Chris Tomasson of the Beacon Journal suggests that the Cavaliers make up their minds. One minute they want to add veteran talent to make a playoff run? the next they?re rebuilding with young potential. One minute they want to sign players to long term contract, the next minute they are cutting salary.

Tomasson writes that near the end of last season, it looked as if Cavs GM Jim Paxson finally had settled on a plan. He was ready to add some experienced players to make a playoff run. ``We have a lot of young players, but at some point, you've got to start the curve going the other way,'' Paxson said in March. ``That's something we have to look at this summer.''

Summer's here, and what's happened? The Cavs gave away guard Wesley Person, 31, after he had a career year. They drafted 19-year-old guard Dajuan Wagner. They traded seasoned point guard Andre Miller, 26, to the Clippers for forward Darius Miles, 20, who has a great upside but never has averaged in double figures.

``I think in this business there's always reason to make decisions to change,'' Paxson said of his most recent laboratory concoction. ``The reality was we could have added some veterans and gotten a few more wins. But to get where we want to be -- a playoff team and a contending team that eventually wins a championship -- we've got to have a young group of players grow together at the same timeline. We're starting to put that together.''

Tomasson adds, ?Paxson's latest plan sounds nice. In reality, though, there's no evidence the Cavs are any closer to getting out of their perpetual state of rebuilding. Because he doesn't write the checks, it's certainly not all Paxson's fault. If the Cavs want to win, they're going to have to compensate players well, perhaps overpay them.?

And if Miles has a strong season, he'll be asking next summer for a top-dollar extension. If the Cavs aren't willing to accommodate him, it will be the same story they've just gone through with Miller.?