CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs have made a strategic decision that’s causing significant ripples throughout their fanbase: November simply doesn’t matter.

It’s not that they don’t want to win games. It’s that they’re playing a longer, more sophisticated game focused on May and June — and they’re willing to accept early-season turbulence to get there.

“The Cavs don’t give a rip about November. They don’t,” cleveland.com beat reporter Chris Fedor stated bluntly on the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast. “They’re competitive and they want to win these games when they’re in that moment, but they’re not sweating results.”

This approach stems directly from the team’s painful playoff exit last season.

Despite winning 64 games and featuring one of the NBA’s historically great offenses, the Cavalier

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