NBA Owners
It's long been my contention other professional sports are playing catch up to the NBA. Across the board this league has done a much better job in inclusion than any other sport. Minority ownership and women holding positions of authority unlike the NFL, MLB, NHL or others. Media mogul Jay-Z and Magic Johnson where shareholders in the Nets and Lakers until recently, both have gone into other business ventures. Michael Jordan became the primary owner of the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets) purchasing the team from Black Entertainment mogul Bob Johnson. The name Valarie Daniels-Carter is unknown to large segment of the populous. She is a food service franchise owner of more than 114 units across the nation. Many don't realize this women is also owns a portion of the Milwaukee Bucks, she is the only African American owner in the NBA at present. As for others former players Shaquille O'Neal and Grant Hill are partial owners of the Kings and Hawks respectively.
The Kings principal owner Vivek Ranadive was born in India and arrived here to attend college. He founded his first company while still in college. The entertainment side includes Will and Jada Pinkett Smith who are counted as owners of the Philadelphia 76ers. We cannot count him in the number yet he just talking currently. Kevin Garnett has long maintained he wants to be an NBA owner, back with the Wolves now will owner Glen Taylor sell a share of the Wolves to the franchise player? Oprah Winfrey almost became an owner along with several partners in the entertainment industry. They only dropped out when bidding for the Clippers began climbing toward $1 billion dollars. There are other professional sports minority and women are owners however the NBA continues to blaze a trail of inclusion.
Fix the rule
I believe currently there is some middle school kid boy or girl that could accomplish the feat. I would place a bet they could best Shaq at the free-throw line. He was a career .527 from the line during his NBA career with a high of .622 during the 2002-03 season. He wasn't the first player to suffer Hack-a-Shaq but may have been responsible for beginning the trend in earnest.
Teams realized they could curtail his scoring prowess by sending him to the free-throw line. Over the years a number of teams have used this tactic against poor free-throw shooters. The latest is Clipper center DeAndre Jordan, in his short career he might close to the worst all time, .417. The highest Jordan's shot from the line is .525. It was reported Wilt Chamberlain and Shaq would shot upwards of 85% in practice but the game was a far different matter. I guess that old saying about practice makes perfect doesn't always ring true.
King of the Hill
The Big 12 Conference has been boasting about it's basketball prowess. The conference might be correct now based on the results of the Big 12-SEC face off. The final score read Big 12 7 wins SEC 3. Highlight of the series might be number one Oklahoma going down to the wire before securing victory against LSU 77-75. The game was as I hoped with Buddy Hield of Oklahoma scoring 32 points, he made 7 of his 8 3-point baskets in the second half of the game.
Ben Simmons didn't have as outstanding a game but it was well rounded, 14 points 9 rebounds and 5 assist. Kansas took Kentucky into overtime before winning the match 90-84. Wayne Selden Jr. whose often been as up as down was up for this game. He led the way for the Jayhawks scoring 33 points to secure the win. According to the Kansas City Star Selden's grandfather attended the game. Maybe Kansas should consider sending grandad a ticket to every game.
"Tardy for the party"
Family gathered for a birthday party for two family members. The adults discussed world affairs while the kids do what kids do. In the background the television was tuned to the Spurs-Cavs game. I was the culprit I begin watching the Kentucky-Kansas game before the bulk of the family arrived and then realized the NBA game was on too. I switched channels knowing in advance Tim Duncan was sidelined. I wanted to see what the second best team (sorry Spurs fan) in the NBA could do against the Cavs.
The final score read Cavs 117 Spurs 103 but it was more than they appeared to sleep-walk through the game. No Tim Duncan we knew that but a Gregg Popovich team turning in such a poor performance surprised me. Near the end of the game I thought a moment and said to those watching. "The Cavs certainly look good but I don't think either of these teams is capable of beating the Warriors in a 7-game series." I guess I am tardy for the party I had to be shown a jump-shooting team could win an NBA Championship and be as good as the Warriors have this season thus for.
Bits n Pieces
Too often I believe we are guilty of gauging a players success by the NBA, yours truly included. This is often a tragic mistake because success at whatever level should be applauded. Marquette has an outstanding freshman Henry Ellenson who is leading the team in scoring this season, he's a 6-10 245 pound forward for the Golden Eagles. It's likely you want hear his name in a future NBA draft but make no mistake he can play. Finally quit judging basketball success based on the NBA that's only fair if a player attempts to play at that level and fails but even that's unfair in a manner of speaking. What about the guy who is a reserve but has a 10 or 12 year career? Based on NBA salaries we could say his life has been successful correct?
