Basketball from a fans perspective
Bits n Pieces
Former Bulls guard Derrick Rose visited the United Center to watch the Bulls-Celtics playoff game. ESPN claims “He received a rousing ovation from the crowd.” He might have been made welcome at the game but not in the hearts and minds of a number of Bulls fans. It’s my belief fans exhibit the fan-atic side quite often however I wonder in this instance. Most of the unkind emails came from folks who identified themselves as Bulls fans.
I dare you; no I double dare you to try it. Place a photo of Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams side by side with a photo of Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. Howard may have been one of the first to wear a buzz haircut which is reflected in Williams. Now calm down before you begin throwing rocks at me I’m not trying to poke fun at the coach, I happen to believe he’s very good.
We have no idea the pain Isaiah Thomas is suffering at this stage. The loss of his sister certainly must weigh heavily on his heart. Despite his pain the 5-9 point guard led the Celtics to 105-95 victory over the Bulls tying the series 2-2. Thomas scored 33 points and dished out 7 assists.
One of the few Class of 2017 prospect yet to decide is Trevon Duval. He’s a 5-star point guard who attends IMG Academy in Florida. The 6-2 Duval is from Hockessin a Wilmington Delaware suburb. Duval is being chased by 28 schools for his services, among them Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Louisville, UCLA and Mizzou. He will make a decision within the month as his school of choice.
Mizzou has another prospect on the radar; this time no freshman they hope can play at the D-1 level he’s a proven commodity. Kassius Robertson is a 6-3 guard who played at Canisius last season and finished with a 16.3 ppg average. Robertson has a planned visit to the Columbia campus. If Mizzou should sign every player they are prospecting a player from last season must be removed, Mizzou would be short one scholarship.
Tell us what you really think
Former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe and current Fox Sports broadcaster nailed it. Discussing the Clippers these are part of the words of Sharpe. “Not only is he the head coach, not only is he cooking the food, he’s shopping for the groceries. So this restaurant is not doing well is all his fault, because he’s everything. He coaches the team, he picks the players.” Sharpe goes on to mention several players the coach brought on board that offered little during their tenure with the Clippers.
Look fans this is the last year if they don’t do something. Chris Paul-free agent, Blake Griffin-free agent, J.J. Redick-free agent at the conclusion of the 2017 season whenever that occurs. Owner Ballmer must do some serious soul-searching should the Clippers come up short once again. This Clipper team under Doc Rivers has never made it past the second round; he’s not on the court however a portion of the shortcoming must is placed at the feet of the coach. Speaking of fee I certainly wouldn’t won’t to be in Ballmer’s shoes.
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The NFL Chargers are headed to Los Angeles where they first began play. After beginning play in 1960 they only played there one year before moving to San Diego. They are headed north again to Los Angeles and it’s a stadium issue, we covered the NBA issue in the past although there might have been details omitted. The San Diego Rockets were an NBA expansion team which began play in 1967 where they remained until 1971 locating to Houston (TX).
The Buffalo (NY) Braves were also an NBA expansion team; they played in New York from their founding in 1970 until 1978. The team was sold to interests who moved them west to San Diego where they were re-named the Clippers. The team remained in the city until 1984 when they headed north to Los Angeles where they remain to this day. There is likely no one reason perhaps a series of reasons the baseball Padres remain the only professional sport in the city today. According to Google maps point to point the cities are 120 miles apart allowing each a separate identity. This is far too short to detail the why it can only provide a brief history.
