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Nearly one week after making history, Anthony Bennett said the fact he was selected first overall in the NBA Draft has yet to set in. Speaking Wednesday afternoon on The Bryan Hayes Show, the 20-year-old said it may finally hit him once he leaves his native Brampton and heads back to Cleveland on Thursday. "Its an honour, it means a lot," Bennett said of being the first Canadian selected number one overall in the NBA. "Im just trying to represent my country well. All the hard work has paid off." The former UNLV freshman said he was "shocked, happy (and) excited" when he was the first name out of commissioner David Sterns mouth. Bennett said he was excited about going to the Cavaliers and spoke with fellow Brampton product Tristan Thompson prior to the draft and joked, "Im going to see him a lot more now." Described by scouts and evaluators as an athletic, versatile player with the ability to both finish inside and shoot from the perimeter, reports suggested he could slide to as far as the number eight slot, but as Cavs general manager Chris Grant pointed out following the draft, his talent, work ethic and personality were just too good to pass up. "I heard that the term power three describes me, but Im basically just a basketball player and anything the coaches tell me to do, Ill do," Bennett said when asked to describe his game. "Anything I have to do to make the team win, Ill do it." Listed at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, Bennett says concerns over his defensive shortcomings may be premature. "Everybody says my defence, but I feel like I did pretty well," he said, noting he was a solid shot blocker and contributed with steals and rebounding while with the Running Rebels. Being one of two Canadians selected in the first round, along with Gonzagas Kelly Olynyk, Bennett said the opportunity to play for the Canadian national team is something he would welcome. "Its something that Ive done in the past," Bennett said. "(We) won bronze medals both times…bringing back a medal to the country was an honour and Ill try to do that again." Anthony Rizzo Jersey . Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game in the sixth inning, following a two-out solo homer by Melky Cabrera. Edwin Encarnacion led off the seventh with a homer to tie the game 3-3 and, with two out in the seventh, Munenori Kawasaki came through with the two-out single to score pinch-runner Steve Tolleson with what proved to be the winning run. 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Most of the season centered around what was happening off the field instead of what they were doing on it. Offensive linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin were involved in a bullying scandal that surely distracted the team to no end, made national headlines and redefined how we view the culture of NFL locker rooms. According to Martin, due to a slew of text messages and mean-spirited acts from Incognito, he had no choice but to leave the team on Oct. 28 to receive help for his emotional issues. A little over a week later Incognito was suspended for misconduct related to the mistreatment of a teammate and never returned. The national media ate the story up and regularly attended practices to get the latest scoop on the Dolphins dilemma. Despite all the distractions, Miami were in the thick of things late in the season. Thanks to a pair of three-game winning streaks, they had a chance at grabbing the AFCs second Wild Card spot with a victory in one of the last two games. They proceeded to be shut out in Buffalo by the Bills and then were trounced at home by the New York Jets in the final week. Miami finished with an 8-8 record and missed the postseason for the fifth consecutive campaign. But that was then and this is now. Both Incognito and Martin have gone their separate ways and the Dolphins, for the time being, are distraction-free going into 2014. Ironically, not only were members of the offensive line the biggest problem off the field for Miami last season, but they were equally destructive on it. The South Beach club led the league in sacks allowed with 58 and were tied for fifth in quarterback hits with 100. New General Manager Dennis Hickey made that a priority in the off-season and Miami could have up to four new starters when Week 1 rolls around. The biggest addition is Pro Bowl left tackle Branden Albert who they signed to a five-year, $47 million contract. The 29-year-old will be expected to defend Ryan Tannehills blind side. They also picked up promising guard Shelley Smith, right tackle Jason Fox and former Green Bay Packer Daryn Colledge. The 32-year-old Colledge has appeared in all 128 career games over his eight-year career and could prove to be instrumental in helping to defend the quarterback. Miami selected, to the surprise of some, offensive tackles JaWuan James in the first round (19th overall) out of Tennessee and Billy Turner out of North Dakota State in the third round of the 2014 Draft. The only returning starter is Pro Bowl centre Mike Pouncey, but hell be out for at least the first month of the season due to off-season hip surgery. Right guard Dallas Thomas - who appeared in six games in 2013 - is bacck in Miami colours this season and could be used in a more important role.dddddddddddd Either way, the Fins o-line should be much better with these additions and it might even add a few Ws to the win column. 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In comes 42-year-old Bill Lazor with a new playbook and a new mindset that will hopefully, for the Dolphins sake, make Tannehill and wide receiver Mike Wallace one of the most dangerous tandems in the NFL. The progression of that combo is a major storyline to follow for Miami in 2014. Second round pick Jarvis Landry, out of LSU, has impressed many at camp and could be a viable option for Tannehill as the season progresses. The Fins running game should see improvement as well with the addition of Knowshon Moreno. The Replacement The Dolphins werent great at preventing the run last year, allowing 124.9 yards per game on the ground. To make matters worse, they lost former Pro Bowl nose tackle Paul Soliai to the Atlanta Falcons after he spent the first seven years of his career in South Beach. Miami signed Earl Mitchell to a four-year contract in free agency and re-signed Pro Bowler Randy Starks to a two-year deal. Theyll both be trusted to fill the void up the middle left by Soliais departure. Strength of Schedule Miami has the 12th toughest schedule this year according to an opponents winning percentage of .508 from last season. Big tests include Week 1 and Week 15 against the New England Patriots, Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers, Week 12 against the Denver Broncos and Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens. The Dolphins finish off the regular season with winnable home games against the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets over the final two weeks. If the Dolphins are on the verge of clinching, it will be interesting to see if they learned their lesson from the collapse in 2013. ' ' '