He shots way too much for me

The above headline is not referring to Derrick Rose or Kobe Bryant, the honor in this instance belongs to the Thunder's Russell Westbrook. Westbrook adds much to the Thunder offense with his speed and his defensive pressure, my only issue he shoots far too much for me as a point guard. Nothing wrong with any point guards ability to shot but quality of shots versus quantity of shots is the issue with Westbrook. I didn't check his regular season average or early playoff numbers. His first two games against the Spurs certainly could have been better. This is still a team game, Westbrook cannot be faulted alone for his team's failure to win either of the first two games against the Spurs. He scored 17 points in the first game on 7-21 shooting and .333 from the floor, his second game was a little better as he scored 27 points on 10-24 shooting and .415. Game three Westbrook took 15 shots but only sank 5 of them scoring 10 points, he was virtually invisible in game four shooting 2 for 10 from the floor and 7 points. It seems he's competes with Durant for the leadership role and Durant is clearly the superior shooter.

Just entering his sophomore year

The above headline reflects the partial story of Karl Towns Jr. a 6-11 235 pound center. Towns Jr. is from Metuchen New Jersey a borough of 13,000 about 30 miles from New York City, he attends St. Joseph High School. In August he will begin his sophomore year but check out these frosh numbers. 12.0 ppg, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 block shots a game, Towns Jr. totaled two assists per game which certainly is a good number for a big man. The only downside his height and weight make it easy to see how he might dominate at the high school level. We'll follow his progress over the next three years and see if he manages to grow his game. Currently Towns Jr. is listed as the number one prospect in the Class of 2015 by ESPNU, he's also listed on several other prospect sites as well. Towns Jr. has made the Dominican National AAU Team and hopes to aid them in qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. Towns Jr.'s mother is Dominican which of course makes him eligible to play for that nations team. The coach of the Dominican team John Calipari. (nbcsports.com)

Maybe it might be the coach

Every year as we approach the NBA draft questions surround many of the potential draftees. Baylor's Perry Jones III might have the largest number of questions on his heart. Jones III has not health issues other than between his ears. Jones III is a 6-11 235 pound do-all, he has shown the ability to play four of the five positions on the court. I had several opportunities to view his play because he played in the Big XII, not only his games against Mizzou but Kansas and Texas as well. With all the potential talent he possesses he tends to "disappear" at times while on the court. Example, the Mizzou-Baylor game in Waco standout in my memory. Baylor came roaring back in the second half of the game barely losing 89-88. Where was Jones III, he was 4-7 from the floor with 4 rebounds 1 assist and 3 TO's for 8 points. You might ask if he was in foul trouble? Not the case he only had 1 foul in 29 minutes of court action. The February re-match in Columbia, 2-12 shooting, 7 rebounds 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 TO's for 4 points. 1 personal foul in 31 minutes on the court. Okay three points, Mizzou had an outstanding season and it was their defense on Jones III. It's difficult to distribute the ball to yourself, that's the point guards responsibility. Finally the last issue might be head coach Scott Drew, excellent recruiter I'm still unsure how good he is regarding X's and O's.

Potential draftees

The Blazers brought in two 7-footers to run through a series of drills prior to the June 28 NBA Draft. The two players accessed were North Carolina's Tyler Zeller and Meyers Leonard from Illinois. Sometimes humor falls short of what was intended, that is the case here. When it was mentioned the Blazers had brought the two in the response was "if Portland drafts either one will probably get injured." Of course this effort at humor was aimed at the 2007 number one draft choice Greg Oden. You know the story the oft-injured Oden has been unable to maintain a presence on the basketball court. Oden wasn't the only Blazer big man to suffer with injury issues the team's corps of veterans also suffered. 6-11 LaMarcus Aldridge, 7-1 Joel Przybilla and 6-11 Marcus Camby all were on the injured list at various times during the season, Camby was eventually traded to the Rockets. These series of injuries including the retirement of Brandon Roy and poor play court cost long-time coach Nate McMillan his job.

He can play on my team

The on-court persona of Rajon Rondo sometimes causes as much of a problem for the opposition as it does the Celtics. For a guy who came into the NBA with little shooting skills his game has certainly grown. Recently it was revealed Rondo usually doesn't go to bed until 4:00-5:00 a.m. and no he wasn't at a party. He reviews video tape of the prior game analyzing his and the efforts of this teammates. I'm unsure if he follows this process every night during the season however the story is this is his routine through the playoffs. Last Wednesday his game was an excellent example of his value to the Celtics. 44 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals in the second game against the Heat. A magnificent effort on his part although his team came up short in overtime 111-115, he needed help in this game due to his teammates absence. Did you realize Rondo played 53 minutes in this game, the only rest was television timeouts and half-time, I think we might consider him the real "bionic man."

This must be a joke, right?

Someone once said "you stay around here (alive) long enough your liable to see almost anything." We are now witness to that anything.  DeShawn Stevenson of the Nets appears to have an ATM in his kitchen? Check http://instagr.am/p/LO4J0ArtWq/ and see if you agree.