Donyell Marshall explains the Cavs offense:
”We’re a drive-and-kick team. If LeBron kicks it out and you have an open 3, what are you supposed to do? That’s the situation. We took a lot. If you look at the 28 3s we took, only three or four of them were bad (shots)”
Damon Jones in particular isn’t making shots, and the loss of Larry Hughes gives them fewer option on the offensive end. Time for the head coach to earn his salary and make some adjustments.
After a great regular season, Bengals fans are left with serious indigestion heading into the offseason following the painful loss against the Steelers. They have to deal with Carson Palmer’s serious knee injury, and now there are rumors spreading around the web that Chad Johnson got into a brawl with wide receivers coach Hugh Jackson during half time. Johnson has denied the report, but sources close to the team say something happened. Stay tuned.
Phil Savage spoke to the media on Monday and gave an overview on the state of the team. He didn’t dwell on his own situation with the team, but he offered some insight on his plans for 2006. Nothing he said was very surprising, though he made his case that the team is on the right track.
The biggest news from the news conference involved Charlie Frye. Savage wouldn’t commit to Frye as the team’s quarterback next season, but he indicated that he felt Charlie is “capable of being an NFL quarterback” and that next year he would get a “strong look.” Sounds fair to me.
Savage has done a solid job so far. He made some great choices on trades and free agents, notably the Droughns acquisistion and the stabilization of the offensive line with three free agents.
We’ll see about the draft. Braylon Edwards is definitely a player, and Charlie Frye has potential. It’s probably too soon to evaluate the rest of the draft, but we need to keep in mind that Savage didn’t get a full draft cycle to prepare for the draft with his own scouts. That said, he certainly takes a very professional approach and we should expect good performance over time.
I’m glad he stayed.
Jim Tressel always takes care of business, and now he’s bolstering the Buckeye defense with commitments from new recruits:
With three weeks until national signing day, Ohio State’s recruiting class continues to grow, especially on defense, and rise in the national rankings.
On Tuesday, defensive end Walter Dublin of Sarasota, Fla., called Ohio State coach Jim Tressel with his oral commitment, the 14th high school player to pledge his future to the Buckeyes.
Allen Wallace, the national recruiting director for Scout.com, has Ohio State rated 10th nationally, but the only school ranked higher with that few commitments is USC at No. 5.
It’s good to see them working on the defense. On offense, this year’s class is already led by running back Chris Wells, considered to be the #1 ranked player in the country by Scout.com. The 6-foot-2, 235 pound Wells stole the show at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, featuring the top high-school seniors in the country. It will be fun to watch this guy in the Buckeye offense next season. The offense is already explosive, and adding a big back will make them even more potent.
News Flash – Damon Jones can’t buy a bucket and he’s actually acknowledging it. It must be tough on poor Damon; he has one hell of an ego.
Meanwhile, the Cavs are losing to teams like the Knicks. The loss of Larry Hughes is starting to be a real problem. Jones needs to step it up.
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