Basketball from a fan’s perspective
Basketball fans comments
I read this, a fan who expressed my sentiments from the other day. “I hate winter, but it brings basketball. I’ll deal with the cold.” It’s clear the author like me lives in a portion of the nation with seasonal change. Laker rookie Moe Wagner now has a nickname thanks to a fan, he’s now “BMW”. He’s now Big Moe Wagner and he’s from Germany too just like the automobile.
Sorry I can’t
get too excited
This is a report only, I cannot get too excited about the prospect. The Internet is a buzz with video of 12-year old Olivier Rioux from Montreal Quebec Canada. Depending on which site you link he’s either 6 foot 10 inches or 6 foot 11, some indicate he’s 7 feet tall. In any event video of him dunking and exploiting the opposition exists. As I indicated this is just a report, I refuse to dwell on a prospect who might be 12-inches or more versus the opposition. “Rioux’s father Jean-François is quick to point out the video is an anomaly. Olivier normally plays under-14 basketball for the Tirades de Longueuil, an AAA program in Longueuil, and plays all season on 10-foot rims.”
This is a report only, I cannot get too excited about the prospect. The Internet is a buzz with video of 12-year old Olivier Rioux from Montreal Quebec Canada. Depending on which site you link he’s either 6 foot 10 inches or 6 foot 11, some indicate he’s 7 feet tall. In any event video of him dunking and exploiting the opposition exists. As I indicated this is just a report, I refuse to dwell on a prospect who might be 12-inches or more versus the opposition. “Rioux’s father Jean-François is quick to point out the video is an anomaly. Olivier normally plays under-14 basketball for the Tirades de Longueuil, an AAA program in Longueuil, and plays all season on 10-foot rims.”
Montreal Gazette.com
Training camp bits
n pieces
A few bits of information from NBA training camp opening. We discovered, LeBron James will only play center at times. The talk during the summer was just that…. talk. Due to Lonzo Ball’s off-season surgery and recovery Rajon Rondo will start at the point for a period. Will this move spell future trouble for Ball? I thought this was funny, there’s been some criticism of the Laker additions short of LeBron. Veterans Javale McGee, Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo and Michael Beasley.
A few bits of information from NBA training camp opening. We discovered, LeBron James will only play center at times. The talk during the summer was just that…. talk. Due to Lonzo Ball’s off-season surgery and recovery Rajon Rondo will start at the point for a period. Will this move spell future trouble for Ball? I thought this was funny, there’s been some criticism of the Laker additions short of LeBron. Veterans Javale McGee, Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo and Michael Beasley.
He provides the group a
nickname; MUD. Misunderstood, under-appreciated,
determined. There’s a photo of
Kawhi Leonard in a Raptors jersey, he’s smiling something we’d not often been
privileged to see. Hold on to your seats
or grab hold of something, Carmelo Anthony indicates he’s okay with coming off
the Rockets bench. Didn’t he indicate he
didn’t want that role with the Thunder?
Butler is uninterested in returning to the Wolves one report
indicates. He’s going to force the
Wolves to trade him before the start of the season. The Knicks Kristaps Porzingis indicates he’s
taking time to heal and there is no time-table for his return.
“I don’t get no
respect”
The classic line uttered by the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. At some point in his stand-up routine he would state; “I don’t get no respect.” In 17 years at Texas Rick Barnes might have said the same thing, 16 years his teams were winners…. only one losing season. Despite his won-loss record it seemed he was always in trouble with alum and fans. Perhaps part of the issue is his difficulty beating Kansas and the other issue. His Texas teams although in the NCAA every season never advanced very far. In 2015 Barnes took over the program at Tennessee, after two sub par seasons his third team finished the season 26-9 and 13-5 in the SEC. The university was so pleased they extended his contract through the 2023-24 season. Rick Barnes might finally be getting the respect he deserves, he can coach.
The classic line uttered by the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. At some point in his stand-up routine he would state; “I don’t get no respect.” In 17 years at Texas Rick Barnes might have said the same thing, 16 years his teams were winners…. only one losing season. Despite his won-loss record it seemed he was always in trouble with alum and fans. Perhaps part of the issue is his difficulty beating Kansas and the other issue. His Texas teams although in the NCAA every season never advanced very far. In 2015 Barnes took over the program at Tennessee, after two sub par seasons his third team finished the season 26-9 and 13-5 in the SEC. The university was so pleased they extended his contract through the 2023-24 season. Rick Barnes might finally be getting the respect he deserves, he can coach.
