Kevin Love on role in Cavaliers offense: 'I'm comfortable ... Just be myself'

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and Dion Waiters all in one lineup: it's still kind of hard to get a handle on just how good the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be offensively. It's crazy.

It's equally difficult to get a handle on how the roles of each player will change after just three preseason games, one of which didn't include James and two of which haven't included Irving. It remains unclear, in an appreciable sample, how head coach David Blatt plans to spread out touches in a scheme that should be heavy on ball movement, heavy on passing, and heavy on easy looks as a result.

The issue isn't talent, creativity, or even fit. The biggest adjustment will be that those four players have sky-high usage rates, each ranking in the top 20 last season. Usage rate measures the percentage of a team's possessions that a player uses while on the floor, and each of these players had a heavy share:

A given lineup's usage can only add up to 100 percent, so while staggering the minutes of the four ball-dominant players can keep everyone fed, when they play together, everyone in this group may see fewer touches. On the bright side, a decrease in usage is generally accompanied by an increase in efficiency, so these immensely talented players could perform even better on a per-possession basis.

While Love had the second-highest usage of this group on a thin Minnesota Timberwolves team, many have figured Love's usage could be at the greatest risk. James, Irving, and Waiters all operate with the ball in their hands, and Love is such a deadly 3-point and pick-and-roll threat that he represents perhaps the best option to play off the ball.

If that ends up being the case - and again, everyone's touches are probably going to decrease, anyway - Love seems ready to accept it. Through two weeks of camp and three preseason games, he's just doing him:

I'm comfortable and just not trying to, I guess, fit in so much. I had a talk with the guys on the plane ride over (to Brazil) and also at different practices off the floor and they told me to fit out. Just be myself.

I kind of laughed and smirked at that. Off the court, I never have any problems with that. But on the court, it's just us having so many weapons and being able to fit together out there on the floor ... You always say check your egos at the door but we also need to bring our egos with us because that's what makes us so great. We wouldn't be here without them.

That attitude is easy to have coming off a 25-point, 21-minute outing, but Chris Bosh has warned Love that he's in for an adjustment that may be frustrating at times. At the very least, it seems like he'll be just fine as the primary offensive cog when James sits:

If the Cavs embrace their All for One, One for All mantra, each player's individual numbers don't matter all that much. Irving has a new long-term extension, James doesn't seem likely to bolt again, and Love's value as a free agent this summer probably won't be hampered by a team context-related dip in stats. Waiters may have an incentive to push for his numbers, but he can also improve his reputation (and efficiency) by becoming a more team-oriented player.

Sacrificing touches and accepting a slightly smaller role in the offense aren't easy things to do for anyone, let alone superstars. It may take some time for the Cavaliers to figure things out, but when they do, they could end up boasting the best offense in league history. This is going to be a lot of fun.