The NBA bans mid-court television cameras and the letters come flying in, I'm reading the responses to the ban on ESPN.NBA. The ban was implemented due to injury people this change is not going to affect televised broadcasts one bit. Directors must work their magic from a different angle to secure the shot they desire. People it's not that big a deal, please find something directly related to the game to complain about.
The Kings principal owner Vivek Ranadive was born in India and arrived here to attend college. He founded his first company while still in college. The entertainment side includes Will and Jada Pinkett Smith who are counted as owners of the Philadelphia 76ers. We cannot count him in the number yet he just talking currently. Kevin Garnett has long maintained he wants to be an NBA owner, back with the Wolves now will owner Glen Taylor sell a share of the Wolves to the franchise player? Oprah Winfrey almost became an owner along with several partners in the entertainment industry. They only dropped out when bidding for the Clippers began climbing toward $1 billion dollars. There are other professional sports minority and women are owners however the NBA continues to blaze a trail of inclusion.
Fix the rule
I believe currently there is some middle school kid boy or girl that could accomplish the feat. I would place a bet they could best Shaq at the free-throw line. He was a career .527 from the line during his NBA career with a high of .622 during the 2002-03 season. He wasn't the first player to suffer Hack-a-Shaq but may have been responsible for beginning the trend in earnest.
Teams realized they could curtail his scoring prowess by sending him to the free-throw line. Over the years a number of teams have used this tactic against poor free-throw shooters. The latest is Clipper center DeAndre Jordan, in his short career he might close to the worst all time, .417. The highest Jordan's shot from the line is .525. It was reported Wilt Chamberlain and Shaq would shot upwards of 85% in practice but the game was a far different matter. I guess that old saying about practice makes perfect doesn't always ring true.
King of the Hill
The Big 12 Conference has been boasting about it's basketball prowess. The conference might be correct now based on the results of the Big 12-SEC face off. The final score read Big 12 7 wins SEC 3. Highlight of the series might be number one Oklahoma going down to the wire before securing victory against LSU 77-75. The game was as I hoped with Buddy Hield of Oklahoma scoring 32 points, he made 7 of his 8 3-point baskets in the second half of the game.
Ben Simmons didn't have as outstanding a game but it was well rounded, 14 points 9 rebounds and 5 assist. Kansas took Kentucky into overtime before winning the match 90-84. Wayne Selden Jr. whose often been as up as down was up for this game. He led the way for the Jayhawks scoring 33 points to secure the win. According to the Kansas City Star Selden's grandfather attended the game. Maybe Kansas should consider sending grandad a ticket to every game.
"Tardy for the party"
Family gathered for a birthday party for two family members. The adults discussed world affairs while the kids do what kids do. In the background the television was tuned to the Spurs-Cavs game. I was the culprit I begin watching the Kentucky-Kansas game before the bulk of the family arrived and then realized the NBA game was on too. I switched channels knowing in advance Tim Duncan was sidelined. I wanted to see what the second best team (sorry Spurs fan) in the NBA could do against the Cavs.
The final score read Cavs 117 Spurs 103 but it was more than they appeared to sleep-walk through the game. No Tim Duncan we knew that but a Gregg Popovich team turning in such a poor performance surprised me. Near the end of the game I thought a moment and said to those watching. "The Cavs certainly look good but I don't think either of these teams is capable of beating the Warriors in a 7-game series." I guess I am tardy for the party I had to be shown a jump-shooting team could win an NBA Championship and be as good as the Warriors have this season thus for.
Bits n Pieces
Too often I believe we are guilty of gauging a players success by the NBA, yours truly included. This is often a tragic mistake because success at whatever level should be applauded. Marquette has an outstanding freshman Henry Ellenson who is leading the team in scoring this season, he's a 6-10 245 pound forward for the Golden Eagles. It's likely you want hear his name in a future NBA draft but make no mistake he can play. Finally quit judging basketball success based on the NBA that's only fair if a player attempts to play at that level and fails but even that's unfair in a manner of speaking. What about the guy who is a reserve but has a 10 or 12 year career? Based on NBA salaries we could say his life has been successful correct?
The NBA bans mid-court television cameras and the letters come flying in, I'm reading the responses to the ban on ESPN.NBA. The ban was implemented due to injury people this change is not going to affect televised broadcasts one bit. Directors must work their magic from a different angle to secure the shot they desire. People it's not that big a deal, please find something directly related to the game to complain about.
