Is the NBA better?
To answer the question, it might depend on who you ask, in addition one must have the ability to see the big picture. A confirmed football and NFL fan said, “I like the NBA better than the NFL.” I don’t believe he was adopting my sport however I understand his observation. I mentioned, “The NBA has a better working relationship with its players than the NFL. The NBA has experienced work stoppages but generally labor and management work out their differences.” He said, “NFL officiating has become a joke, they made a big deal about bringing in a brand-new crew to work Monday’s game (Chiefs-Rams) and the referees were terrible.” I stated “NBA officials have blown calls as well, they have an issue with game review.
To answer the question, it might depend on who you ask, in addition one must have the ability to see the big picture. A confirmed football and NFL fan said, “I like the NBA better than the NFL.” I don’t believe he was adopting my sport however I understand his observation. I mentioned, “The NBA has a better working relationship with its players than the NFL. The NBA has experienced work stoppages but generally labor and management work out their differences.” He said, “NFL officiating has become a joke, they made a big deal about bringing in a brand-new crew to work Monday’s game (Chiefs-Rams) and the referees were terrible.” I stated “NBA officials have blown calls as well, they have an issue with game review.
They will point out errors a day later a
play that may have affected the outcome, I hate that.” This is one person’s opinion doesn’t make it anymore correct than anyone
else. A further discussion we mentioned
NFL players kneeling and Colin Kaepernick.
I cited this (without proof) my belief “The NBA would have dealt successfully with a Colin Kaepernick situation, they would not have
allowed it to drag on in the manner it has for nearly two years.” There is no conclusion to be reached that
states either of us are correct or the fact our respective leagues are better
than the other. This is simply food for
thought, I don’t believe a confirmed NFL fan is suddenly going to adopt the NBA
as their favorite sport and vice-versa.
“The Undefeated”
By now you are aware I love movie trivia, cable movie channels plus TCM has allowed me to view movies across the spectrum. “The Undefeated” was a 1969 movie starring the late John Wayne, there were a few folks who might have applied the term to the Duke triple threat of Williamson, Redding and Barrett in 2018. It was believed after their first five games this team might go undefeated in the regular season. Funny, somebody failed to mention this matter to Gonzaga. On Wednesday evening the two teams faced one another in the Maui Classic Championship game. Two points separated the winner from the loser, Gonzaga number three registered 89 points. Duke the number one team scored 87 points.
By now you are aware I love movie trivia, cable movie channels plus TCM has allowed me to view movies across the spectrum. “The Undefeated” was a 1969 movie starring the late John Wayne, there were a few folks who might have applied the term to the Duke triple threat of Williamson, Redding and Barrett in 2018. It was believed after their first five games this team might go undefeated in the regular season. Funny, somebody failed to mention this matter to Gonzaga. On Wednesday evening the two teams faced one another in the Maui Classic Championship game. Two points separated the winner from the loser, Gonzaga number three registered 89 points. Duke the number one team scored 87 points.
Okay it wasn’t an overwhelming win however a win is a win is
a win. It was pointed out Duke missed 7
shots in the final minute of the game, oh well.
Allow us to not be fixated on the victory or attempt to read anything
into this if we but check history. The
Elvin Hayes Houston Cougars faced the UCLA Bruins led by Lew Alcindor (Kareem
Abdul Jabbar) in the Game of the Century January 20, 1968. UCLA was ranked the number one team in the
nation while Houston was number two. At
the end of the evening it was Houston 71 UCLA 69. The teams would later face one another in the
NCAA semi-finals, the score UCLA 101 Houston 69. Congratulations are certainly for Gonzaga
however allow us to not become too excited about the win.
Bet you didn’t know
that?
Are you aware there are two Lonzo Ball’s, bet you didn’t know that? There is the Lonzo who plays 28 minutes against the Magic and is 0 for 5 from the field scoring 0 points. Then in the following game against the Heat he’s 1 for 6 and scores but 2 points in 22 minutes of action. The other Lonzo, well he shoots .636 on a 7 for 11 night in 36 minutes of action.
Are you aware there are two Lonzo Ball’s, bet you didn’t know that? There is the Lonzo who plays 28 minutes against the Magic and is 0 for 5 from the field scoring 0 points. Then in the following game against the Heat he’s 1 for 6 and scores but 2 points in 22 minutes of action. The other Lonzo, well he shoots .636 on a 7 for 11 night in 36 minutes of action.
The “good” version
of the Laker point guard scores 15 points and has 7 assists and 6 rebounds in
the Lakers 109-105 victory over the Cavs.
I believe in Lonzo Ball however it appears Lonzo Ball might not believe
in Lonzo Ball. The assertive Lonzo is
highly preferred over the docile Lonzo by this Laker fan. I believe that might be the case for other
Laker fans along with the coaching staff, teammates and the teams
front-office.
He said it…. not me
Kevin McHale former NBA player and head coach now works for NBA TV as an analyst. The featured game on the network that evening was the Knicks versus the Blazers. Asked for his assessment of the Knicks McHale didn’t mince words. "They (Knicks) are not a very good team, their best player is sitting over there on the bench". We know a portion of the story Kristaps Porzingis is recovering from surgery, it’s likely January before he makes an appearance. As for the balance of the story McHale is correct but I’m the one who was fooled.
Kevin McHale former NBA player and head coach now works for NBA TV as an analyst. The featured game on the network that evening was the Knicks versus the Blazers. Asked for his assessment of the Knicks McHale didn’t mince words. "They (Knicks) are not a very good team, their best player is sitting over there on the bench". We know a portion of the story Kristaps Porzingis is recovering from surgery, it’s likely January before he makes an appearance. As for the balance of the story McHale is correct but I’m the one who was fooled.
I believed the front office change along with hiring David
Fizdale would change the fortunates of the Gotham crew. To date that’s not been the case as the
lineup is ever changing the coach attempting to place a cohesive group on the
floor. It was once said a sports league
must have a successful team in New York City because it’s New York. That’s certainly no longer true, except for
the 2012-13 when they finished 54-28 under Mike Woodson. That Knicks team made the playoffs and
defeated the Celtics 4 games to 2 in the first round. Perhaps I sat the bar far too high expecting
immediate results from Fizdale a coach I believe in.
