The Cleveland Cavaliers made strides this offseason to become title contenders as the team added LeBron James, lured in a slew of top tier veterans and eventually added Kevin Love to boot.
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But the expectations for the Cavs are now through the roof as the team is looking at a season in which they’d better win a title or face the criticism of just about everyone in the world. New addition Mike Miller knows this and knows that Kevin Love makes things even bigger for the team.
Miller told Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that the addition of Kevin Love is great but the expectations are still the same as they were before his arrival.
"“With him it makes those expectations a little more exciting. Now it’s on us as players and the coaching staff and organization to do our job and come together and show our commitment by making sacrifices within the locker room.”"
Love no doubt makes the Cavaliers a better team, but his presence also amplifies the expectations that the team has to win an NBA title this year. There’s not time for a growing period as the team gels together, it’s win this year or get ridiculed and miller knows that Love’s arrivals means things better happen faster and harder than they were going to before.
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