What if... the Cleveland Cavaliers had a New Year's Resolution, what would it be?

by Elise Amendola, AP from http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/cavaliers/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavs-home-return-decision-miami-heat/12431349/

       
          Lebron James hurt. Kyrie Irving hurt. A 19-16 start. 5th in the East. Lost to the Philadelphia 76ers who are 5-28, tied for least wins with the New York Knicks. It can't get any worse for the team, can it? With the addition of Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith from the New York Knicks, they still have not found a replacement for Anderson Varejao who is out for the rest of the season due to an Achilles injury. Thristan Thompson has been a great replacement as of now if they want to play small ball. Once the Cavaliers match up against teams with bigs like Al Horford and Nikola Vucevic, size will mater and it will be hard for him to guard. When Tarik Black was waived by the Houston Rockets, I thought the Cavaliers were going to try to pick him up because he was playing great when Dwight Howard was out. He's only a rookie and has already shown he can do the little things by playing defense and hustling on every possession. The Cleveland Cavaliers are not ready for the playoffs if they don't have a quality center.

          If the team continues to get injured and stack up more loses, Lebron James will take matters into his own hands and leave the team if he feels the team is not ready to play championship basketball. Their resolution? Simple: Less drama and more winning. We thought Lebron James returning home was enough, but this? Now that Dion Waiters is out of the picture, the key piece of the trade is Iman Shumpert. Once he's healthy, his defense can be really annoying for the opposing team. I felt J.R. Smith was a throw-in due to his contract. He gives you defense but can make the coach crazy at times. Let's see where the Cleveland Cavaliers are by the All-Star break because there will more changes if they don't take their roles seriously.