Did you know or see this?

Due to that thing I wasn't going to discuss NBA TV is filling a portion of it's schedule with basketball theme movies. I just witnessed (again) one of the very worst--Teen Wolf. On second thought there  is actually a tie between Teen Wolf and The Fish that saved Pittsburgh!  Speaking of Michael J. Fox, Nike is releasing the Mag's from Back to the Future. Nike will auction off 1,500 pairs of these shoes through EBay, this will be done as a benefit for the Michael J. Fox Foundation of Parkinson's research. The Star Tribune is reporting Rick Adelman wants $25 million to coach the Wolves 5-year contract at $5 mill a year. It appears it's gonna happen, no wonder the players are complaining about owners out of control spending.  Wonder how long the NCAA is going to leave Frank Haith twisting in the wind, probably till Mizzou loses all it's commits.  Big man Tyker Coger has withdrawn his commitment for 2013. Kids change their minds all the time but maybe, just maybe the cloud hanging over the coach caused Coger some concern.

If true I'm unsure if I like this
ESPN is reporting if (hmmmmm) the Big 12 blows up Mizzou, KU, K-State and Iowa State would be invited to the Big East. I'm not really sure of my feelings, I don't consider Missouri a southern state however in geographical terms we are certainly nearer the majority of SEC schools. I looked at the conference and Louisville is the nearest Big East school to Columbia Missouri. I checked airline miles and in this day of charter flights it's 2.5 hours flight time to the farthest SEC school. I didn't check but It's got to be much further flight time to Storrs Connecticut or Syracuse New York. This reported mad rush for a conference to reach 20 teams is crazy and is driven by greed alone, in addition you just might lose natural rivalries Mizzou-Kansas in basketball or Oklahoma-Texas in football. 

A second look
Let's explore this supposed controversial trade almost four years later. Immediately after the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from the Grizz I listened to plenty of howling and gnashing of teeth. The Lakers had "stolen" Gasol from the Grizz, keep in mind one fact Gasol wanted out people seem to forget that. I remember Spurs coach Greg Popovich even suggesting the commissioner look at this unbalanced trade. Some years later I not sure if Popovich was serious however he was only echoing what I was reading and hearing by several in the sports media. Despite his recent troubles Jarvaris Crittenton 6-5 200 was considered a keeper, the Lakers hoped he would become that tall point guard Phil Jackson has always coveted. One of the other players sent east was Kwame Brown, 6-11 270 pounds whom if he'd been kept might have eventually thrived in the triangle offense. Look what the offense did for Luc Longley and Will Perdue players of limited skill but functioned well in the triangle offense. The last player is Marc Gasol 7-1 265 pound center, Gasol has shown steady growth and has become an integral part of the Grizz offense. This was actually a 4-1 trade but Aaron McKie was included for dollars only and retired soon after the trade.

I'm old

A highly recruited basketball player refused a scholarship, it wasn't the school nor the coach or the region. He said he didn't bother him the school was an Adidas school, his refusal was simply based on the fact he didn't like the team colors. True story and the school was Baylor University and I don't get it, I don't get it because I'm old. Dan Patrick briefly discussed the uniform issue on his radio program and made several valid points. He mentioned "the number of uniform changes Phil Knight (Nike) has provided for Oregon, he went on mentioning the blue football field at Gonzaga." Patrick's view is we (older generation) don't get it kids like this color issue. Maryland has new football jerseys and Georgia's changed their jerseys too. I would assume these uniform changes will reflect the basketball teams too.

"I haven't been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years. Or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either."

Dave Barry