Hughes tenure consisted of him playing in 106/164 games, being resented by uninformed Cavalier fans becuase of injuries, the loss of his brother, and a trip to the finals where the team was exposed for their deficiences and inability to match up against a powerhouse. Even with a healthy Larry Hughes, the Cleveland Cavaliers weren't a match for San Antonio Spurs.
After Hughes was quoted saying that he was unhappy in Cleveland many( mostly ignoramic Cavaliers fans) took offense to this. Regardless of the unsupported remarks made by a community that resents( Michael Jordan) and other stars that have continuosly punished their useless NBA franchize to the side, Hughes played hard, contributed to the teams success and was appreciated by players and coaches. He was asked to sacrifice his individual style of play( note when a franchize makes a free agent acquisition they typically sign players who will fit their system) for team success. This meant he basically distributed the ball and waited around on the wing watching LeBron James operate.
Cleveland received complimentary players ( Szczerbiak, Wallace, West) and shipped off players who are more than capable individually( Gooden, Hughes). The Cavaliers will not see another finals birth, and it is hihgly unlikley that they will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Since being traded to Chicago Hughes has performed significantly better. He is averaging 19ppg(43% from the field, 36% from behind the arc, and 78% from the free throw line), 3.8rpg, 4.2 assists per game, 1 steal per game
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