Cavaliers thoughts

I didn't get the NBA league pass this year and I thought that might have been a mistake with the Cavaliers possibly being improved.
Thus far,it might be a good move as the Cavaliers are 3-6,Mike Brown has returned as coach with his dull and uncreative offense,first overall pick Anthony Bennett is averaging one point a game and things appear to be less than strong in Cleveland.

Not that I know from watching games other than the opener,but I can read a stat sheet and when neither of your starting guards (Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters) are shooting 40 percent from the field,there are problems.
Mike Brown's offense didn't seem tailored to Kyrie Irving's abilities to begin with,but this looks like a disaster.
I understand Dan Gilbert and Chris Grant (more on him later) were disappointed in the less than strong play on the defensive end from last years team and Mike Brown was going to add an emphasis to that part of the game for sure.
However,considering the issues that Brown had with LeBron James in Cleveland and then Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles with his offensive system,it would not have been a stretch to imagine that further problems awaited in his second stint in Ohio.

I was in favor of the gamble on Andrew Bynum,who might have been the only Laker that liked Mike Brown and he will take time to return to form,if that ever happens,but the remainder of the risks taken by General Manager Chris Grant in his term have been less than fruitful.
Tristan Thompson has been solid and seems to be rounding into a dependable 14 pts,10 boards guy and for now has the slight edge over Jonas Valanciunas,who I preferred.
However,it is easier to find a decent power forward than center and I still would rather have had Valanciunas.
I'd rather have Klay Thompson over both of them,but I didn't say so at the time.....

Dion Waiters was another risk over Harrison Barnes by Grant.
Waiters' total numbers are better than Barnes,but Barnes appears to be maturing nicely with an up and coming Golden State team and plays the biggest position of need for Cleveland- small forward.
From what I see of Waiters,he reminds me of another former Cavalier Ricky Davis-a bit selfish,numbers oriented and lackluster on the defensive end.
Waiters might be best suited to being the best player on bad teams....

This years gamble was Anthony Bennett,who before scoring six points in his last game,had scored one basket all season.
To be fair,although I did like Ben McLemore best in the draft,there was not a standout,so I could see any one of a handful of guys at number one.
Nine games is way way too short of a sample size to declare a player a bust,but this doesn't look good thus far.

Add it all up and Chris Grant is starting to look a bit like the Oakland Raiders-trying so hard to show he's the smartest guy in the room that he misses obvious selections.
That just might catch up with Grant and Mike Brown-the Cavaliers need to show improvement and a talent base if there is a slim chance of attracting you know who and anyone else in the off season.
If things don't turn around in Cleveland with so much on the line-Grant and Brown could be looking for work....