Kansas player declares for the draft
If you were thinking Josh Jackson it’s not him at least not yet, it’s Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk the 6-8 wing from Ukraine. He’s not hiring an agent so it might be “sticking his toe in the water” to determine his draft status. DraftXpress.com has Svi number 29 in the first round of the 2018 draft while he’s 47 on NBADraft.net. Don't be surprised to see Svi in Blue and Crimson next fall.
Oh well
This is one of the comments I’ve often heard over the years in conversation. The person says to me; “I don’t watch the NBA only the playoffs.” I can understand someone refusing to spend money to see the sometimes struggling Lakers, Suns or Nets. Most times further into the conversation I discover they are not referring to attending games rather viewing regular season game on television in the comfort of their family room or man-cave. Hmmmm, I wonder if they stopped to consider regular season games determine why team A is in the playoffs versus team B. I guess that doesn’t equate in their line of reasoning, oh well.
April 10, 2017
The date the last time NBA basketball will be played in the Palace at Auburn Hills, the team is moving downtown to downtown Detroit next season. Closing the building for basketball was the match between the Wizards and the host Pistons. Next season Little Caesars Arena owned by the NHL Red Wings will serve as home for both teams next season.
Little Caesars will seat 21,000 fans for basketball slightly under the 24,000 the Palace at Auburn Hills can accomodate. The Palace opened in 1988 and witnessed three NBA championships (1989, 1990 and 2004). The Pistons would lose to the Wizards 105-101 closing out the building that will likely see the wrecking ball at some future date from what I‘ve read.
Tanking---where’s the tank?
Despite the comment I’ve heard from several in the media I’m pleased this morning. Last night the Lakers won their 5th game in a row however several in the media including Mike Wilbon are not pleased. Wilbon and others have been very critical of the Lakers because they are not tanking, why the critical remarks? You okay with your favorite team losing on purpose, I‘m not.
The Lakers risk the possibility of losing their draft pick which could be a top three choice. For years we’ve listen to this same sports media rack the Sixers over the coals when it appeared they were losing on purpose, losing to improve their draft position. I have no ability to peer into the future however I feel much better about a Laker team with a winning record than one losing games on purpose. What do you think?
How about this one
I just read this tonight; sons of former NBA players are teammate on the same AAU team. 6-9 Shareef O’Neal and 7 foot Bol Bol are the off-spring of Shaquille O’Neal and Manute Bol and their game is quite different from that of their fathers. The young O’Neal is likely to gain weight but is unlikely to come close to the 300+ pounds his dad weighed.
The late Manute Bol arrived in the NBA as a 3-point specialist and shot blocker, his game didn’t progress much beyond that. Bol the son is a skinny 200+ pounds on a his 7-foot frame, his offensive game at the high school level exceeds that of his dad. So there you have it the sons of two former NBA players on the same AAU team. I have been a vocal critic of AAU basketball in the past however I’d love to see this team in action.
