General manager Chris Grant just knows it needs to stop. Now.
"We're all accountable for it, including myself," he said. "It's frustrating. It's disappointing to our fans. The fans deserve better."
Making a rare midseason appearance before the media to address some of Cleveland's most pressing issues, Grant said he's troubled by the team's will in recent games.
Perhaps prompted by Brown's remarks, Grant made himself available to reporters during the season for the first time in more than three years for something other than to comment on a trade.
Grant said there is plenty of blame to be shared for Cleveland's sorry state. The Cavs are 16-29 and currently out of the playoff race in the weak Eastern Conference.
"We've seen the guys do it. We've seen guys play and execute and try to do the things coaches are asking them to do," Grant said. "When you have a team, you're trying to establish the foundation and grow and do things, and there's times of adversity. There's times when it's hard. That's when it's time to bear down, work and get after it.
"That's what we have to do right now. We owe that to our fans. We're all accountable for it. Everybody wants to win, every coach, the front office, all the way down.
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