I don’t think so
Someone might argue “Steph Curry shoots too much!” That might be true if he wasn’t so accurate, we need check no further than Wednesday evening as our example. His 51 points led the way in a 144-122 win over the Wizards, Curry was 15 for 24 (.625) from the floor. This feat was accomplished in 3 quarters and witnessed by close to 20,000 fans at Oracle Arena plus an undetermined television audience. As for the comment someone might state he shoots too much, I don’t think so.
Someone might argue “Steph Curry shoots too much!” That might be true if he wasn’t so accurate, we need check no further than Wednesday evening as our example. His 51 points led the way in a 144-122 win over the Wizards, Curry was 15 for 24 (.625) from the floor. This feat was accomplished in 3 quarters and witnessed by close to 20,000 fans at Oracle Arena plus an undetermined television audience. As for the comment someone might state he shoots too much, I don’t think so.
All-American
Once upon a time the honor of being selected an All-American basketball player was quite noteworthy. In the day of one and done and players leaving after their sophomore or junior year it’s just not as significant as it once was. Despite my negative comment the players honored are certainly talented and should be noted as such. The AP picked in pre-season time, by March 2019 we could be looking at other names, however these are the chosen.
Once upon a time the honor of being selected an All-American basketball player was quite noteworthy. In the day of one and done and players leaving after their sophomore or junior year it’s just not as significant as it once was. Despite my negative comment the players honored are certainly talented and should be noted as such. The AP picked in pre-season time, by March 2019 we could be looking at other names, however these are the chosen.
Carsen Edwards Purdue
Luke Maye UNC
R.J. Barrett Duke
Dedric Lawson Kansas
Ethan Happ Wisconsin
Caleb Martin Nevada
Luke Maye UNC
R.J. Barrett Duke
Dedric Lawson Kansas
Ethan Happ Wisconsin
Caleb Martin Nevada
You
probably haven’t noticed
Remember Wally Pipp, okay you don’t know baseball history. Pipp was the starting first baseman for the Yankees in 1925, several players including Pipp were in a slump and manager Miller Huggins inserted Lou Gehrig in the lineup. Gehrig would not leave the Yankee lineup for the next 2,130 games, a baseball record that stood for 56 years until Cal Ripken broke it. Well that story is the basis for this account.
Remember Wally Pipp, okay you don’t know baseball history. Pipp was the starting first baseman for the Yankees in 1925, several players including Pipp were in a slump and manager Miller Huggins inserted Lou Gehrig in the lineup. Gehrig would not leave the Yankee lineup for the next 2,130 games, a baseball record that stood for 56 years until Cal Ripken broke it. Well that story is the basis for this account.
See Laker starter Rajon Rondo was involved in an altercation
and was suspended by the league, in his place the 6-foot 6-inch Lonzo Ball was
inserted in the lineup. This change is nothing
as momentous as the Pipp-Gehrig exchange but might be meaningful. 26 points along with 12 assists and 13
rebounds have only led to a 1 win-1 loss record as this is written. Ball’s field goal percentage has risen
sharply from the depths of last season, over the last four games he’s at .486
from the floor. Will this change be
permanent at the point, time will tell?
Mexico City
in the NBA
If ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is correct Mexico City might gain an NBA franchise before Seattle. Several factors impact the decision the chief one time zone, if it’s 8:00 in Dallas it’s also 8:00 in Mexico City. Remember former commissioner David Stern and his wanting the NBA in Europe, just not practical currently based on travel and time. Mexico City the nation’s capital has a clear advantage over any European expansion. The 2010 census indicates the metro population is over 10 million certainly quite adequate to support NBA basketball, advantage.
If ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is correct Mexico City might gain an NBA franchise before Seattle. Several factors impact the decision the chief one time zone, if it’s 8:00 in Dallas it’s also 8:00 in Mexico City. Remember former commissioner David Stern and his wanting the NBA in Europe, just not practical currently based on travel and time. Mexico City the nation’s capital has a clear advantage over any European expansion. The 2010 census indicates the metro population is over 10 million certainly quite adequate to support NBA basketball, advantage.
Mexico has no third-world
income, the latest figures I located indicate the county has the 11th
highest GNP. Mexico is ahead of some
nations that might surprise you like Russia, Australia and Sweden, advantage. I’ve listed just a few of the advantages of
having an NBA team in Mexico, now the disadvantages.
NBA exhibition and regular
season games have drawn well but consider this fact. Soccer is growing in the U.S. but is quite
far behind the NFL, NBA and MLB in popularity.
In Mexico football (or soccer) is the number one sport of the country, question
mark. The NBA of today contains
athletes from all over the world. They
speak the language because the game
is played in the U.S. and Canada both English speaking nations.
The NBA has never had a
franchise located in a country where the majority population speaks another
language, in this instance Spanish. The
language issue becomes a question mark.
The last issue is travel, flight time between Mexico City and several
NBA cities is under 6 hours a far cry from a 7-hour flight from New York to
Paris or some other European destination, advantage. There you have it, I’ve posed some issues I
believe are valid without providing you any conclusions.
