LeBron and the NFL

The story I wrote on Monday on LeBron in the NFL. I came across this piece from Mitchell Lawrence in the New York Daily News. "People who witnessed James' football days in high school remember him as a player who preferred to run out of bounds, rather than take on defenders, and who also displayed "alligator arms" when he was asked to run over the middle on pass patterns. Doesn't sound like NFL material." For your judgment and assessment.

Rajon Rondo

This could never occur in a "real" NBA game, on the other hand I do remember several Magic Johnson moments---check this out.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7BspB6R--A

Beneath the radar

That's how I would term University of New Mexico Lobos basketball. Everyone in Albuquerque is aware of the program as for the rest of the nation that's a different story. You'd think a Steve Alford would command more national media, after all he once played for the legendary Bobby Knight. In addition the guy has a winning percentage at his three previous stops, Manchester College (Div III), SW Missouri St and Iowa University. The Lobos compiled a pedestrian record under Coach Ritchie McKay during his five seasons. They were 26-7 in the 2004-05 season there best under McKay. After a 15-17 season in 2006-07 Alford came in the next season and led them to a 24-9 record, the team has compiled a .721 winning percentage under his helm in four seasons. Keep your eyes peeled, three high profile players on Maxpreps list have committed for 2012. Incoming freshman Nick Banyard 6-7 small forward from Texas, Obij Aget, 7-0 center from LaPorte Indiana and Chier Ajou a 7-1 center from Culver Indiana, Alford returned to his Indiana roots to recruit the latter two.

Stuff you might not have known

I came across interesting trivia on Moses Malone worth sharing. You know this 6-10 260 pound center was an NBA Champion with the 76ers, you know he came directly out of high school to the ABA. You know he was selected as one of the Top 50 players in NBA history, you know he's enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame. You know he scored over 29,000 points and collected over 17,000 rebounds. Here's what you didn't know, playing for several teams he never had a favorite number. Malone wasn't partial to any particular jersey number during his 21 year ABA-NBA career. He played for 10 teams and appeared in eight different jersey numbers. This one is amazing, he played with Rick Barry in Houston in 1979-80 and Rick's son Jon in Milwaukee 1992-93. While a member of the Houston Rockets he tutored Hakeem Olajuwon during the off-season, isn't it interesting Olajuwon was also chosen as one of the Top 50 players and he is enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame. Now you can stump your friends in a discussion of NBA trivia (stats and dates, Wikipedia)

This is really funny

My friends and acquaintances must think I'm on suicide watch! They continue to question me, "what are you going to do with no NBA season?" I think I'll do mighty well, college and high school basketball will fit just fine. In fact if I must see pros play there's always the NBA Developmental League, NBA TV always has a game of the week. Once upon a time I followed the NFL pretty extensively I might decide to do that as well. There is no doom and gloom at the home of Larry Laker. The exciting portion of this story it might not be necessary to print, the lockout might soon be over???? 

"They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer."

Charles Barkley