Hurt in the 5th game
Darius Garland is a 6-foot 2-inch point guard who was playing at Vanderbilt. Note the sentence says was, two minutes into his 5th game Garland sustained a knee injury which forced him to the sidelines for the season. The point guard declared for the 2019 draft, NBADraft.net indicates he’s liable to be a lottery pick. If you are not familiar with Garland's name that’s easy to understand he’s played so little this season, NBA scouts are familiar with he and his game. Garland joins Bol Bol of Oregon another freshman sitting out the season but declared for the draft.
Darius Garland is a 6-foot 2-inch point guard who was playing at Vanderbilt. Note the sentence says was, two minutes into his 5th game Garland sustained a knee injury which forced him to the sidelines for the season. The point guard declared for the 2019 draft, NBADraft.net indicates he’s liable to be a lottery pick. If you are not familiar with Garland's name that’s easy to understand he’s played so little this season, NBA scouts are familiar with he and his game. Garland joins Bol Bol of Oregon another freshman sitting out the season but declared for the draft.
South Carolina born and raised
Allow me to explain the headline, Duke’s phenomenal freshman plays in North Carolina. Flashy point guard Ja Morant is at Murray State in Kentucky. NBADraft.net list Williamson one and Morant two in their latest mock draft and there is a further connection between the two athletes. Both were born and raised in South Carolina, Williamson from Spartanburg (37,498 population) and Morant from Dalzell (2,260 population) 140 or so miles southeast of Spartanburg. CBSSports.com indicates sophomore Morant and freshman Williamson while in high school were teammates on a regional AAU basketball team out of Columbia South Carolina.
Allow me to explain the headline, Duke’s phenomenal freshman plays in North Carolina. Flashy point guard Ja Morant is at Murray State in Kentucky. NBADraft.net list Williamson one and Morant two in their latest mock draft and there is a further connection between the two athletes. Both were born and raised in South Carolina, Williamson from Spartanburg (37,498 population) and Morant from Dalzell (2,260 population) 140 or so miles southeast of Spartanburg. CBSSports.com indicates sophomore Morant and freshman Williamson while in high school were teammates on a regional AAU basketball team out of Columbia South Carolina.
Battle for LA part II
I’m unsure if this is II or III of the Battle for LA however this is the basis for the battle. Prior to the beginning of the 2018-19 NBA season I said, “The Lakers with LeBron would be the new kings of LA.” I didn’t crown them NBA champs but indicated they would earn a playoff spot. For the last few years the Clippers have been superior to my Lakers on the court. Last season the Clippers missed the playoffs for the first time in recent memory.
I’m unsure if this is II or III of the Battle for LA however this is the basis for the battle. Prior to the beginning of the 2018-19 NBA season I said, “The Lakers with LeBron would be the new kings of LA.” I didn’t crown them NBA champs but indicated they would earn a playoff spot. For the last few years the Clippers have been superior to my Lakers on the court. Last season the Clippers missed the playoffs for the first time in recent memory.
At the time the 2018-19 season kicked
off the Clippers fooled me, they got off to a fast start while the Lakers were
left at the starting blocks. Somewhere around
the first part of December the Lakers began to play better and were even up to
7th place in the Western Conference.
We are now in the middle of January, LeBron’s injury has caused the
Lakers to go into a tailspin. As for the
Clippers they have begun to slide downward as well. If the season were to end January 23, 2019 the
Lakers miss the playoffs and the Clippers in 8th earn a berth. The two teams are only separated by one game
so at least to this point my pre-season prognostication has been proven
wrong.
He’s the glue
Jordan Geist is unknown to most of the country, that’s probably okay with him. Geist will not be drafted in the NBA after his senior year, despite what might appear negative many believe he’s the glue for this Mizzou basketball team. Geist arrived on campus last season from Ranger Community College in Texas. His description might be he’s a shooting guard forced to play the point, in his junior year he’s led the way to victory for the Mizzou Tigers with his steady play, sharpshooting and distribution of the basketball.
Jordan Geist is unknown to most of the country, that’s probably okay with him. Geist will not be drafted in the NBA after his senior year, despite what might appear negative many believe he’s the glue for this Mizzou basketball team. Geist arrived on campus last season from Ranger Community College in Texas. His description might be he’s a shooting guard forced to play the point, in his junior year he’s led the way to victory for the Mizzou Tigers with his steady play, sharpshooting and distribution of the basketball.
Last season we only saw flashes of
his potential his first in a Mizzou jersey, he averaged a mere 7 points and 2
assists a game. Circumstances led the
coach to move him to the point his first year at Mizzou. In his junior year Coach Martin’s maintained
his confidence in Geist making him the starting point guard. Geist is the leading scorer averaging 13.7
ppg along with 3 assists. His numbers
certainly might not appear eye-popping however the Fort Wayne Indiana native
adds a great deal of moxie for this freshman, sophomore laden team.
