I have to say Cassity, I am forced to agree with
@David. , the Cavaliers front office has not done as well as expected this offseason.
Kevin Love resigning for 5-years was really his own decision; he chose to take less money overall, it wasn't because of anything Griffin did.
James still took a 1+1 contract, which again, was expected.
Iman Shumpert's contract was good though.. But did anyone expect him to walk?
The Mo Williams signing was good, but.. our biggest area of need was not point guard, and Williams is anything but a plus-defender.
There has been quite a bit of movement this offseason, and the Cavaliers really haven't been involved.
Starting with our baffling decisions during the draft, I think
@David. makes a fair point, our offseason, while good (we had a great team to begin with) is a bit underwhelming.
I also think this speaks to LBJ's comments about definitely not wanting to return to the same team; that essential changes were necessary to retool and continue to compete at the highest levels.
We haven't really made any of those changes yet, we simply added Mo Williams.
Haywood, our draft picks, and any potential offseason trades we could have had on the table will be resolved in two weeks, so I'm still willing to take a wait and see approach (as I have since the draft), but it's not looking like we're going to add any major pieces, just more near-retirement aged vets praying for a ring.
I think this is also the same point that Chris Parker has been making, fairly consistently.
So, I don't think you can say it's just "casual fans" who might take such a view.