Que pasa, Cavallieros? Me – I’m an Optimist, and I’m doing great, thanks. Today, I’ll be checking in, then taking off from the Great White North. It really is a beauty way to go.
If you’re here reading this, you know that I do some of my best work after a Cavaliers loss – soothing the savage beast and tangled psyche that is the collective Cleveland sports fan.
And yes, Saturday’s defeat was a truly joyless experience. After taking the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals – and the eight consecutive postseason contests before that – the Wine and Gold got sandpapered by a Raptors squad that came out madder than a wet hen.