After two losses, it's not time for the Cavaliers or their fans to start panicking...even after Saturday night's abysmal second-half performance in blowing a 16-point lead to Sacramento, a team that won just seven games on the road last year.
The rebuilding process is a long and arduous one. It would be a fantastic story if the city could rally around a team that could make its way into the postseason this year and put to bed the constant "LeBron was a one-man show" argument that many have used as the reason he went to Miami. It would be a significant morale boost to the fans, the team and the organization.
But in the short-term, that fleeting feeling (which would most likely result in a first-round exit in the playoffs) isn't as important as maintaining a consistent direction to have the team back in a competitive position in three or four years.
It's a fine line to traverse. The Cavs have enough talent and potential to win games so there's not enough justification to simply blow the roster up and start from scratch. At the same time, there probably isn't enough talent to maintain a strong nucleus that will be able ...
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