Seeking the Soul.

The Cleveland "Cavaliers" won last night, beating a bedraggled Phoenix team in Phoenix. The win snapped a two game losing streak. Cleveland's record is a stellar 20-9, third best in the NBA. Still...

...not only was it a far-from-dominant effort against a downtrodden opponent, but Cleveland simply is not in sync the way most teams with championship aspirations would want to be nearly 30 games into the season.

It was a less-than inspiring night from James, as he finished with 14 points, seven assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block. His numbers weren’t as troubling as his body language, which vacillated between disinterested and upset for most of the night -- getting into a couple of brief back-and-forth spats with teammates over failed defensive execution.


...a continuation of the process the Cavs have been through for months to try to recapture that magic cohesiveness that carried them through the second half of last season.

-Dave McMenamin, ESPN.

...his body language, which vacillated between disinterested and upset for most of the night...

That has always been the canary in the coal mine on LeBron James teams. It happened in Cleveland in his first stint and he left for Miami; it happened in Miami in a Finals game and he left, went back to Cleveland.