Have the Cavs finally developed a killer mentality to become NBA title contenders?

And I think that's a big deal because I think when you talk about coming into this season, for me, year 13, for the Cavs, this is one of their better shots in the post-LeBron era.

The talent that they've assembled, Yeah, there are questions about them, especially coming off of what was a disappointing exit in the playoffs.

They got swept by the New York Knicks.

But five of the top 100 players on the same roster, James Harden still capable of playing at a high level.

Donovan Mitchell committed to the city for the entirety of his prime.

The decisions that they made throughout the course of the offseason to keep the core intact and not make, aside from Peyton Watson, any other significant roster shakeups.

So I think this is going to be a fascinating season, not just because it's year 13 for me and year four for you, but just because of the pressure, the expectations, the hopes that this team has.

When you're around a team, you kind of get an understanding of how they feel about it.

And certain things, Ethan, have to unfold before you can start to get that sense.

And we talked about it throughout the course of last season, right, that for the Cavs, that group there was just a feeling around the team that they were saying things that they didn't truly believe that deep down they were looking around at other guys in that locker room and wondering if they had enough wondering if they were good enough wondering if they had the right mix wondering if they could actually compete for a championship The answer was no.

It was no from the players.

It was no from the coaches and it was no from the front office.

And that's why they made the moves that they made at the trade deadline.

Being around this team, both training camp, preseason, it does feel like they believe they are different and they have more of a chance, certainly than they did at the beginning of last year.

Chris, I believe that's an important start, right? And as you say that they might have alluded to it in different sayings and conversations that we've had, Kobe Altman at the Wine and Gold Inter-Squad Scrimmage at Public Hall specifically said that he believes this version of the Cavaliers are better, more dynamic.

And I think it's important that obviously the president of basketball operations believes that he's constructed a roster that in this more difficult Eastern Conference can compete, but also that he believes in the group that he's assembled.

So when we talk about what you've seen and what we've talked about all off season about championship expectations, now the games count.

Now the ball is getting thrown up.

Now this is not just on paper.

What would you need to see from this team in the first month to believe is genuinely better equipped to win a championship than it was last season? Because even in our conversation today with Kenny Atkinson, he referenced the first 10, 15 games being a good barometer for this team.