Basketball from a fans perspective
Tallest average team in the NBA
I’d mentioned this previously but thought it might be worth a repeat. At the same time I’m unsure if I can locate any records to confirm my observation. The 2016-17 Bucks might have the tallest average team in the NBA. Take a glance at their training camp roster.
*Giannis Antetokounmpo 6-11
*Thon Maker 7-1
*Greg Monroe 6-11
*Miles Plumlee 6-11
*Michael Beasley 6-10
John Henson 6-11
Steve Novak 6-10
Jaleel Roberts 7-1
*Mirza Teletovic 6-9
This should not be considered final just my observation I believe those with an asterisk next to their name are likely the final cut.
High School Teammates
Several college teammates have managed an NBA career how about high school teammates. I saw a photo of Harrison Barnes and had a thought. I wonder how many high school teammates have made it to the NBA. We have Harrison Barnes now with the Mavs and Doug McDermott with the Bulls. They were teammates at Ames (IA) High School. In the next instance one teammate played several years in the NBA and the other did likewise except it was the NFL. They were high school teammates at DuPont High School in Belle (WV).
Jayson Williams spent most of his productive years as a member of the Kings; he might have perfected his alley-opp pass utilizing Randy Moss who would use his leaping ability hauling in passes from a number of NFL quarterbacks. These high school teammates might be the best ever because both are in the Naismith Hall of Fame. The late Gus Johnson and the late Nate Thurmond were high school teammates at Akron (OH) Central’s High School. The last two high school teammates were actually twin brothers. Tom and Dick Van Arsdale competed at Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis (IN).
Bits n Pieces
One game fails to make a season however Buddy Hield had a good first game. The Pelicans rookie shooting guard tied for the team high scoring 19 points (8-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the 3-point line). He just might have a head start in the rookie of the year contest. With Ben Simmons sidelined and Brandon Ingram starting his season on the Lakers bench it would appear Hield might be in the lead.
Jeff Goodman wrote of over-rated college teams, I’d like to take his premise further regarding a number of coaches. This is not in any order just as it comes to me. We can begin with George Karl who is no longer coaching anywhere. If you check his won-loss record it really looks good, the downside Karl always falls into disfavor with management causing them to fire him or he resigns. In nearly 40 years of NBA coaching his teams have only managed one 1) NBA Championship appearance.
To my knowledge this has never occurred in the past. Concerns about the zika virus have caused ESPN to move the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament from Puerto Rico the eight team tournament will be moved to the World of Sports Complex in Orlando (FL). Orlando is not Miami in Miami city-wide spraying to kill mosquitoes was conducted. Are zika mosquitoes going to just remain in the Miami metro and not venture 204 miles north to Orlando? This is a silly conversation on my part however I hope you understand the issue.
I’ve never believed the NHL and NBA were rivals in a true sense. Sure the regular seasons almost parallel each other however my belief is you love hockey and tolerate the NBA or vice-versa. Kansas City has neither an NHL nor NBA team however I’m curios. There’s an NBA and NHL pre-season game schedule, which will draw the most fans, I’ll keep you posted how it turns out
