The sky is not falling
Kassius
Robertson arrived from Canisius as an unknown, Mizzou Nation (and the coaching
staff) hoped he could play. He certainly adjusted well becoming the team leader in scoring with 16.3 points per game. The graduate student is gone now, it’s time
to find another “Kassius Robertson.”
That might not be the case this season, one by one those on Mizzou’s brief
list have committed to other schools.
The Courtney Ramey visit was yesterday but word on his decision might be
at least two to three weeks from now.
Worse case scenario Ramey chooses another school and they swing and miss
on the graduate student search…. what happens then?
Xavier
Pinson a legitimate point guard is on the way but he’s making the leap from
high school to Division I, Jordan Geist led the team in assists (95) and returns for
his senior year. In addition, 6-foot 7-inch
Kevin Puryear on occasion was able to bring the ball up court. I would list forward Puryear as the “back-up,
back up” point guard. Then K.J. Santos arriving
from Tallahassee Junior College could be a help, the 6-foot 7-inch Santos is a
true wing player but might be able to handle the ball in spots as well. Finally, should Courtney Ramey choose Mizzou
my coaching fix might become null and void, see I told you ‘The sky is not
falling.”
“I think I can, I think I
can, well maybe I can’t!”
Some
of you might be familiar with the children’s book “The Little Engine that
Could.” The engine had difficulty
climbing a very steep hill with all the cars behind it. The engine kept saying to itself, “I think I
can, I think I can” mind over matter.
Well he managed to make it to the top of the hill but I’m unsure of the
Wizards. The Wizards are not in this
story, what are you talking about?
Every year on paper they look as though they are ready to compete, the Wizards always have a respectable won-loss total earning them a playoff berth. Once the playoffs begin they tell themselves “I think I can, I think I can” but they can’t. They flame out in the first or second round every season. I’ve not followed them close enough to detect the issue. John Wall, Bradley Beal and company certainly exhibit talent…. what is the missing element?
Every year on paper they look as though they are ready to compete, the Wizards always have a respectable won-loss total earning them a playoff berth. Once the playoffs begin they tell themselves “I think I can, I think I can” but they can’t. They flame out in the first or second round every season. I’ve not followed them close enough to detect the issue. John Wall, Bradley Beal and company certainly exhibit talent…. what is the missing element?
I have no idea what to
expect
It
seems since Words eye view first
began publication I’ve moaned about one issue, no NBA basketball in Kansas
City. Well it ain’t the NBA but Kansas
City does have a professional team. The Kansas City Tornadoes of the North
American Premier League began play in January.
A funny thing occurred, nobody paid any attention, with Kansas
basketball dominating the news plus revitalized play by Mizzou the Pioneers
have become an afterthought.
Games
originally scheduled for venerable Municipal Auditorium have now been move to a
college arena in South Kansas City. The
current standings indicate the Tornadoes are 12-11 and in 4th place
of the 8-team league. League expansion
is planned, my hope it doesn’t come anywhere near the ABA founded in 2000. The ABA has 54 teams and 11 divisions, how in
the world do they determine a champion. Despite
what might appear to be a negative report I plan on attending a game before the season ends and will provide you my impression of the Tornadoes.
Thanks CBSSports.com/nba.com
I
mentioned the three coaches fired since the end of the season, I was perusing cbssports.com/nba site and discovered
I’d missed several teams. The Bucks,
Suns and Grizzlies are all working with interim coaches. The Bucks had fired Jason Kidd, same for the
Suns relieving Earl Watson of his duties.
Earlier I’d written a complete account of the Grizzlies and the
circumstance on replacing David Fizdale.
So, there are at least six NBA teams currently searching for a head
coach. By my count there are only six coaches
on solid ground:
Steve
Kerr-Golden State
Gregg
Popovich-San Antonio
Dwayne
Casey-Toronto
Brad Stevens-Boston
Brett
Brown-Philadelphia
Tom
Thibodeau-Minnesota
Ever
seen video of a guy walking across hot burning coals? That represents the balance of coaches, most
are likely safe for now, but the playoffs are yet to be completed so questions
remain.
