The Cleveland Cavaliers, who have struggled against the league’s top teams, can find some type of legitimacy if they take down Golden State.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 7 of their 9, the more concerning thing about the Cavs schedule is that, after their opening night, they have no marquee wins. They’ve lost to the Warriors, Celtics, Rockets, and Timberwolves, often times being blown out against the NBA’s top tier.
However, up until this point, they can make the obvious excuse of not being healthy. Fans can just defer the major issues to the lack of time together and chemistry formed. Starting tonight, against the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers can prove to their fans and the rest of the NBA that the King and his hometown team are still one of the league’s best.
Following their game against the Warriors on Monday, they play the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, Rockets, and Heat all in their next nine games.
For the Cavaliers, the next three weeks can go one of two ways.
The team can control games against the league’s top teams, and the fans and team can settle down, relieving what seems to be extremely high tensions. Even if they go 8-2 or 7-3 over the course of their next ten, the fans and team should be happy to finally be rid of yet another slump.
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The trouble comes when option two, which is seemingly more likely, starts to occur.
In this scenario, the Cavs continue to struggle. They drop at least four or five of these games and start to panic. The one feared team becomes just another mediocre team in the East. Even if they can “flip the switch” come playoff time, could it be too late?
If this team continues to struggle, a trade will happen.
DeAndre Jordan has been the name floating around the Cavs organization. Until LeBron James loses a step, the Cavs will not stop trying to become Finals’ favorite, and a trade is the only way this team could compete with Golden State if these struggles do not figure themselves out.
Up until now, the Cavs have only played a handful of marquee games. Within their next ten games, they will be tested just about as many times as they have been through their first 40.
Honestly, this next stretch could determine not only the fate of several players, but it could determine whether or not LeBron James stays in the Land this offseason. If this team is as bad as they’ve played during stretches this season, he might want leave in order to truly compete for another title.
So, as far as the future of the team goes, they need to get their act together and start to succeed in these primetime games, or possibly be ready to lose their fearless leader.
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It won’t be long before more and more questions are raised about their performance. Bickering within their organization has started to heat up, and they need to figure out a way to quiet it.
Their road back to being a feared, dominant team in the lacking Eastern Conference starts tonight and continues for about three weeks.
Be ready, Cavs fans, this could be a wild ride.
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