Monday, October 22, 2018



CORRECTION
Football season for a few years now it’s been the Kansas State Wildcats at or near the top and the Kansas Jayhawks at or near the bottom of the Big 12.  That's what the sentence should have read yesterday on Kansas State basketball.  
Ain’t happenin’
I provided a critique of the Lakers game one, it ain’t happenin’ for the next 81 games.  I don’t have inclination far too much other roundball to cover.  Allow me to say the 124-115 loss to the Rockets was a disappointment.  The Lakers defense was shaky at times, 3-point shooting has got to improve for this team.  I don’t believe I was one of the crowd, remember all those folks who claimed LeBron had the blessing on all the foul calls?  “They” said if you breathe on LeBron the officials blew the whistle.  Well there is a new king, no LeBron remains the King, I’m referring to James Hardin.  Don’t breathe around him game officials are liable to call a foul on you too. 
Bits n Pieces
In the 1980’s Knick guard Walt “Clyde” Frazier wore Puma, so did a number of other NBA stars of that era.  Something occurred whether by choice or something else Puma lost its place in the NBA and in the shoe market period.  In June 2018 Puma re-entered the market signing draft choices DeAndre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III, they followed that up by signing Kevin Knox, Zhaire Smith and Michael Porter Jr.  It’s not just rookie’s veteran Celtic Terry Rozier and Rudy Gay of the Spurs also signed with Puma.  The latest, Boogie Cousins is leaving Nike for Puma, Nike can match the offer and he would remain with them. 
After being virtually invisible for an uncounted number of years Puma has re-entered the market with a vengeance.  James Wiseman is a 7-foot center from Memphis Tennessee.  Rivals.com list Wiseman as the number two prospect in the nation for 2019.  The youngster is not close to making his his mind up where he will attend college.  Wiseman's received 19 offers from several high-profile programs, he's now reduced that number to four schools.  Making the cut are Florida State, Kansas, Kentucky Memphis and Vanderbilt.  It's believed Kentucky and Memphis have the inside track for his services, John Calipari at Kentucky because he's Calipari.  Wiseman played AAU basketball for Penny Hardaway now head coach at Memphis.   
There are a few teams that make the playoffs nearly every season but never advance.  They are good however not good enough to win an NBA championship, who are they:
1.                 Atlanta Hawks
       Washington Wizards
       Portland Blazers
       Oklahoma City Thunder
       Los Angeles Clippers
I’m not going to detail the why just point out what we experience every season. 
The decision is made, remember my debate about NBA League Pass and the Lakers.  I decided I would not purchase the package for the following reasons. 
1.              Don’t want to pay an additional $18 a month.
     The LeBron aspect will guarantee an increase in the number of games on  the platforms.       
     I’ll be “forced” to watch the Lakers at a time Mizzou might be playing.
I know it might not make sense to you but that’s okay.