Cavs in Some Early Trouble

After their first 9 games of the season, the Cleveland Cavs are currently in 3rd place in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 3-6 record. To be fair I have only watched 1 game so far this season because no games have been on national TV so far, and living in Baltimore makes it difficult to access watching. But the one thing I keep hearing about is the lack of defense, which I suppose would not be expected out of a Mike Brown coached team (even though the Lakers two years ago didn't completely oblige with this). Some other factors are leading into this as well. The overall number 1 draft pick, Anthony Bennett, has his confidence shot right now as he went 1 for his first 20 attempted field goals. With talks of sending him to the NBA Development league on the Canton Charge, he may be the first overall draft to play in the D-League. Andrew Bynum is also looking like he may be a bust, as he is negotiating with the idea of retiring (only at age 26 too). But despite all of this, Kyrie Irving (as expected) is leading the way for the Cavs with 19.4 points per game. 3 other Cavs are averaging double digits in the points category (Waiters, Thompson and Miles). Tristian Thompson is close to averaging a double-double, as he also averages 9.7 rebounds per game.

The Cavs have some improving to do, but it is only 9 games into the season. I will be attending the Wizards-Cavs game Saturday night in Washington DC and will be attending the Heat-Cavs game in Cleveland on November 27th so I am excited to see them play more. Let's go Cavs.