Basketball from a fans perspective
Kevin, Kevin.....
The Kevin in this instance is Kevin
Arnovitz ESPN.com writer. He wrote this
story on purpose just to provoke me, “Why Lonzo Ball want be the star the
Lakers need” was the title. First of all,
Arnovitz came to this conclusion after Lonzo has played 28 games, it would be
nice if he waited awhile like 82 games.
I’m not disputing the fact there are issues with Lonzo’s shot or his
shot selection. Part II, why must Lonzo
become a “star”, isn’t it satisfactory if Lonzo is able to become a 12-7-7 point
guard? I know, Kevin wrote this just to upset me, guess what he managed to succeed in that task.
We held this discussion last season i.e. the
difference between a mid-major versus major conference, exactly what is it? We consider the Big 12, Big 10, SEC and ACC
as power or major conferences. The
Patriot League, Missouri Valley, Southland and WAC along with several other
conferences are termed “mid-major.” I believed
it was terminology visualized by a member of the media but that is not the
case. “The term "mid-major"
was coined in 1977 by Jack Kvancz, head coach of Catholic Unversity's men's basketball team.
Such a distinction is not officially
acknowledged by the NCAA, nor does the NCAA use the terms "major" and
"mid-major" to differentiate between Division I athletic conferences.
It is considered offensive and derogatory by some fans and schools.” A couple of take-aways regarding Stephen F.
Austin and it’s one-point loss to Mizzou.
The Lumberjacks can ball, they can match up against any power conference
team anytime anywhere. By the way Stephen
F. Austin is a member of the Southland Conference.
Wikipedia
He
did what
Mizzou Coach Cuonzo Martin ask Stephen F.
Austin Coach Kyle Keller if he could address the Lumberjack team. It was reported this was the first time
Martin had done this, he complimented the Lumberjack team on their outstanding
play. Someone else might view this different
than me but I thought it a real classy move on Martin’s part.
Father
Time
They say, “Father
time remains undefeated” but don’t tell that to Jamal Crawford. Crawford must be 57-years old by now, it
appears the native of Seattle has played forever in the NBA. In addition, don’t you imagine it might be
confusing sometimes, “which locker room do I go in?” The Wolves become his 7th NBA career in a
brilliant career, Crawford turns 38-years old in March as for the teams:
Bulls
Knicks
Warriors
Hawks
Blazers
Clippers
Wolves
The Wolves become
team number seven and Crawford continues to remain “Mr. Instant Offense” off
the bench. Crawford can hit a jump shot without
much effort in fact I believe he could accomplish this feat blindfolded. Over the course of his 17-year NBA career Crawford’s
been in double digits all but his first two years in the NBA. Entering the 2017-18 season Crawford is only
1,677 shy of becoming a member of the exclusive 20,000-point club. Even more surprising there are three Hall of
Fame members who failed to join the club, John Stockton, Bernard
King and Bob Lanier.
