“Records are made to be broken”
Several of you might not be familiar with the age old statement in addition I’m not sure where I first heard it or who might have coined the phrase. A number of records in all sports have been eclipsed although there are others who might never be shattered. A couple of examples might be Wilt Chamberlain’s single game scoring record of 100 points and Cal Ripken’s 2.131 consecutive baseball games played. I believed it was my personal mission to inform readers the correct NBA win streak. The media seemed to be focused on attaching the Warriors four consecutive wins to this year’s total which is bogus. Practically every headline I read stated; “28 game winning streak” which was not correct.
Maybe it was just my imagination but I believed the Warriors might be given credit for “breaking” the record should they exceed 33 games. Every consecutive NBA winning streak I was able to locate detailed wins in a single-season not parts of two as the case with the Warriors. How soon we forget, the LeBron Heat had a 27 game winning streak accomplished in the same season the Warriors finish in third place with 24 games. As usual I hope this doesn’t appear to be a hater driven account winning 24 or 28 games in a row is no small feat, congratulations to the Warriors.
Change
The Naismith Hall of Fame is making a change in the voting process. Players had to wait until they were retired 5 years, technically it would be 6 years before they possibly be elected. The time is only reduced by one year to 4 years for election however it was pointed out the Class of 2016 could be quite classy. Among the nominees who might gain admittance a year early could be Yao Ming, Shaquille O’Neal, Rasheed Wallace and Allen Iverson to name a few. There are others to consider Tom Chambers and Robert Horry who might be considered.
Pre-occupied with height
Often the focus of Words eye view has been on the giants of the game. The game of basketball is ruled by Big Men so its natural most of the accounts would focus on them. This emphasis often fails to take into account basketball has a number of “little men” who play the game quite well. James Daniels III is a junior at Howard University in Washington D.C.
The 5-11 Daniels is leading the nation in scoring with a 29.4 per game clip. Next up is Kahlil Felder a 5-9 junior at Oakland University which is located about 40 miles from downtown Detroit (MI). Felder is scoring 24.6 ppg and leads the nation in assists per game (8.9). Don’t expect them to be in an NBA jersey seeing as; “Big men must prove they can’t play; little men must prove they can play.”
As this is written
Much has been written and discussed regarding LeBron James so far. Not much about the Cavs who stand 15-7 and lead the Central Division. The Bulls have played up and down so far, the Pacers certainly are better (Paul George) than last season. Bringing up the rear are the Bucks at 10-15 who were expected to compete. Who wins the Central---I’m still picking the Cavs at this point for a couple of reasons. Number one Kyrie Irving is yet to set foot on the court, should he be fully prepared to play that’s a plus. Iman Shumpert who I believe is a defensive specialist has missed a number of games due to injury. As for the J.R. Smith factor he’s still J.R. Kevin Love appears to have found his way in Cleveland. Love now is comfortable a factor a number of us questioned last season. Finally we conclude with LeBron who is still LeBron and the key reason I believe the Cavs will emerge as Central Division Champs again. Check back with me in April on this one.
Sound familiar?
Dwight Howard is unhappy again, does this story sound familiar from the past? Sheridan Hoops is reporting “The center is not pleased with his role in Houston. He’s unhappy playing second fiddle to James Haden. The Rockets are considering a trade since he will become a free agent next season” This is all speculation on my part however as I’ve often stated I can speculate with the best of ‘em. Wasn’t Harden established in Houston before Howard arrived three years ago from the Lakers? Did Howard fail to realize this was Harden’s team and he would be an add on piece?
Was Howard was so anxious to escape the Lakers he was willing to sign for less money with the Rockets? This requires further explanation, the Lakers could play him a larger sum since he was their player. Texas has no State income tax so its possible Howard may have still benefited due to the tax issue. Dwight Howard is a talented player but it seems he’s got a maturity issue, he’s 30-years old now on the downhill side of his NBA career. Howard never reached the level many expected he's still that 18-year old youngster who arrived in the NBA directly out of high school, he's aged in numbers but has never really grown up.
Source: Sheridan Hoops
