LeBron James isn't satisfied with the play of himself or his teammates coming out of a 103-80 blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday and 'King James' admitted that the team is "just not very good" in many facets of the game.
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"We're not a very good team," James said after the game, according to ESPN. "As far as on the court, we're still trying to find our way as well. We've won some good games, we've lost some games. But right now, we're just not very good in every aspect of the game that we need to be to compete every night."
The loss was a tough one to swallow as the Pistons (7-23) have the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference and came out and dominated the Cavaliers (18-12) in their own building.
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The Cavs currently sit in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference and in second place in the Central Division, but they've shown some weak tendencies throughout the season.
James has been critical of the team's performances several times during this campaign, saying after a 101-91 Christmas Day loss to his former Miami Heat team that the Cavs are "not that good right now."
James was also highly critical of himself for turning the ball over on many different occasions against Detroit on Sunday.
"I was very careless tonight with the ball," James said. "I had a couple of unforced turnovers."
After spending his first seven seasons in the NBA in Cleveland, James took his talents to Miami and spent four years with the Heat -- reaching the NBA Finals in each campaign. Two NBA championships later, James returned to the Cavaliers this summer through free agency after signing a two-year $42.1 million pact.
The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 10-time All-Star is averaging 25.2 points, 7.6 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game through 29 contests thus far this season.
With the Cavaliers struggling on Sunday, it doesn't get any easier as Cleveland's next game is a visit to Atlanta where they will take on the Hawks (22-8), who own the top spot in the Southeast Division at the Philips Arena on Tuesday.
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