Month: December 2005 (Page 13 of 21)

Ron Artest in Wine & Gold?

December 11, 2005 / JEC

Apparently Ron Artest wants out of Indiana, and listed Cleveland as one of the teams he’d like to be traded to.

“I would go to Cleveland. I wouldn’t mind coming off the bench behind LeBron James. There’s a lot of players I wouldn’t mind coming off the bench behind.”

Hmm…talk about being conflicted.

On the one hand, I mean, it’s Ron Freaking Artest, the guy who breaks cameras, taunts coaches and instigates riots. Who wants a nut like that?

But on the other hand, it’s Ron Freaking Artest, the best one-on-one defender in the game, and certainly the most dominant. What’s the Cavaliers’ most glaring weakness? Did you see last night’s 111-106 loss to Milwaukee? Did you see any defense?

Of course, this isn’t likely to happen. The Pacers wouldn’t want to move Artest to a division opponent, and the Cavs probably won’t be willing to match the asking price. And that’s assuming Indiana wants to trade him in the first place. For all the baggage, there aren’t many players who can dominate both sides of the floor like Ron Artest, and for that reason I doubt the Pacers will trade him. At least this year.

Still, would I want him in Cleveland? I’m not sure. I mean, it’s Ron Freaking Artest…and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Frye on Bernie

December 11, 2005 / Tim Russo

Hilarious.

“Bernie’s a real cool dude, man,” said Frye.

Right on.

Cleveland Browns

52 from Lebron, 16 pt. 2nd quarter lead, still lose

December 11, 2005 / Tim Russo

This is long term schnide territory folks.

Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James

7 Lebron turnovers

December 10, 2005 / Tim Russo

Livingston notes that scouts are saying Lebron is handling the ball too much. Maybe Mike Brown got excited when they handed the ball to Lebron in one of those comeback games and it worked. I would imagine it’s far too easy to just hand the ball to Lebron…it covers up the many defensive flaws in this team.

Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James

Are wide receivers just insane?

December 10, 2005 / Tim Russo

Or is Mary Kay Cabot just intent on creating a bunch of prima dona big mouths in Cleveland?

It festered so much that when Northcutt did finally get the ball, he dropped it more often than in the past. Two of the bigger ones came on what could have been a game-winning drive in Houston and a key third-down pass in Pittsburgh on which he was wide open. “I had to go back to the early part of the season and say, ‘That’s not me, I don’t drop balls like this, my hands are better than that,’ ” he said. Northcutt said he didn’t have chemistry this season with either quarterback, Trent Dilfer or Charlie Frye. “They weren’t comfortable with me, and I don’t think they had any confidence in me,” Northcutt said.

There should be a rule that wide receivers have their mouths taped shut at the beginning of every NFL season, and removed only after their last game of the season.