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Historically speaking, where are the Cavaliers headed?

By John Suchan

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 15: Collin Sexton #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball down the court during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 15, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lauren Bacho/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 15: Collin Sexton #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball down the court during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 15, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lauren Bacho/Getty Images) /
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton drives. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /

What’s the Cavs plan?

I do think part of the Cavs plans revolving around a young core of talented playmakers/scorers in Darius Garland, who looks to be Cleveland’s primary playmaker of the future, as KJG’s Joey Cornell expressed, and Collin Sexton is on the right path.

But, and it’s a hard but, until you can get a head coach and a system at this elite NBA level, I think these Cavalier teams are going to continue to struggle.

When you look back at those Cleveland teams of the past, the Lenny Wilkens-coached teams had the head coach and brought in some veteran presence to play alongside the young players then.

Nance was brought in from the Phoenix Suns and the Cavs won. The second time around for the Cavs and LeBron, the Cavaliers brought in players like veteran Kevin Love and the Cavs won.

The Cavs don’t have a superstar on the team now. Love is the lone keeper from that championship team in 2016.

The Cavaliers will pick up another young player in the draft. But what’s the long-term plan for this team? You don’t hear much from this organization on that front?

When you pinpoint stretches in franchise history where there was success it makes you wonder when will that next stretch happen? Will it happen? I’m always hopeful as a lifelong fan.

Losing LeBron the second time only magnified what one amazing player and his sidekicks were able to accomplish to provide a sparkle of brief and yet cherished moment in Cavalier history.

I do believe, based on this franchise’s historical patterns, that the team will someday win again, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon.

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Next season will be telling. Remember how it started this season, with the Wine and Gold winning three straight. They are 18-46 since then. There is a lot of work in front of this franchise. I hope they sense the same urgency that their die-hard fans do.