Basketball from a fans perspective
LeBron James is headed to the Houston Rockets however in
between time he’ll play for the Knicks and then the Lakers. That’s three teams and counting so far,
LeBron will become a free-agent next season and he’s dropping no hints. Purchasing a home in SoCal is no guarantee
indicating you intend to sign with the Lakers.
With the business interest of a LeBron James it’s easy to understand he
could just as easily settle in New York City.
Could he return to South Beach, he departed under less than friendly
circumstances with Heat president Pat Riley.
On there other hand playing his cards close to his chest the destination
could be Cleveland.
How old is Too
old?
Do you get too old to coach? Imparting instruction to players never gets
old but are you able to relate to a younger
generation of athlete might be the larger question. This account is prompted locally, Larry
Holley has been head coach at Division II William Jewell for 39-years. The coach has registered several 20+ win
seasons and this year’s team is on the road to that mark once again. Although 77-year old Larry Brown is not in
our count he still desires to coach I read he was willing to coach at the high
school level.
This from a guy who’s won an NCAA and NBA
championship. Coach K. at Duke will turn
71 in February and gives us no indication he’s slowing down also in North
Carolina Roy Williams at UNC is 67 years old.
Jim Boheim at Syracuse has already announced will soon step down he’s
73-years old. Jim Larranaga at Miami blew
out 68 candles on his cake in October, he’s given us no indication he intends to step down. We could conclude there is no cut-off, you
coach until you are no longer able to impart your instructions to a younger
generation of athletes and they are willing to listen.
We’ve heard since Yao retired; “When is the next talent
from Asia going to arrive?” He might be
here already Zhou Qi is in an adjustment period in his rookie year on the
Rockets bench. If it’s not Qi it could
be a youngster currently in high school.
The 6-9 Kevin Zhang arrived on these shores from China as a high school
freshman, he’s now in his senior year at Montverde Academy in Montverde
Florida. UCLA and DePaul are in the
picture currently although he’s not being highly recruited. As usual the disclaimer this is no indication
of future success just a name to store in your membory banks for future reference.
Bits n Pieces
Word is Sixer rookie and point game Markelle Fultz has
partially recovered, he’s no longer experiencing pain in his shoulder. He should return to active duty in about
three weeks according to the report. If
and that’s a gigantic if Fultz can have a decent rookie season he might be one
key move for a Sixer playoff appearance, if could occur.
Hurricane Harvey devastated south Texas and Houston. Sports especially at the pro level are at the
low level compared to losing your home and possessions which occurred for many
residents of south Texas and Houston. I
believe sports might have allowed residents to focus on something other than
the devastation around them. The
baseball Astros winning the World Series probably was a plus in many eyes, can
the Rockets provide residents an additional opportunity to cheer by winning the
NBA Championship.?
