LeBron James and Donyell Marshall shook off both back to back games and ignorant fans antics to lead the Cavs past the Atlanta Hawks. Lebron had 38 and Marshall followed with 19 as Cleveland got back on the winning track. LeBron stepped to the line in the fourth quarter when the referee noticed a red dot on his forehead. The police were unable to locate the culprit.
Month: January 2006 (Page 3 of 17)
The additions of Roy Small and Thaddeus Gibson give Ohio State two more top-100 players as ranked by Scouts.com:
The Buckeyes have landed seven top-100 players, trailing only USC (11) and Florida (eight). And with one week to go until signing day, their recruiting class is rated ninth by Rivals.com, seventh by Scout.com and sixth by ESPN’s Scouts, Inc.
Another solid effort. Let’s see if they can score some last-minute surprises.
The Buckeye offense should be a force next season, but the defense will have to replce nine starters. The Columbus Dispatch has an excellent article explaining the challenge facing the Ohio State coaches. They will be able to draw upon some great talent, but the unit will need to learn fast.
In their final rankings of the top 100 high school football recruits in the country, running back Chris Wells, who has committted to Ohio State, heads up their list as the #1 recruit in the country.
Wells is a big back with speed and he’ll be an important addition to an already explosive offense next season. He’ll probably battle Pittman for the starting spot at running, but we can expect him to at least split time. Adding a power back to the mix will make nest season’s offense even more formidable.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that the Arthur Rhodes/Jason Michaels trade is in limbo because Red Sox reliever Guillermo Mota failed his physical Tuesday, putting the Coco/Marte deal on hold.
The paper suggests that the Sox could figure out some other way to compensate for the loss of Mota, in which case the deal would still get done. I agree. The only reason the Indians are doing this deal is to get their third baseman of the future, Andy Marte. They’re not going to let a reliever get in the way of finalizing this thing. If anything, take Riske and Mota out of the equation. That would solve the problem.
I love Coco, but I’m still hoping this deal gets done. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Now the ABJ is reporting the same story, but they’re taking it a step further, saying the Crisp/Marte deal may in fact be off:
According to a baseball operative in Philadelphia, the Indians called with the news that Mota had flunked his physical and said, “The deal is dead.” Apparently, he was referring to both parts of the swap.
Maybe Marte was more important to the Tribe than I thought.
JAN. 25 UPDATE: The Boston Herald reported today that the Reds are trying to get involved, with the likely scenario being the Reds getting Sox starter Matt Clement, the Sox getting Coco, and the Indians receiving Marte from Boston and OF Austin Kearns from the Reds. Of course, the Tribe would have to give up something else in return to get this done, with the paper suggesting it could grow into a nine-player deal. There were reports a few days ago that the Indians offered Jake Westbrook to the Reds for Kearns earlier this winter but were rejected, so this latest three-team rumor may have some legs.
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