You thought it was just me (and maybe a few thousand Knick fans) that had a problem with Isiah Thomas. Former Knick Charles Oakley was never one to mince words, Oakley the retired player hasn't changed either. Oakley was the last of the tough guys in the NBA, he backed down from no fight verbal or physical. He unloaded on the Knicks in the New York Post but saved some of his ire for Thomas. "Y’all should have tried to call me (Knicks management) and talk to me, and maybe we could have gotten LeBron to New York. You went to Isiah [Thomas], and some of these other guys that don’t know the guy. Speaking of Thomas, Oakley did little to hide his feelings about the former team president. I don’t understand how he even got a job with management, said Oakley, 47. He had nothing to do with the Knicks, then he talked bad about the Knicks ... If I see him, he’d better turn around and go the other way." Oakley's in New York City so Isiah should be safe in South Florida?
Allow me a disclaimer up front, Kansas City interests will not be purchasing this team! Sources indicate several ownership groups have come forth in an effort to purchase the Hornets. The prospective owners have been informed by the owner (NBA Board of Governors) the team must remain in New Orleans, in addition the new owners must sign a new long-term lease. Whether it's true are not New Orleans and Louisiana have always been football country, LSU and later the Saints. There's a team in Salt Lake City titled Utah Jazz, there are probably few Jazz clubs in Salt Lake City so that should give you an idea of the teams origin. They couldn't maintain a presence in New Orleans even with LSU's Pete Maravich on the team. Most of those New Orleans teams were lousy prior to Maravich, not much better while he was there and much worse after he left. Maybe it's a post-Katrina thing, the NBA seems bound and determined to maintain a presence in the city.
This past weekend Mizzou hosted Ryan Rosburg a 6-9 245 pound center. Rosburg is a Rivals 3-star from Marquette High School in Chesterfield Missouri, the city is metro St. Louis. Rivals announced October 19th Rosburg has given Haith and staff a verbal commitment for 2012. Although none are signed Rosburg brings Mizzou's total to six players for the 2012 season. I have no personal knowledge of Rosburg's game but I did come across an interesting view of the former coach. According to the Columbia (MO) Tribune former Coach Mike Anderson didn't actively pursue Rosburg because he "didn't fit Anderson's system." The Tribune further states when Coach Haith arrived on the scene and once began accessing talent began actively recruiting Rosburg. In a developing story 6-10 Stefan Jankovic is expected to announce his choice on Friday, Mizzou is competing with two other schools for his services. Jankovic's teammate from Huntington Prep Negus Webster-Chan is a Mizzou commit. Jankovic too is a Canadian by way of Serbia. He currently lives in Mississauga, Ontario Canada.
Is out of whack a major portion of time, the future is often foggy and unclear. I make this statement viewing two careers at an early stage, one player will eventually be enshrined in the Hall of Fame the other player--well you decide. The HOF to be Shaquille O' Neal was notorious for his conditioning efforts (or lack thereof), who'd a thunk his career would outlast Stanley Roberts! The name Roberts might not resonate with many of you, Roberts was a 7 foot 285 pound giant who played at LSU. He arrived on campus one year prior to Shaquille O' Neal, just imagine the size of that front line. Roberts the sophomore giant and the 7-1 280 pound Shaquille O' Neal were teammates for one season. I remember seeing these two giants play that year and thought "Roberts is the far superior player." Roberts was a year older but appeared to be the better player, these two played only that one year with Roberts leaving school early for the NBA draft. He went on to an undistinguished nine year career playing for a succession of NBA teams. Throughout his career he was plagued by injuries and weight problems, in 2003 he signed with the Raptors but was waived at age 33 thus ending his pro career.
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." -Dalai Lama
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