Press Conference summary
The clip from the conference is up on the main page at nba.com if you want to watch it. Here's my brief summary of it:
Ferry opened with a funny story about Zydrunas asking if they had to hold a press conference to announce his re-signing and if there had to be one, not to make it a big deal. It was a nice, light-hearted moment. Coach Brown made a few brief comments and the microphone went to Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas said Cleveland has become a home to him and his family. He said from a basketball standpoint, it would have been hard to leave Cleveland because if he went somewhere else, he’d be checking the scores to keep tabs on how Cleveland was doing. Zydrunas feels good about the improved roster as well.
Cub Cadet (lawn equipment company) has joined with the Cleveland Cavaliers organization (multi-year deal) and in the course of the conference, Ilgauskas was given the “Z” as a gift (a tractor).
Ferry took the microphone again and a question-and-answer period began. Ilgauskas said being on a winning team at this point in his career was a big factor in his decision. He wants to win and believes the Cavaliers are a winning team moving in the right direction. Ferry was asked about Jay Williams and what he thought about Williams' comeback. Ferry said he is excited seeing Jay try to play basketball again but said he wasn’t ready to play in the NBA right now. But Ferry said he will keep an eye on Jay's progress, like all the other teams in the league will.
The question-and-answer period ended and Ferrry wrapped things up by saying he hopes the Cavaliers can become a great Ohio story (like Cub Cadet).