Is he ready to move to the next level?
Point guard Magic Johnson arrived in the NBA with the Lakers in 1979, the 6-foot 9-inch Johnson was the same height as several centers at that period. You know the remainder of the story NBA champion, Hall of Fame career and now president of basketball operations for the Lakers. The old saying “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” certainly applies. Taller high school players believed they could do the same thing, they began handling the basketball in the manner of a point guard. We saw guys like Penny Hardaway and Shaun Livingston both 6 foot 7 being drafted by NBA teams, there are others who played and or playing at 6 foot 6 inches. Along comes 6-foot 10-inch Ben Simmons, he left LSU for the NBA and the Sixers.
Point guard Magic Johnson arrived in the NBA with the Lakers in 1979, the 6-foot 9-inch Johnson was the same height as several centers at that period. You know the remainder of the story NBA champion, Hall of Fame career and now president of basketball operations for the Lakers. The old saying “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” certainly applies. Taller high school players believed they could do the same thing, they began handling the basketball in the manner of a point guard. We saw guys like Penny Hardaway and Shaun Livingston both 6 foot 7 being drafted by NBA teams, there are others who played and or playing at 6 foot 6 inches. Along comes 6-foot 10-inch Ben Simmons, he left LSU for the NBA and the Sixers.
Last season Simmons was
named Rookie of the Year, his jump shot range remains a work in progress. Seems as though another tall point guard once
played in the NBA with a similar game.
He would become quite adept at distributing the basketball and running
the offense, he would finally assume the role of leader on that team and lead
them to championships. What was his
name, his name was………Magic Johnson that’s it, it was Magic? Magic worked on his jump shot eventually
becoming a skilled 3-point shooter.
Don’t confuse this account, I’m not saying Simmons is the second coming
of Magic or anyone else. Give the
youngster time and an injury free career and he just might have Springfield
calling when he retires.
He wants to be paid
The Cavs won a game on Tuesday evening their first after Ty Lue was fired. As this is written I’m unsure who coached the team I guess it was Larry Drew. The former player and NBA coach is not sliding into the “interim” status easily without more money. Can we really blame Drew, the past actions of owner Dan Gilbert regarding his coaches and general managers, let’s just say he changes them like his socks? To be fair Drew is among the highest paid assistants in the NBA, his agent certainly didn’t twist anyone’s arm in negotiating the contract.
The Cavs won a game on Tuesday evening their first after Ty Lue was fired. As this is written I’m unsure who coached the team I guess it was Larry Drew. The former player and NBA coach is not sliding into the “interim” status easily without more money. Can we really blame Drew, the past actions of owner Dan Gilbert regarding his coaches and general managers, let’s just say he changes them like his socks? To be fair Drew is among the highest paid assistants in the NBA, his agent certainly didn’t twist anyone’s arm in negotiating the contract.
“Houston we’ve had a problem here”
The emergency experienced by the Apollo 13 crew resulted in this famous quote in April 1970. These are the words of Astronaut Jack Swigert and it would be discovered this crew would be unable to land successfully on the moon as the crews of Apollo 11 and 12 had done successfully. This quote once again could be Mike D’Antoni speaking the words, folks are looking at the slow start of the Lakers how about the 1-5 Rockets?
Adding LeBron James to the Laker lineup has resulted in a slow start, adding Carmelo Anthony and others also has been challenging. How valuable was Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute to last season’s on-court success? They came within a Chris Paul injury of beating the Warriors in the playoffs. I must remind Rocket Nation (and Laker fans too) adjustments must be made. The difference between the two the team from Houston returned a veteran lineup to the floor.
The emergency experienced by the Apollo 13 crew resulted in this famous quote in April 1970. These are the words of Astronaut Jack Swigert and it would be discovered this crew would be unable to land successfully on the moon as the crews of Apollo 11 and 12 had done successfully. This quote once again could be Mike D’Antoni speaking the words, folks are looking at the slow start of the Lakers how about the 1-5 Rockets?
Adding LeBron James to the Laker lineup has resulted in a slow start, adding Carmelo Anthony and others also has been challenging. How valuable was Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute to last season’s on-court success? They came within a Chris Paul injury of beating the Warriors in the playoffs. I must remind Rocket Nation (and Laker fans too) adjustments must be made. The difference between the two the team from Houston returned a veteran lineup to the floor.
Did you feel the slight earthquake?
It wasn’t really an earthquake more like a seismic shock felt only in Lawrence Kansas and Chapel Hill North Carolina. 5-star and Rivals number 10 prospect in the Class of 2019 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl would sign with either Kansas or North Carolina. The correlation, dad Lester Earl played at Kansas under Roy Williams. Williams of course is now at Carolina and it was believed both coaches likely had the inside edge to recruitment of this talented young man.
It wasn’t really an earthquake more like a seismic shock felt only in Lawrence Kansas and Chapel Hill North Carolina. 5-star and Rivals number 10 prospect in the Class of 2019 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl would sign with either Kansas or North Carolina. The correlation, dad Lester Earl played at Kansas under Roy Williams. Williams of course is now at Carolina and it was believed both coaches likely had the inside edge to recruitment of this talented young man.
That turn out to not be the
case, Villanova’s Jay Wright (best dressed coach in college basketball) apparently
made the connection with Robinson-Earl. At
this point it’s a verbal commitment and he could renege on his promise if he
desired prior to a spring signing period.
The 6-foot 9-inch 235-pound Robinson-Earl is enrolled at IMG Academy in
Bradenton Florida for his senior year.
His first three years of high school basketball was played at Bishop
Miege High School in Roeland Park (KS)
a Kansas City (MO) suburb.
a Kansas City (MO) suburb.
