Basketball from a fans perspective
Unbelievable
There are times I state I'm not going to go there anymore, I then retreat from the position I took. I made the statement regarding LaVar Ball and his over the top persona. Daddy Ball has decided he is withdrawing his youngest son Melo from Chino Hills High School. Academic problems, bully issues or something else you might ask. The answer is none of those problems.......how about a new coach in place? Chino has a coach who appears to believe he doesn't need any help from LaVar Ball in coaching HIS team. The coach has cut two players LaVar believes belong on the team.
LaVar then announces he is withdrawing Melo and the son would be home schooled for the next two years. In addition LaVar will train his son for UCLA and eventually the NBA. I have know idea how LaVar plans on accomplishing the task in front of him. I truly feel sorry for Melo he appears to reflect the brashness and cockiness of his father. An example was last season when we witnessed two half court shots when there was no requirement. Each of us as parents might have experienced a coach we didn't appreciate but we didn't publicly blast the coach in the media. My last wish, I truly wish the media would cease placing microphones in front of LaVar Ball.
Bits n Pieces
We are in that Twilight Zone era, somebody makes a statement and we say maybe they are telling the truth and maybe not. That is the case with Mizzou's Cuonzo, Martin has gone on record indicating no improprieties in his program. Mizzou is a Nike school and so far only programs associated with the Adidas brand have been identified. We must guess the coach was referring to his tenure at Tennessee and Cal.
Rick Pitino's replacement is _______________. You can fill in the blank with the coach of your choice. David Paggett is only hired on an interim basis. Despite the scandal the program at Louisville remains one of the most prestigious in the nation. Any coach hired from this point going forward at Louisville or any other program will be thoroughly investigated you can bet on that. No betting involved, that involves money changing hands. Tom Crean former Indiana coach and Gregg Marshall at Wichita State are just two of the names out there.
Lonzo Ball tweaked his ankle in the game against the Nuggets. He shot better (3-6) .500 from the floor however he was limited to 21 minutes. I continue to believe in time Ball will shot the ball better. I'm not going to join the masses who cringe every time Ball shots or has a below average shooting game. The Lakers were losers 113-107 on Wednesday they face the Nuggets once again.
Do they want the NBA
Again I'm going to re-visit an old story......the NBA in Seattle. I admit I've only read pieces of information over the last several weeks. Perhaps a resident or two has more information than I do at this point. I thought progress was evident Key Arena would be refurbished end of story. That was the view of the mayor who has since resigned now what is the story from the Emerald City. I then read "angry" letters from residents. So we are back at the beginning and now I question if residents of Seattle really want the return of the NBA to the city.
"Can't tell the players with a scorecard"
In the 1890's and 1900's baseball vendors would implore patrons purchase a scorecard from them. It provided valuable information on the athlete. We might almost yell the same in 2017 with all the player movement over the summer. Training camp look quite different for several teams excluding drafted athletes. Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving in Boston, Derrick Rose and Dwayne Wade in Cleveland and Chris Paul in Houston. We could also include Carmelo Anthony and Paul George in Oklahoma City in the conversation. There are others omitted however unlike the NFL or MLB the NBA has more player movement than any sport.
