The reason critics remain lukewarm on the Cleveland Cavaliers is Evan Mobley. That is plain and simple. After an offseason of imaginations running wild, the results have just not matched what many in Ohio would have hoped for.
Is that the fault of setting the expectations too high for the young star? Perhaps it is. However, for his part, Mobley was fully embracing them.
In all fairness, what was the Cavaliers big man supposed to say? 'I'm not ready for the leap you guys are all asking of me' would not have inspired confidence in anybody.