When Lebron James was drafted straight out of high school as the overall number one pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he ignited light and hope into the heart of every Cavalier fan that had suffered and struggled through the team's mediocre history. Now, for the first time, they had a stud, a leader and a bona fide MVP-caliber star.

Yet, no matter how great that one player is, in the NBA, there is no room for one-man shows when it comes to winning a title. The road to glory is filled with two- or three-man gangs that dominated the landscape throughout the league's history.

However, players like LeBron and Allen Iverson have proven that you can carry a team by yourself out of your own conference, provided the conference is weak and you are great. But, not all the way to the title.

LeBron, like Iverson before him, was a terror in the Eastern Conference playoffs, leading his team almost by himself, only to be squashed in the Finals by a superior team out of the Western Conference. LeBron was magnificent against a rugged and battle-tested Detroit Pistons team last year in the Conference Finals. The dude was stupid in playing a one-on-five game where he was out-manned, out-experienced but not out-gunned. It took a Jordan-esque performance to get things done and so it went.

However, this kind of performance and energy exertion cannot be expected on a night-in, night-out basis. Not if you as a Cleveland Cavaliers fan want LeBron to produce for you in the long run at the current level of production.

Kobe Bryant is a great example of a player that won titles with a lot of help. But, put him by himself and, although he is a great talent still, he cannot lead a team all the way. There are just too many good teams in the league for this to be accepted practice.

The bottom line is that Ben Wallace, who is on the downside, and Wally Szczerbiak are not enough help if Cleveland wants to beat the Detroit Pistons or Boston Celtics this year. The Cavaliers have got the diamond, but still need to find the right setting.