Bob Finnan of the News-Herald reports that Ricky Davis? mouth is getting him in trouble again. The Cavaliers leading scorer has had problems with his team this season for criticizing his teammates. This time, it was the fans.

After Monday?s loss to the Sonics, Davis said that the fan support in Cleveland was deplorable. He also complained that the fans often cheer for opposing players and are not behind the Cavs. Much of what he said was true, it?s just that no one else was brave enough, or stupid enough to say it.

"What I want Ricky to do is translate that venom to his play so we can attract more fans," Cavs coach John Lucas said. "We need to finish games we're supposed to finish. We need to be fan-friendly. We're rebuilding. We also have to rebuild our fans. The dog days are coming closer. I'm sure some other players feel what he feels. Our fans are very knowledgeable people."

Finnan points out that the average guy making $30,000 a year might not be willing to drop $100 to buy two seats, pay for parking and refreshments to see a team with the worst record in the league. The crowds keep getting smaller at Gund Arena. The Cavs have had five consecutive games with less than 10,000 in attendance.

Some of the fans didn't take kindly to Davis' comments. Davis said he doesn't regret anything he said.

"I don't care," Davis said. "We're trying to make an improvement over here. We want to improve through the whole organization. We need the fan support. They know we're trying to rebuild over here. We need for them to support us and not put us down."