He’s willing
Brook
Lopez center for the Lakers has gone on record.
Brook’s indicated he’d be willing to sign for less money if the Lakers
become contenders next season. We are
unsure exactly what that entails however there is one area I desire
improvement. Wow, sounds as if I’m Magic
Johnson or Luke Walton. There’s never
been a question regarding Robin’s offensive capability. His offensive output of 13 points a game was
the lowest since his rookie year with the Nets.
It wasn’t the fact he couldn’t score he made sacrifices to his game for
the benefit of the team. With
Brook I always only had two concerns, he didn’t rebound enough or block
shots. For a guy standing 7-feet tall
and nearly 270 pounds my question, why are the numbers so low? There are NBA players smaller in stature and
weight with rebound numbers higher than Brook.
Brook finished the season at number 15 in blocked shots, ahead of 6 foot
10 inch Serge Ibaka and 6 foot 7 inch Draymon Green. Brook is certainly accurate for a big man
from the 3-point line which is okay but I’d rather see him improve the other
numbers.
The NFL in the NBA
The
headline sounds as if it’s taken from those Geico Insurance commercials that
proliferate our televisions daily. There
is a further explanation for the headline, and it does involve the NFL
indirectly. Long-time Green Bay (WI)
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is now a part-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks.
$15,000?
Didn’t
I inform you earlier bad blood became evident in the playoff series between the Heat and Sixers.
Game Three was witness to inanimate objects becoming part of this feud.
In the second quarter while scrambling
for a rebound Sixers center Joel Embiid lost his facial mask as it fell to the
floor. The mask was reported to be
indestructible so Heat forward Justise Winslow decided to conduct his own test. He stepped on the mask and when that didn’t
work he picked it up and attempted to break it with his hands. Without benefit of tools Winslow was unable
to accomplish his task. His actions became
the basis for a $15,000 fine by the NBA.
One or two dominate coverage
The
first thought to me one or two schools usually dominate the basketball news in
a state. We could debate that issue in
North Carolina, it’s my view Carolina and Duke are on the same level. On the other hand, Mizzou is clearly ahead of
Missouri State, St. Louis University and Southeast Missouri State. In California USC and Cal continually run
behind UCLA. Sorry Kansas State fans you
run far behind the University of Kansas in news coverage. As for the Florida of today I’m unsure if
it’s Florida State or the University of Florida both might be on the same
level.
Texas
with its huge population and numbers of Division I programs its still Texas,
Texas and Texas, New Mexico over New Mexico State. Further west it’s Arizona receiving far more
news coverage than Arizona State.
Oklahoma State runs second to the University of Oklahoma. In the west Colorado bests Colorado State and
maybe Brigham Young over Utah. There are other states omitted but I hope you
get the idea. Remember I didn’t state
one or two schools in a state was superior on the basketball court, the
discussion centers on media coverage.
