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Are the Cleveland Cavaliers a team in transition or a team with an identity crisis?

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  By Karl Kimbrough (pictured), Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).    Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio -Since the 2010-2011 NBA basketball season the Cleveland Cavaliers have had one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Last season they were statistically last in defensive field goal percentage, giving up 47.6 percent.  Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown When general manager Chris Grant fired former head Coach Byron Scott and brought Mike Brown back to replace him, it was no secret that Cavaliers management saw a need to overhaul the defense. So with that in mind, this season would be one of transition to a defensive culture. However, with so many offensive minded players would this truly