He will play
Michael Porter Jr.
will play today, the minutes will be limited but he plays.
Class of 2017
This is not a
reference to a high school or college graduation class, it represents NBA
rookies drafted in June 2018. This
account is prompted by several websites, they look at past websites and conduct
a “do-over” of a draft year. I seriously
doubt anyone will conduct a similar account over the next several years, this
might be the best draft class in several years.
The leading rookie Ben Simmons was drafted in 2016 as you are aware, an
injury sidelined him until the 2017-18 season.
Ben Simmons-Sixers
Donovan
Mitchell-Jazz
Lonzo Ball-Lakers
Jayson Tatum-Celtics
Josh Jackson-Suns
Lauri
Markkanen-Bulls
Dennis Smith
Jr.-Mavs
Kyle Kuzma-Lakers
De’Aaron Fox-Kings
Josh Hart-Lakers
You must have an
opportunity to play, several rookies might be warming the bench behind veteran
players. Sure, I may have omitted a
player or two you might believe should be included on this list. I believe you can agree this is possibly the
best class of rookies in quite a few years.
The great sage
I almost fell out my
chair with laughter about 9:30 p.m. Central Time Tuesday night. The final score read Rockets 122
Thunder 112, relax Thunder fans my happiness was not aimed at your team it was
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. Once again
Smith ventured onto that precarious limb and fell off. Don’t just take my word, check out ESPN’s
NBA page history.
Tuesday afternoon
Smith was asked who would win the game, he picked the Thunder and provided us
his reasoning. What’s the difference
between Smith and me regarding basketball?
ESPN is paying him big-time money and he’s got a world-wide audience,
all I’ve got is Words eye view and
five or six folks who read my blog. I
purposely turned on First Take Wednesday
morning to see the excuse, he discussed the Rockets and Warriors but failed to
mention last nights game.
Injury bug
I’m sure no one
questions the talent of Danilo Gallinari, the 6-foot 10 inch small forward has
proven to be quite capable. Galo was the number 6 pick in the first round of the 2008
draft, he played 74 games for the Knicks in his second year but that’s been the
high-water mark. Galo was part of the
trade package heading west to the Nuggets in exchange for Carmelo Anthony. Through
the following years with the Nuggets it seemed he spent more time on the
sidelines then playing.
July 2017 Galo was
part of another trade package became a Clipper.
The Clippers must now deal with the same consequence that occurred in
Denver and New York, a Galo injured once again.
He’s seen action in 19 of the 61 games the Clippers have played thus far. If you check his bio you will discover injuries
have kept him on the sidelines for extended portions of time during his NBA
career. The guy is just too brittle for
the rigors of playing at this level, don’t confuse my statement. I didn’t say he couldn’t play he’s got a
problem remaining healthy.
