Basketball from a fans perspective
Surprised, not shocked
I can’t in truth say I’m never shocked by news, I can admit at
times being surprised, this is one of those times. Zion Williamson the 6-foot 6 inch 272-pound dunking
phenom will attend Duke in the fall. I
had the youngster pegged to attend several other schools over Duke, no difficulty
with his choice can I say again I’m surprised.
Coach K. is going to do some scrambling to play the number one, two and
three players in the ESPN 100 list on the floor at the same time. R.J. Barrett (1) and Cam Reddish (3) are both
listed as small forwards. No worry for
Williamson at 272 pounds plug him in at the power forward position.
The Apollo 13 astronauts made the above statement epic in April
1970, their spacecraft sustained considerable damage on its mission to the
moon. The events would be depicted in
the 1995 movie Apollo 13. The Cavs may
have sustained acute damage (if nothing else to their ego) on January 20, 2017. The visiting Thunder recorded 148 points
against the Cavs on the way to a 148-124 victory.
It’s over
Billy Preston a 6-foot 10-inch 240-pound player was a McDonalds
All American and 5-star prospect. Bill
Self and Kansas landed this highly recruited and talented youngster set to
debut at Allen Fieldhouse. Preston is
headed for Bosnia after signing a pro contract and making not one appearance in
a Jayhawk jersey, correction he wore a practice jersey. Prior to the beginning of the season November
8th to be exact Preston had an automobile accident on campus, no personal
injuries however the NCAA got involved.
This is where the water got a little cloudy, for unexplained
reasons the governing body began investigating the finances on Preston’s
vehicle. As this is written the NCAA
never concluded its investigation and why the foot dragging on the organization
is a mystery. We are almost half-way
through the college season and perhaps Preston believed he wasn’t going to be
cleared to play. This becomes another
black-eye for the governing body responsible for regulating college athletics,
the NCAA moving an investigation at a snail’s pace.
48 points
Trae Young is not pleased, his Oklahoma team lost against state
rival Oklahoma State 83-81 in OT.
Despite scoring 48 points Young didn’t shoot particularly well from the
floor. His Sooner teammates must hold up
their end, he’s leading the nation in assists so its unfair to refer to him as
a ball-hog as one writer stated.
I’m puzzled
Kansas State did a number on Oklahoma recently, they forced Trae Young and the Sooners into poor shots and
turnovers which led to a Kansas State win.
One of the local sports talk radio guys (a K-State graduate) used the
game as a basis for attacking Oklahoma Coach Lon Kruger. Kruger played at Kansas State and much later
coached the team. This host claimed, and
I cannot confirm this to be fact Kruger
said it was too difficult to recruit at K-State.
This host went on to discuss the various coaching moves of Kruger
over the course of his career. Despite a
great deal of movement, he’s had a winning record at every stop. I’m no fan of Kruger yet I’m unable to see
this radio host complaint to be valid. He
used the football success of Bill Snyder as proof quality athletes could be recruited
to the school. Hey radio guy, recruiting
football and basketball are different sports, is this all the proof you offer
indicating Kruger is not a good coach?
