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It all seemed so easy. LeBron James and Kevin Love joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving them and stars Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters a huge chance at NBA success, but it just hasn't worked out. Yet again the Cavs were on the losing side, getting demolished 110-93 by the Toronto Raptors. With Love and James highly regarded yet struggling at the moment, could they opt out of their longterm plan this coming summer? It'd hurt their reputation, but if they no longer believe in their "fragile" team, will they run away at the first opportunity they get?
LeBron has remained calm, but he admitted, according to ESPN: "We're a very fragile team right now. Well, we were a fragile team from the beginning. Any little adversity hits us, we just shell up. That's something that will come with experience. This is not even the lowest it's going to get for us.
"You guys know, the lowest it can get is up 17 in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Finals and losing. It can get that low. Or being up 2-1 and going to Game 4 and lose three straight in the Finals. That's very low. So, I'm very optimistic. I'm very positive. More positive than I thought I would be right now, so, we look at what we did wrong, things that we did well and get ready for Orlando coming in on Monday."
Coach David Blatt has also been blamed, but many are forgetting he's a first-year NBA coach and may need time to adjust.
He explained their mistakes, saying, "There were again far too many unnecessary turnovers. Just ballhandling turnovers and mistakes that a good half of them are avoidable and you need those possessions, you really do. They're momentum-breakers or momentum-makers for the other team."
Things will surely get better, but if they don't, could James and Love run to another NBA team, leaving Irving, Waiters and Blatt at the struggling, "fragile" Cavs? Comment below.
