Throughout the season, local beat writer Chris Haynes has provided a good amount of insider knowledge when it comes to the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ opinions of the Golden State Warriors. Based on everything we’ve heard from him, the Cavs just plain don’t like Golden State.

They were offended by Steph Curry‘s “champagne” comments back in January. They were reportedly fuming upon hearing Draymond Green received no suspension for kicking Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams in the groin last round.

Most importantly, per Haynes, the Warriors were the team Cleveland wanted all along. Players were hoping to run into them in the Finals again, desperately wanting to exact revenge for last year’s playoff loss.

When you hear things like this, you assume the Cavs would be foaming at the mouth for every chance they get to play the Warriors. You expect Cleveland to reach a completely different level of competitiveness, unleashing more intensity than what they’d give any other team.

Instead of this, we’ve only seen the Cavs get completely outclassed by Golden State. Despite hearing insider notes about how badly Cleveland wants to beat the Warriors, the players have yet to put any of this into action. The Cavs may hype themselves up when it comes to beating Golden State, but we haven’t seen anything resembling this talk being backed up.

I have no doubt Cleveland badly wants to beat the Warriors any time the opportunity is made available. There’s a zero percent chance the Cavs players are okay with hearing the national media treat Golden State like a god among men in the NBA. They’ve wanted to show they can take down the giant all year long.

However, while we hear about Cleveland telling itself it can do the unthinkable, the team we’ve seen take the court against the Warriors this year looks nothing like a motivated group.

Hours after we heard how upset the Cavs were about Curry saying he hoped their locker room still smelled like champagne, they got boat-raced by Golden State. In the days following stories of players privately saying they can’t wait to beat the Warriors in the Finals, Cleveland has been outscored by a combined 48 points in their Games 1 and 2 defeats.

When it comes to the Cavs, the gap between their talk and their play is so alarmingly wide. They sound angry in these locker room stories, and follow it up with incredibly passive play.

Last night was yet another perfect example.

Cleveland got blitzed by the Warriors in Game 2, taking shot after shot to the mouth. However, instead of reacting like a team legitimately upset about what was happening, the Cavs just rolled their eyes and took it. There was no fire, no heart, not even the slightest bit of anger. Sloppy turnovers and dagger baskets would occur, only to be responded to with shrugs and confusion.

I wish I had an answer as to why Cleveland doesn’t know how to back up the talk about the Warriors, but I’ve got nothing. Why it’s so difficult for the Cavs to actually look as motivated as they sound when playing the team which beat them in the 2015 Finals is beyond me. Based on everything we’ve heard, Cleveland talks like a team which has full belief it can topple the Warriors. Based on what we’ve seen, nobody on that roster honestly believes they can even win one game in this series.

So, to everyone in Cleveland’s locker room, I have a simple and obvious message. If you’re that angry about the Warriors being media darlings, if you’re that mad about how the nation seems to favor them, prove it. If you don’t like any of this, if you want them to stop preening and having a blast on the bench during their lopsided victories, beat them. Don’t just stew about it amongst yourselves, actually do something about it on the court.

When that actually happens, when the Cavs actually back up all this talk, they’ll have proven something. Until then, they’re just playing like a bunch of petulant kids pouting because someone on the playground is better than them.