Play this season
Mizzou forward Michael
Porter Jr. indicates “he might return this season.” I’m unsure what to make of this statement. Keep in mind doctors have not given him permission
to practice with the team. We must wait and see how this story develops.
“Damaged goods”
The number one draft
pick in 2017 Markelle Fultz of the Sixers played four games and then was shut
down. His shooting had become tragic and
it was discovered surgery was required. It
is now February and after a procedure he’s yet to set foot on the court. He’s not the first rookie to miss a season, teammate
Ben Simmons might be the most recent example.
Simmons is likely to win Rookie of the Year although he was drafted in
2016. In his absence Simmons has been
able to excel at the point guard the position Fultz plays. I'm hoping the youngster can return to the court but it doesn't appear it will occur this season.
This is going to shock
you
If you live in
Kansas City or St. Louis, you are going to find this far-fetched. You might not agree with me however I
believe the NBA has taken the lead over baseball, if not now it soon will. Much later in Words eye view you are going to see a story revolving around a Forbes
report, the 2018 story indicates all 30 NBA teams’ net worth now eclipses $1 billion. Most NFL or MLB franchises still exceed that
of an NBA franchise, but times are a changing.
It’s been mentioned in the past anytime an NBA team hangs out a for sale
sign a few potential buyers are always present.
Many of us might
remember at the time Ewing Kaufmann died no one stepped forward to purchase the
baseball Royals. Whether it was an
inside deal I don’t remember, David Glass who was already part of the franchise
after locating no buyer purchased the team himself. For us in Kansas City and St. Louis baseball
will never go away, Chiefs football will likely never decline. It’s not just me although I’m unsure if I am
willing to go as far as Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
The architect of the sky-hook claims "The NBA will surpass the NFL". As for me check out the balance of the nation, millennials are NBA fans.
“Can’t tell the
players without a program”
Above you is as a
headline is the phrase once used by baseball vendors. Of course, this goes back to the early days
of baseball, this was prior to electronic scoreboards, radio and
television. Fans often had no method of
determining who was on a major league baseball roster, selling programs with
player names and numbers was crucial. We
are in 2018 however a list might be required for Cavs and NBA fans based on
trade deadline moves by the team.
Dwayne Wade–Heat
Isaiah
Thomas/Channing Frye–Lakers
Derrick Rose/Jae
Crowder–Jazz
Iman
Shumpert–Kings
For an NFL roster
with 53 players or a MLB roster with 25 players this might appear to be no big
deal. For an NBA roster with only 16 players
moving 6 at any one time is considered quite huge.
