The Cleveland Cavaliers have continued to struggle this season, running up a 6-23 record to this point as they continue to play with a plethora of relatively untalented basketball players. The lack of outside additions has to be looked at as a factor.
Living in close proximity to quite a few of them (and being one myself), allows me a front-row seat to the borderline lunacy that can take hold of fans of a team in a city that hasn't won a professional sports title since 1964.
They're incredibly dedicated, yet extremely reactionary.
Already you can hear people calling for Byron Scott to be fired, shouting that Dan Gilbert is cheap and that Chris Grant is a terrible general manager.
Common sense and a level head will tell you that Scott shouldn't be fired, Gilbert is relatively deep pocketed for a Midwestern sports owner and Grant is doing just fine.
To draw those assumptions out a bit is relatively simple, and barely takes more dedication than merely looking at the team's win-loss record.
Scott can't be judged on the team's record with the little bit of talent that the Cavaliers have had past the top few play ...
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