Basketball from a fans perspective
This is getting silly about now
I believed it was a funny story at one point in time. You remember Jordan the 10-year old Knicks fan who took a selfie crying at the NBA Draft? It’s been reported he’s written a letter imploring the NBA to add Kristaps Porzingis to the All Star team. He’s doing this under threat by stating; “I might need to start booing again.” I believe it’s time for Jordan’s parents to quit encouraging this youngster it‘s not funny anymore at least to me. It’s possible last June was Jordan freely expressing himself since that time I question if a number of stories are genuine.
The Polls
Polls offer no proof of a team’s strength or ability, I believe they are
attention-grabbing especially when they differ so greatly. January 25th polls are:
Associated Press USA Today Coaches Poll
1. Oklahoma 1. North Carolina
2. North Carolina 2. Oklahoma
3. Iowa 3. Kansas
4. Kansas 4. Iowa
5. Texas A&M 5. Texas A&M
The last one
Temple beat SMU 89-80 on Sunday, the Mustangs fall from the ranks of the undefeated. In 2015 many believed (including me) Kentucky would run the table and they almost accomplished the feat. They didn’t lose their first game until falling to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tourney. It’s extremely difficult for a college team to go through a season undefeated anymore. The last time a team went through the season undefeated was 40 years ago, Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosier team finished the 1976 season 32-0. Six other teams have also accomplished the feat, they are;
1956 San Francisco Dons
1957 North Carolina Tarheels
1964 UCLA Bruins
1967 UCLA Bruins
1972 UCLA Bruins
1973 UCLA Bruins
Source: About Sports March 22, 2015
Tank
I despise the word tank; once upon a time it had two general definitions. The one most familiar to us is a container for liquid of various types. The second definition is a large treaded military vehicle with an artillery gun in the top portion of the vehicle. Lately the word has acquired a third definition; it’s used to characterize an NBA team losing games with the express purpose to improve its position in the draft. The 76ers have been accused of this practice for the past three seasons. Many Laker fans believe the 2015-16 is done already and the team might as well prepare for the June draft.
This is not the view of Larry Laker and I must share this information with Laker fans, as for others you might as well finish this because you’ve read this much of the piece. As for the 2016 NBA Draft and its impact on the Lakers; “Its Top 3 protected for 2016 and 2017, unprotected in 2017. If the 2016 ends up going to the Sixers, the 2018 pick goes to Orlando, top 5 protected. If they keep the 2016 pick and the 2017 pick goes to the Sixers, then the 2019 pick goes to Orlando unprotected. If they keep the 2016 and 2017 pick, 2018 and 2019 picks go to Orlando.” Hope you were able to follow the information provided a test will be given later.
Source: http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed
