Hustle Points: Cavs Reach a New Low

Who would've thought a year ago that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be wallowing at the bottom of the NBA with only eight victories in February.

This is what happens when an organization puts all of its stock into one player, and we all know who that player is.

I can't believe how far the Cavs have fallen, while I didn't think this team was 25 losses in a row bad, I at least thought they would be competitive and fight for a low playoff spot.

Cleveland fell to the Dallas Mavericks last night by only three, but during this abysmal streak the Cavs are losing by an average of 13 points per game, so for the most part the games don't make it to the final moments in doubt.

And the records continue, the Cavs are the first team in consecutive seasons to be the first to 40 wins and 40 losses.

In a ironic note, the previous mark also was set by the Cavs, spanning the end of the 1981-82 season and the start of 1982-83.

Bryon Scott had no way of thinking that this type of season was possible after accepting the head coaching job over the summer.

It's unfortunate for the fans who really have continued to support the team throughout all these struggles and that the Cavs have become a shell of the team they used to be in terms of both roster and record.

TV ratings and attendance are down, but not by nearly the amount that you would expect from a team in dead last and I think that's a sign of utter shock from the fans that this team has fallen as hard as it has so fast. They still want to believe in this team and I think that most of them still do despite the record.

When looking to the future, you can talk about the draft all you want, but the question is whether there is any player in college basketball that can as big an impact on a franchise as a LeBron James or a Carmelo Anthony.  While there are always big-time names in the draft there aren't always big-time results. 

And now Cleveland sits where they sat before they drafted LeBron and that's hoping for a miracle, and they got one when they drafted him in they fashion they did in 2003.

One can only hope that a quick turnaround is in the cards for the Cavs because they were used to being an TV attraction, a must see team, a championship contender and entertaining, and now the Cavs look ahead to a match-up with the Wizards on Sunday where it could be a team trying to avoid its 27th loss in a row vs. a team trying to get its first road win, and once again a Cleveland franchise looks ahead to next year.

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