Basketball from a fans perspective
And the winner
The _______ are winners of Game 7 and will face the Cavs for the NBA Championship. You took note I left a blank space. I cannot figure out the Thunder, holding a 3 games to 1 lead they allowed the Warriors to “crawl” back into the series. In Game 6 the Warriors scored 10 points off Thunder turnovers (108-101) and outscored them 33-18 in the fourth quarter. It was more than Klay Thompson’s 41 points the Thunder simply imploded. Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder in scoring with 29 points but only shot 32% from the floor. As for Russell Westbrook he would score 28 points on 37% shooting and contributed 5 turnovers. The two scoring leaders of the Thunder are very good players but I'm unsure if they are championship quality.
Noteworthy
I was critical at one point regarding LeBron James. It was never a talent issue however I believed the media especially the ESPN worship. I admit I was upset with LeBron leaving Cleveland in order to “win an NBA Championship.” The balance of the story is history he managed to win two while playing for the Heat. I smiled and applauded at the time LeBron indicated he was returning to Cleveland. The Cavs came up short last season against the Warriors however it wasn’t all LeBron’s fault.
Do you realize LeBron James will have now participated in six (6) consecutive NBA Championship series? We must return to the 1950’s Celtics to discover Russell, Cousy and others accomplishing this same feat. Consider this fact he’s accomplished this feat with two different teams. Russell and the others were able to do this with one team, what does that say about LeBron being able to lead two teams?
Dad must be a fan
An NBA player from Kansas City is hosting a one-day basketball camp for kids in the area. One of the television stations interviewed him and two of the 60 kids who will attend the camp. A youngster responded to the reporters question in a plainspoken manner. His name was placed beneath his imagine and when I read it I smiled. His Dad (or maybe mom) must be a fan, the name is spelled differently but you get the idea. The 10-year old youngsters name Coby LaBron ________.
Losing to A&M
This is different, Kansas losing a prospect to Texas A&M. Before you A&M fans get too upset with me allow a brief explanation. Deshawn Corprew a 6-5 shooting guard was headed to Arkansas-Little Rock and then de-committed. Kansas, LSU and A&M were on his radar however this Rivals 4-star prospect decided in favor of A&M. Billy Kennedy’s team won 27 games this past season so the Aggies are good really good. Usually in competition for prospects Kansas is not a loser this time out.
Wearing of the Green
We have overlooked the Celtics with all the lottery emphasis on the 76ers and Lakers. The Danny Ainge have enough draft picks to create a starting five and have three reserves. Yes that’s correct, the Celtics have three first round picks and five in the second round. We talk about the 76ers stockpiling draft choices what about the Celtics. Allow me to speculate, they are likely to keep the number three pick but could trade number 16 and 23. As for the second round the choices are 31, 35, 45, 51 and 58 do you smell a trade or maybe two?
A story floating around doesn’t comprehend for me. Kris Dunn from Providence is practically a local guy plus he’s a talent, to pass over 7-1 Dragan Bender makes little sense to me. The same goes for Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, the Celtics are overloaded with guards; Bender might not be able to play right away having to adjust to the NBA at this point it would appear totally stupid to take the chance he can’t play.
