Resting LeBron....good or bad?

I found Cavaliers coach Mike Brown's decision to rest LeBron James recently in games against the Spurs (win) and Bucks (loss) a very interesting one. Overall, I am in favor of it. LeBron has been battling some minor, nagging injures and now has a full week of rest under his belt and will play tonight against the 76ers (Antawn Jamison will not, as his injured knee has flared up again).
LeBron himself and said he was fine with the decision to rest him, as this is the perfect time in the season to do so. The Cavs have a 15-game lead in the Central Division, a 4.5-game lead over the Magic for the best record in the East, and a 3-game lead over the Lakers for the best record in the NBA.
As far as decisions go, it would have been a bad one to play LeBron in these past two games knowing that he is banged up, as the worst-case scenario would be LeBron getting hurt and facing a significant number of games on the sideline. Though I was very encouraged by their win over the Spurs this past Monday without LeBron, the Cavs would certainly slide in the standings if LeBron were to be out for a long period of time.
LeBron is playing 39 minutes per game this season, as compared to 37.7 last season and 40.04 the season before that. If you recall, last season the Cavs blew out so many teams that often, LeBron was sitting for the entire or the majority of the fourth quarter.
This was a savvy move by the Cavs' coaching staff and hopefully it will pay dividends as the season progresses.

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I like the Browns' signing of free agent tight end Ben Watson (read The Plain Dealer's story here). Watson is a big target and is known for his pass catching and speed rather than his blocking, but that's fine. Whoever ends up playing quarterback will benefit greatly from this signing, as the Browns' receiving corps is not very good and is very young and inexperienced. Watson was a favorite target of Tom Brady's in red zone situations and has experienced winning with the Patriots (I would like to see the Browns draft a tight end in April somewhere between rounds 5 and 7). He is a definite upgrade over Robert Royal and Evan Moore. Kudos to Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert.