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ORLANDO -- Mo Williams just scoffed at the suggestion Wednesday afternoon that his Cleveland Cavaliers won't be as good this season because of the changes they made to the roster.The biggest change was adding center Shaquille O'Neal. The Cavs won a league-best 66 games last season before losing in the Eastern Conference final to the Magic, their opponent tonight.
"It's too early to tell anything,'' Williams said after practice, almost miffed at the suggestion that they have gone backward. "But obviously, we can be better. We have the personnel to be better. You can't make any assumptions this early.''
The Cavs (4-3) go into Wednesday's game looking mediocre. By comparison, they started last season with a 20-3 record. They didn't lose their first home game until Feb. 8. They already have lost two home games this season.
Williams is averaging 15.7 points and 4 assists, second only to LeBron James. O'Neal is averaging just 11.1 points, the lowest average of his long, NBA career.
"(Tonight) is another regular season game, but I'm not going to say just another regular season game. This is one you better be ready for.''
- Mo Williams on playing the Orlando Magic "We've got some different players, and it just hasn't clicked yet,'' Williams said. "But it will. The regular season isn't what it's about. Our goal last year wasn't to win 60 games in the regular season, and it's certainly not our goal this season. We've here to win a championship.''
The game against the Magic will be watched closely Wednesday night for a number of reasons. The Cavs last season breezed through the regular season. They breezed through the first two rounds of the playoffs, sweeping both Detroit and Atlanta before being upset by the Magic.
It was the series against the Magic that convinced the Cavs they needed to add a front court player – O'Neal – if they wanted to win a championship.
"It (tonight) is another regular season game, but I'm not going to say just another regular season game,'' Williams said. "This is one you better be ready for.''
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