Basketball from a fans perspective
Its basketball season again---thank goodness
Every year Kansas fans wait anxiously for basketball season. The school known world-wide for round ball has suffered on the gridiron since 2010 the record on the field reads 14 wins and 62 losses. No wonder the Kansas faithful began salivating come basketball season. It’s not always been the norm several outstanding NFL players can point toward Kansas University where they excelled in football.
Gayle Sayers might be the most famous football Jayhawk in history nicknamed “The Kansas Comet.” Sayers the great Chicago Bears running back was born in Wichita but grew up in Omaha Nebraska. Quarterback John Hadl spent the bulk of his NFL career with the Chargers. Big John Riggins running back for the Jets and Washington was devastating running through opponents with the football. Those mentioned are but a few outstanding Jayhawk football players. Alas basketball was, is and will always remain KING in Lawrence Kansas.
Delayed start
Duke big man Harry Giles underwent arthroscopy surgery and will be out six weeks. The college season begins much later than the NBA however the return date remains a question; I wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to red shirt the 6-11 Giles. Duke has the top or second best recruiting class in the nation depending on your source. Duke should be okay without Giles my view he should begin rehab and forget about basketball until next season.
Say what?
Did you read the story on LeBron’s rookie card? On Sunday LeBron’s autographed card was sold for get this------ $312,000 dollars. That should send you scrambling to see if you have any cards of value. I located a significant number of mine however I don’t believe any will reward me in the manner some individual received over the weekend. I read a number of email complaints about spending money in this manner.
Someone else wrote “You should spend no more than $50 on ANY card.” That view certainly is a matter of opinion for example I remember hearing the term disposable income. According to the definition it is, “Income remaining after deduction of taxes and other mandatory charges, available to be spent or saved as one wishes.” I believe that might say to all what you do with your money is your business unless it’s done in some illegal or unethical manner.
He might have been the first
Many of you might remember Rik Smits nicknamed the “Dunking Dutchman.” Born in Eindhoven, Netherlands in 1966 Smits came to the U.S. to play basketball at Marist College in Poughkeepsie (NY) in 1984. Smits would become the second pick in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft and would go on to a 12-year NBA all spent as a member of the Pacers. Nowadays most Euro players travel a different route in order to gain a spot in the NBA draft. The draft is still high however Euro players remain at home. Smits might have been among the first to travel the college route to gain an NBA position.
Nepotism
My belief Doc Rivers does a whole lot more talkin’ than producing. He continues to extol the virtues of his team yet fails to reach the promised land. Doc the window is slowly closing on this roster I don’t remember the number however I believe the Clippers now have the oldest average age team in the NBA. As for the nepotism title, if I were in a position I could see myself hiring my son if they were qualified for the job.
That’s the issue for me qualification can we in truth say Austin Rivers fits? I know this is pre-season but how in the world do you start a 6-4 guard at the small forward which was done on Wednesday the Clippers won the game. Rivers totals in 24 minutes he was 4-9 from the field 1 rebound 1 assist 10 points and 5 personal fouls. There were no takers last summer when he became a free-agent so what occurs daddy as director of player personal re-signs him.
