Bits n Pieces
I am unable to provide any detail on the Duke-Kentucky game, election night coverage took up the time I would have been viewing the game. I did check the box score for the results, Duke 118 Kentucky 84. Duke’s McDonalds All-Americans and top NBA prospects stepped up in their first regular season collegiate game.
RJ Barrett 33 points
Cam Reddish 22 points
Zion Williamson 28 points
I am unable to provide any detail on the Duke-Kentucky game, election night coverage took up the time I would have been viewing the game. I did check the box score for the results, Duke 118 Kentucky 84. Duke’s McDonalds All-Americans and top NBA prospects stepped up in their first regular season collegiate game.
RJ Barrett 33 points
Cam Reddish 22 points
Zion Williamson 28 points
Sometimes I believe I’m offering excuses but here goes,
Mizzou open its season on Tuesday against Central Arkansas. The Tigers won 68-55, then the
complaints. One letter, “They should have beaten Central Arkansas by
40 points.” This statement without offering any kind of
explanation. How about this (excuse),
two new starters a revamped team from last season? Is that short enough for you?
My layperson architectural mind is always interested in
building construction be it new or renovated, the planned makeover of Seattle’s
Key Arena fits the picture. It’s neat to
me how seating is increased in the same space, yet it appears no outside
expansion is done. Currently Key Arena
seats 17,072 for basketball once renovation is completed that number becomes
18,600. The same goes for hockey today
it’s 15,177 at completion seating will increase to 17,400. For those curious souls like mine I’ll try
and keep you updated on the progress of construction.
Rookie of the Year
versus MVP
There is a difference between the two awards, an athlete can win Rookie of the Year honors on a bad NBA team, MVP must always play for a playoff contender. We must look at baseball to discover the only non-playoff athlete to win MVP, in fact he did it back to back years and that was the Cubs Ernie Banks. I researched NBA MVP’s and not a last place team finisher among the lot, on the other hand ROY is a different matter.
There is a difference between the two awards, an athlete can win Rookie of the Year honors on a bad NBA team, MVP must always play for a playoff contender. We must look at baseball to discover the only non-playoff athlete to win MVP, in fact he did it back to back years and that was the Cubs Ernie Banks. I researched NBA MVP’s and not a last place team finisher among the lot, on the other hand ROY is a different matter.
We could check out these examples, Bob McAdoo was the 1973
ROY for the Buffalo Braves (Clippers), that team finished with 21 wins and 61
losses. In 1983 Terry Cummings was ROY
for the San Diego Clippers who finished the season 25-57. There might be others however those are only
the two profiled. One noteworthy tidbit
of news, Wes Unseld playing for the Baltimore Bullets in 1969 was a double
winner. He won ROY and MVP the only time
to date the feat has ever been accomplished.
The dinosaur in the
room
I’m not referring to a Tyrannosaurus Rex or Velociraptor I’m talking about the NCAA. You know the organization given the task of policing college athletics. We’ve heard over the years the organizations standards are outdated and antiquated. I’ve taken the NCAA to task on issues at a time I believe judgement was either improper or no judgement was rendered. With a vote of 400+ universities the multi-million-dollar organization goes out of business. My chief question, should the NCAA cease to exist what replaces it?
I’m not referring to a Tyrannosaurus Rex or Velociraptor I’m talking about the NCAA. You know the organization given the task of policing college athletics. We’ve heard over the years the organizations standards are outdated and antiquated. I’ve taken the NCAA to task on issues at a time I believe judgement was either improper or no judgement was rendered. With a vote of 400+ universities the multi-million-dollar organization goes out of business. My chief question, should the NCAA cease to exist what replaces it?
Don’t think policing is necessary, we need look no further
than the trial in New York regarding the apparel companies. These companies spent vast sums of money to
lure top basketball talent to a campus which had their apparel on display. The NCAA has often been late to the party in
adapting to change, in addition when punishment has been dealt its often not
done across the board. It’s often been
said (whether true or not) a North Carolina violation might be dealt with
differently than if it occurred at Mankato State. Paying athletes will never occur in my view,
this issue is more than simply being paid.
It’s fair and equal judgement, something that’s often not existed in
today’s college basketball.
