Author: Bob (Page 35 of 39)

Cleveland rejoices James winning MVP; let’s keep it going!

February 20, 2006 / Bob

The Cavaliers joined together to celebrate LeBron James being named the best player in the All-Star game last night. Coach Mike Brown, GM Danny Ferry and the players showered James with praise and compliments.

I believe Brown and Ferry should be on the phones and wire trying to improve this team. If we believe that MVP LeBron can carry this team for the whole second half of the NBA season, we�re kidding ourselves. Let�s not relive the collapse by the Indians at the end of the baseball season. I want to win and I want to win now!!

They only way that will happen will be to make some changes. Larry Hughes is hurt and will not return until the playoffs begin, at the earliest. The Cav�s have proven they can play with Indiana, Detroit and Miami. I continue to read how Drew Gooden gives us a constant double/doubles, this should be a given with LeBron roaming the court. Damon Jones is still building a new Q with all the bricks he continues to throw at the rim, even though he is the self proclaimed �best three point shooter� in the league. And excuse me for not getting excited over Stephen Graham, there�s a reason this is his third team this year.

I�m a Cleveland fan and I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope we finally have an owner (unlike the Modells or Dolans) that has the drive to get us there.

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The Buckeyes need to finish strong

February 19, 2006 / Bob

The Ohio State basketball team can at least share the Big Ten title this year. The best way to do this is win the last 4 games. This isn�t as easy as it sounds, considering they play at Michigan State Wednesday night. OSU is a half game out of first, with Iowa holding the top spot down at 9-4. The Buckeyes showed how strong the conference is by narrowly defeating the Northwestern Wildcats at home yesterday.
Coach Matta�s team needs to finish strong and have a good showing in the Big Ten tournament to secure a high seed in the NCAA tournament. The experts are predicting as many as 7 Big Ten teams making the dance. If the Buckeyes can win at least 3 of 4 to end the season, and win a couple Big Ten tournament games they would be looking at a 4 seed in the tournament. This would be a great spring board for next years recruiting class.

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The NEW Ohio State University

February 19, 2006 / Bob

The Ohio State University has come a long way the past couple years. It seems like ages ago that John Cooper was consistently losing to Michigan, Maurice Clarett�s antics and Jim O�Brien�s firing. The last couple years OSU has really righted this ship and started to become the envy of most major universities.
This is why it�s so critical that the NCAA uses proper judgment and doesn�t apply any further sanctions against the OSU basketball team. I believe that Coach Matta is keeping quiet on this situation because he is waiting to see the results of the investigation. Matta is a fast track coach that loves OSU, but has to use good judgment while he waits for the results.
If the NCAA does a shocking reversal, look for Matta and his recruits to possibly look elsewhere to continue their careers. This would be a severe blow for an Ohio State program that has recovered quickly from such a shocking end to Jim O�Brien�s career. I believe that the NCAA will use proper protocol and inflict no further punishment to the program. This will allow OSU to make a quick trip to the top in basketball, just like in football. Let�s hope I�m right and the chant OH�IO will be heard year round.

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Matta has no comment, but OSU fans shouldn’t worry!

February 18, 2006 / Bob

Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta is not commenting on the open basketball coaching position at Indiana University. Under Matta�s contract he won�t be able to discuss this job with Indiana till the end of the season. This is an awful tough situation for Matta to be in. He has many ties back to Indiana, but also has a top recruiting class coming in next year at OSU.
The only way I could imagine Matta even considering this move is if Ohio State faces some stiff post season sanctions next year. According to sources close to the situation, this is very unlikely. Let�s hope OSU basketball and Matta have a long and successful career together.

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Cavs win a close one in Boston

February 15, 2006 / Bob

The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 50 point performance by Paul Pierce of the Celtics, poor free throw shooting down the stretch and some terrible �home town� calls to win a double overtime thriller 113-109 at Boston. Once again, Lebron James scored 43 points, had 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Cavs, while Drew Gooden pitched in with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers showed some endurance and toughness with this victory, and went into the all-star break on a high note.

I still believe GM Danny Ferry needs to work his magic and come up with a block buster trade to support Lebron during the absence of Larry Hughes. The last 30 games are a long grind to get into the playoffs.