We are all creatures of habit.  We have our rituals that we do everyday and heaven forbid if someone/something adds a proverbial "monkey wrench" into our flow.  We all hate change.  We hated that 2Pac changed his name to Makaveli; we hated that Batman changed to being played by Val Kilmer; we hated Michael Jordan changing his number to 45 or that he played for the Wizards; hell, I'm still trying to deal with fact that the Slushi^® machine here in our office changes from day to day (yes, we have a Slushi^® machine here in our office...don't hate).  But we deal with it and adapt, even if we don't like it.  How do you think we have lasted so long on this planet?  But I'm not blogging to talk about the evolution of man; I'm blogging about the evolution of our message boards.

We have, without a doubt one of the most active, passionate and dedicated message boards in the entire NBA.  We read them internally because what you write matters to us...that and we have to keep out the riff-raff and profanity.  We don't know how you get some of the information that you do sometimes, like how you found out about our first round playoff shirts were yellow or that you even had a picture (still trying to figure that one out but it's cool).  Witness Admin has spent hours...no, days...NO, years developing the forums on Cavs.com into the cult following that we know today.  Has he ever let you down?  It's a rhetorical question but it's ok, you can answer "No."  I guess you can say that it he has been the catalyst for EVOLVING the forums.  And now he is ready to lead the next evolution.  However, it is being met with resistance by a handful of people we shall refer to as "La Resistance."

CavFanatic.com is a community...just like the message boards.  It allows you to, if I may, Stand Up and Stand Out.  Does it suck for "La Resistance" who is used to going to Cavs.com to post their messages?  Absolutely!  But is it really that bad?  Is it really that big of a change?  What is your biggest complaint about CavFanatic.com: that you have to develop a profile?  That it is a social network?  It is a way to unite people together that share a common interest and can express their thoughts, concerns, whatever...like a forum or message board.  (Mind blowing isn't it?)  But yet "La Resistance" is vowing not embrace this evolution.  I ask only one thing: try it out.  Yes, it isn't performing at 100% (in Witnesses defense it is BETA right now), but then again neither do the Cavs at times.  Do you give up on them?  No, you write what's wrong and hope that your opinion is heard and something is done.  We are trying it out before the season starts so that it meets all of your specifications and approval, "La Resistance."  Ultimately, you are the one's who are going to be using it most.  Rather than simply say, "No, I'm not doing it" or post profile pictures that would make Larry Flint jump out of his wheel chair, I ask that you try it out and critique it.  Tell the supernatural being of Cavs.com, Admin Witness, what you like and what you don't like.  Because guess what, he'll change it.  That's that thing about change, it doesn't always have to be a bad thing.

OK, I'm hopping off my soap box and going to showcase my killer crossover on the Ticket Sales staff at our weekly, Wednesday night pick up games (yes, we have a Slushi^® machine and get to play basketball at The Q...tough gig here).  CavFanatic is not about making things more difficult and it really isn't about change.  It is about one thing and one thing only: All for One. One for All.