Hickson needs to be James' bodyguard

The Cavaliers signed their first-round draft pick today, J.J. Hickson. At 6-feet-9 245 pounds, Hickson is built solid. The Cavaliers could stand to benefit if he has a mean streak to go along with that size and bulk. Where is the next Charles Oakley? That’s the type of player the Cavs need. Washington wasn’t afraid to hurt LeBron James in last year’s playoffs because Cleveland didn’t have anyone who would go out there and be stop Washington’s drives on the other end. That player should have been Ben Wallace, but he was too soft to do it as was Big Z. Joe Smith was a combination of both of them — old and docile. Hickson needs to come in there and immediately throw down the first player meets in the lane. It might not hurt the rookie to be know as a dirty player from the outset — at least when it comes to other team’s slashers driving the lane. James is going to continue to take hard fouls unless the Cavs do something about it. If New York and other teams that hope to lure LeBron in a couple of years are smart, they would make sure they have someone rugged they can bring to James and say “This will be your bodyguard.”