-12. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the move ...

Cavs Board: "This is great news for Cavs fans. For Danny Ferry, he struck the perfect compromise. I myself was skeptical to think West would settle for a two-year deal, but he’s essentially done just that, and even consented to an option year which will allow the Cavs to keep him around without fear of open market competition after the 2010 season should he exceed expectations. West's contract, as so many other before him, lines up with the expiring contracts of 2010. If the Cavs need his allotment of cap money, they can cut ties in a manner similar to how Robert "Tractor" Traylor’s run as a Cavalier ended. And don't shed a tear for West, because if that is in fact what happens to try to lure a second superstar to pair with James, West will still be in the prime of his career at the age of 26."

Cavalier Attitude: "Despite the fact that it took so long into the offseason for the two sides to get a deal done, don’t think that West is disgruntled in the least bit, a la Varejao. According to reports, West spent a good part of the summer working out at the Cleveland Clinic Courts - the team’s new training facility in suburban Independence. The four-year veteran seemed to make it clear that he was looking for a place and a team to call home after being traded first from Boston to Seattle and then from Seattle to Cleveland in a matter of months last season. He definitely made the case that both he and the Cavs fit each other like a glove."

Brian Windhorst: "West will join a crowded backcourt. He can play both point and shooting guard and could compete with Gibson, Pavlovic and Wally Szczerbiak for a starting spot. ''That is going to be a coaching decision,'' Ferry said about the crowded backcourt. ''We've had a lot of open conversations about it, we'll have to see how the roles play out.'' The Cavs have 16 players under contract for the upcoming season. But Lance Allred and Billy Thomas have non-guaranteed deals, and veteran Eric Snow is likely to retire due to knee trouble so the team does have some wiggle room."

Dime: "You think Delonte West and his camp wished they could go back and get a contract done before Cleveland pulled the trigger on the Mo Williams trade? Before that deal was made, Delonte’s biggest free agency bargaining chip was that he was the starting point guard on a team that came one game away from the Eastern Conference Finals. After the trade, he went from vital starter to just another backup PG or an undersized two-guard. Delonte finally went off the market yesterday, re-upping with the Cavs for a reported three years and $12.5 million; not quite the $5 million per he was said to be shooting for, but still more money than a lot of backup PG's."

Moore, FanHouse: "Not only did the Cavaliers nab a legit point guard (if an underwhelming "big name") in Mo Williams via trade, but in the same stroke they managed to neutralized the leverage Delonte West was using with fictitious offers from Europe. So they get their guy, they pay him a reasonable sum for his services, even though West has considerable upside and played very well with LeBron in the playoffs, exhibiting a chemistry the Cavs haven't seen between a point guard and the franchise player since ... well, ever, and the best part? The team can get rid of it in 2010."

NBA Noise: "West is an excellent combo guard who will likely need to focus on playing the shooting guard position as the point is relatively shored up with Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson. A multi-talented player like West shouldn't have trouble finding playing time though. I think that Cleveland really would have regretted letting West slip through their hands."

Upside and Motor: "I do have one problem with Delonte, and that's ... well, not really a problem with Delonte at all. After re-upping Boobie Gibson earlier this summer at a similar clip (although Gibson isn't quite the player West is), word was that West was the odd man out. But now that he's back, giving Gibson that kind of money seems kind of silly, doesn't it? Neither Gibson nor West really has the size to play shooting guard consistently (although West can play spot duty at the position and will likely see time against back-ups), and Mo Williams is much better than both. Delonte's lack of size at the two could create some defensive problems that the Cavs don't really want to deal with. All of this means that the Cavs are going to be paying at least $4 million a year for a third-string PG."

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