Basketball from a fans perspective

Expect it for awhile
Kevin Durant’s move to the Warriors is not the earth-shattering move of LeBron.  It has nothing to do with talent for me it’s just the idea of the move.  As for Durant it’s going to take some fans time to adjust to Durant in a Warriors jersey.  It was reported last night many in the crowd booed when he was announced. Consider this fact the pre-season game was held in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.  Can we fast-forward in our minds to Durant’s first game in Oklahoma City?

Its official
The broken bone in Ben Simmons foot will require surgery; he will be out a minimum of three months which likely entails a January return.  I have no medical background just an opinion; it would seem more beneficial if Simmons waited till next season to return.  This would guarantee the bone is fully healed with 9-10 months post-surgery.  Just an observation from a lay medical person.

Trivia
Was it fun on Saturday?  Let’s try this again and I’ll try and make it a little more difficult. The answers are listed below.

A.  What NBA team is named after an auto part, what city did they begin play?

B.  In 2015 he became the first player from India to be drafted by an NBA team.  Can you name him and the team that drafted him?  

C.  In the 50’s Paul Arizin and Bevo Francis scored 100+ points in a college game.  In 2013 a player scored 109 points and followed it up with 138.  Can you name him and the bonus his college?

Answers at the bottom of the page, don’t cheat.

The new guy 
I know very little about Maurice Joseph however he’s been named interim coach for George Washington University.  If you missed the story Mike Longergan had been fired for reported abuse of players, he’s filed a lawsuit which is yet to be adjudicated.  As for Joseph he played basketball at Michigan State after becoming Canada’s National Player of the Year in high school.  Joseph played professional basketball in Israel before moving into the coaching ranks.  Basketball be it college or the NBA continues to exceed other sports in minority hiring.  

Best of the Best
Perhaps the most talented player in the State of Missouri last year is no longer enrolled in a high school here. 6-10 Michael Porter Jr. from Columbia (MO) verbally committed to the University of Washington earlier.  Is Porter Jr. actually headed to the Pacific Northwest its most likely, he transferred from Tolton High School for Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. I’d mentioned this previously his dad was hired as an assistant coach for the UW.  That’s a connecting part.  An additional connecting point is Coach Lorenzo Romar; Romar is Porter Jr.’s godfather.  It should be of note Porter Jr. is rated the number two prospect in the Class of 2017.

A.  Pistons, Fort Wayne
B.  Satnam Singh Bhamara, Mavs
C.  Jack Taylor, Grinnell College Division III