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Cleveland Cavaliers Proving Why Buying A Championship Doesn’t Always Work

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By @Terri7589

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Back before the 2014-15 NBA season started everyone was looking at LeBron James to see what he was going to do. When he made his decision to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, fans already thought they were going to be leaps and bounds better than they were in the previous season. But after the Cavs picked up Kevin Love, a 2015 Finals appearance was definitely in their future.

Fast forward to mid-January and the Cavaliers are struggling like no one was expecting. The Cavs’ record is currently 19-20, and they were plagued by a two-week injury to James. Even before James went down, they were struggling. The Cavs are not playing as a team, and there have been rumors swirling around about tension within the organization.

A few years prior when James decided to take his talents to South Beach, the Miami Heat, with a newly built big three in tow, went to the NBA Finals. In James’ four years with the Heat, they won two championships. Although people may not have liked the idea of buying a championship, it was proven to have worked — twice.

What happened with the Heat was only logical that it would happen with the Cavaliers. James, no matter what his critics believe, makes teams better. The proof was in the pudding when he left the Cavaliers the first time and now that he has left the Heat, which are currently 17-21.

The struggles in Cleveland are baffling to NBA fans because all of the talent is there. Kyrie Irving is emerging as one of the top point guards in the league, Love is one of the best power forwards in the league and James is well known as the king. The fact that it is not working in Cleveland shows that molding a team to win a championship has much better results than simply trying to buy one.

Terri Washington is a Los Angeles Clippers writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow her on Twitter @Terri7589, “Like” her on Facebook or add her to your network on Google.

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