Basketball from a fans perspective
He did what?
I’m going to defend Russell Westbrook; no
fan belongs on the court. Westbrook was
seen pushing a Nuggets fan who got in his face after a tough loss (127-124) by
the Thunder. My first question where was
arena security during this incident? As
analyst Reggie Miller stated “He’s (the fan) lucky he didn’t get hit.” I don’t believe I would be brave enough to
confront any player of any sport after they lost a close game.
A day later the NBA office announced it would take no action against Westbrook for the incident. The “fan” was later arrested and issued a citation for trespass, in addition he’s been banned from future Nuggets games. The one thing that stands out in my mind and this is a guess on my part, the fan was likely drinking and that may have prompted his actions.
A day later the NBA office announced it would take no action against Westbrook for the incident. The “fan” was later arrested and issued a citation for trespass, in addition he’s been banned from future Nuggets games. The one thing that stands out in my mind and this is a guess on my part, the fan was likely drinking and that may have prompted his actions.
Hall of Fame
At the age of 41 Stephon Marbury he is
retiring. The point guard arrived in the
NBA from Georgia Tech in 1996 as the 4th pick in the first round by
the Bucks, his rights were traded to the Wolves. Marbury would later play for three other NBA
teams before heading to China in 2010 to continue playing. After he left the NBA Marbury was able to resurrect
his basketball career and his popularity exploded in China. How popular you ask, one of the Chinese teams
he played for had a statue of him erected outside the arena.
Marbury is the last one, I checked the
list. There were several players drafted
in 2010 who would go on to Hall of Fame careers, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash and
soon Kobe Bryant. There were others who
might not been HOF worthy but successful.
Asked whether he was Hall of Fame worthy Marbury said: “It’s the
Naismith Hall of Fame not the NBA Hall of Fame.” Is Marbury correct, does his body of work
speak for itself? After all there are
several coaches and players who never saw the inside of an NBA arena, there is no one correct answer is Marbury HOF worthy in your view?
Sometimes stuff is funny into infinity
This post-game press
conference is from last season’s NCAA Tournament however it remains in my library of all-time favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atr60tR7Emo&feature=share
Trading Places
In the 1983 movie
comedy titled “Trading Places” Eddie Murphy portrayed conniving con man Billy Rae
Valentine. Dan Aykroyd’s character Louis
Winthorpe III, an educated elitist worked for the Duke brothers (Don Ameche and
Ralph Bellamy), owners of a commodities business.
One Duke brother bet the other brother
Valentine could trade places with Winthorpe and be just as successful as
Winthorpe had been. In the NBA we have
no idea if trading places works in a true sense, after all you are acquiring a
player you don’t want for a player the other team doesn’t want either. It’s more complicated than the simple
proposition presented herem, at one-point in time baseball led the way in trading players followed by the NFL.
Despite the prospect of free-agency the NBA has now taken the lead in trading players. One block-buster trade (Blake Griffin) has already been completed, expect
at least two or more to be consummated before the trading deadline. NBA teams hope to improve their position in
the standings by trading places.
