Kyrie Irving was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012, then played in his first All-Star Game last season. The Cleveland Cavaliers point guard has set an even loftier goal for his third campaign. "I want to be the best player in this league," Irving said. "In order to do that, I know we have to win a lot of games. But I'm the leader of this team, and I'm ready to take responsibility for it by helping us make the playoffs. This is the best I've ever felt coming into a season." Optimism ruled Monday as the Cavaliers held media day at their suburban training facility. There were smiles, laughs and even predictions of the postseason, which Cleveland hasn't participated in since 2010 with a player named LeBron James running the show. Three years later, Cleveland is finally forging ahead. The Cavaliers went 24-58 last year, fired coach Byron Scott and rehired former coach Mike Brown on April 24. The Cavaliers also added center Andrew Bynum from Philadelphia and point guard Jarrett Jack from Golden State in free agency, and made UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. "With the work that (general manager) Chris Grant did over the summer assembling this talent, and looking at the individual talent on this team, it's built to be a winner," said Brown, who compiled a 272-138 record as Cleveland's coach from 2005-10. "There are people out there who are going to say, 'Well, they're just coming together' or 'The team is too young,' but I don't look at those as excuses. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9750242/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-wants-league-best-player
