Basketball from a
fans perspective
9 days from now
Laker fans will discover in 10 days if the team follows the line of most mock drafts. As a reminder a number have them choosing the mystery man Mitchell Robinson with the 25th pick. I questioned this at first now I’m not so sure if this might be the case. the 7-foot 1 inch 225-pound Robinson moves with ease around basket. Scouting reports indicate he should be a good pick and roll guy plus he’s a shot blocker. In practice Robinson’s exhibited a variety of offensive moves around the basket and 3-point range. As I reported a few weeks ago Robinson was conducting workouts for several teams. After he worked out for the Lakers he went home, reports began circulating he’d received a promise by the Lakers they intended to draft him.
Who
is in front of him currently on the depth chart? Veteran Brook Lopez spent most of the season
as the starting center and certainly was adequate. I expected 2nd year man Ivica
Zubac to supersede Lopez but it never occurred.
Can Zubac be a starting center in the NBA, I am unwilling at this stage
to say yes. Thomas Bryant was the third
center on the team, he spent a great deal of the season with the South Bay Lakers
of the G-League. His NBA potential
remains an unknown now. With at least
two question marks you can see there is room for Robinson to be drafted if the
team goes in that direction. In a draft
related story word comes Luka Doncic will remain in the draft. It would have been surprising if he decided
to bypass the draft this year.
He’s got a job
Raptor management led Dwane Casey to the door, his Raptor team won 59 games last season and finished in first place. The season was not satisfactory in managements view since the Raptors were eliminated by the Cavs in the playoffs. In any event the Pistons decided to take a chance, they hired Casey signing him to a 5-year contract. The Pistons finished the season 39-43 and 4th place in the Central Division so there is a foundation in place. With this hire Casey’s former team (Raptors) are the only NBA team yet to hire a head coach.
Raptor management led Dwane Casey to the door, his Raptor team won 59 games last season and finished in first place. The season was not satisfactory in managements view since the Raptors were eliminated by the Cavs in the playoffs. In any event the Pistons decided to take a chance, they hired Casey signing him to a 5-year contract. The Pistons finished the season 39-43 and 4th place in the Central Division so there is a foundation in place. With this hire Casey’s former team (Raptors) are the only NBA team yet to hire a head coach.
Still out there
I checked the Rivals 2018 prospect list, we are almost in July and there are three prospects who remain without a decision. Shooting guard Anfernee Simons is unique, he’s in high school but eligible for the NBA draft. He’s headed for the NBA as for the others that’s a different story. Darius Bazley 6-foot 8-inch small forward from Cincinnati Ohio and McDonalds All American has 11 offers on the table. Saddiq Bey 6-foot 6-inch small forward from Washington D.C. has 20 offers and yet to decide. We close with Jordan Lathon 6-foot 4-inch point guard from Grandview (MO), Lathon committed to Northwestern University, for unexplained reasons the school withdrew the offer prior to enrollment. So, there you have it three prospects at this late date yet to decide.
I checked the Rivals 2018 prospect list, we are almost in July and there are three prospects who remain without a decision. Shooting guard Anfernee Simons is unique, he’s in high school but eligible for the NBA draft. He’s headed for the NBA as for the others that’s a different story. Darius Bazley 6-foot 8-inch small forward from Cincinnati Ohio and McDonalds All American has 11 offers on the table. Saddiq Bey 6-foot 6-inch small forward from Washington D.C. has 20 offers and yet to decide. We close with Jordan Lathon 6-foot 4-inch point guard from Grandview (MO), Lathon committed to Northwestern University, for unexplained reasons the school withdrew the offer prior to enrollment. So, there you have it three prospects at this late date yet to decide.
Point-counter point
I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion several media types (Colin Cowherd, Fox Sports) have the answers. Despite what we witness it didn’t quite occur the way we remember. Game one of the championship series. Cowherd decided “The NBA officials butchered this series….The Cleveland Cavaliers had game 1 and the refs stole it from them.” I love this fan’s response to Cowherd’s commentary.
I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion several media types (Colin Cowherd, Fox Sports) have the answers. Despite what we witness it didn’t quite occur the way we remember. Game one of the championship series. Cowherd decided “The NBA officials butchered this series….The Cleveland Cavaliers had game 1 and the refs stole it from them.” I love this fan’s response to Cowherd’s commentary.
1. The Ref missed a free throw at the end of
regulation.
2. The ref got a rebound and dribbled the clock out.
3. The ref decided not to use a timeout to win the game.
4. Five refs stepped on the court in overtime and were so angry the other ref dribbled the time out, decided they didn’t want to play in OT and lost!
You’re right it was the refs fault.
2. The ref got a rebound and dribbled the clock out.
3. The ref decided not to use a timeout to win the game.
4. Five refs stepped on the court in overtime and were so angry the other ref dribbled the time out, decided they didn’t want to play in OT and lost!
You’re right it was the refs fault.
