BASKETBALL FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE
Double standard
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (whom I like) got in the middle of the Anthony Davis-Lakers attempted trade. The coach was reported to have said the Pelicans need to keep their star power forward. The NBA office said or did nothing, recently it was reported Sixer Ben Simmons wanted to work with Magic Johnson in the off season. Bells, whistles, klaxons go off throughout the NBA offices, it is being reported the NBA will begin an investigation. Did the Lakers violate rules by their actions? My question is why, for Popovich it’s no action, for Magic its reaction. UPDATE: Sixer GM Elton Brand has apologized to Magic Johnson for insinuating Johnson had made the contact.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (whom I like) got in the middle of the Anthony Davis-Lakers attempted trade. The coach was reported to have said the Pelicans need to keep their star power forward. The NBA office said or did nothing, recently it was reported Sixer Ben Simmons wanted to work with Magic Johnson in the off season. Bells, whistles, klaxons go off throughout the NBA offices, it is being reported the NBA will begin an investigation. Did the Lakers violate rules by their actions? My question is why, for Popovich it’s no action, for Magic its reaction. UPDATE: Sixer GM Elton Brand has apologized to Magic Johnson for insinuating Johnson had made the contact.
Cry me a River
No this is not a reference to the 2003 pop hit by Justin Timberlake, this is for one of our local radio sports talk guys. I listened intently driving to work on Monday morning the host detailed all the problems of Kansas basketball this season. The injury to Udoka Azubuike, the NCAA ruling against Silvio De Sousa plus the leave of absence taken by LaGerald Vick. On and on he went, I was almost tempted to pull over and start crying the plight of Kansas basketball made me so sad (not). I thought about the promise Mizzou basketball had for 2018-19 and then one thing after another after another.
No this is not a reference to the 2003 pop hit by Justin Timberlake, this is for one of our local radio sports talk guys. I listened intently driving to work on Monday morning the host detailed all the problems of Kansas basketball this season. The injury to Udoka Azubuike, the NCAA ruling against Silvio De Sousa plus the leave of absence taken by LaGerald Vick. On and on he went, I was almost tempted to pull over and start crying the plight of Kansas basketball made me so sad (not). I thought about the promise Mizzou basketball had for 2018-19 and then one thing after another after another.
Jontay Porter was expected to lead the
team to distinction, he sustained an injury in early fall and was sidelined for
the season. Transfers Mark and Dru Smith
(no relation) were coming on board, the only probably Evansville refused to
sign off on Dru. The promise of Dru must
wait until fall 2019. After
demonstrating his prowess as a shooter Mark Smith sustains an injury and goes
down for an unspecified number of games.
The Tigers were not projected as conference finalists, but they should
have been better if the water had not been muddied as indicated. You know the difference between me and radio
guy? My audience is much smaller however
we are doing the same thing, making excuses.
The Band-Aid man
The University of Missouri announced Derrick Chievous’s jersey number 3 would be retired February 19 during half-time of the Mizzou-Kentucky game. Chievous is Mizzou’s all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points scored and a 1987 All-American. In this age of college players leaving school early it’s likely the 4-year total achieved by Chievous will remain the school’s high-water mark forever.
The University of Missouri announced Derrick Chievous’s jersey number 3 would be retired February 19 during half-time of the Mizzou-Kentucky game. Chievous is Mizzou’s all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points scored and a 1987 All-American. In this age of college players leaving school early it’s likely the 4-year total achieved by Chievous will remain the school’s high-water mark forever.
Now days if an athlete receives a whiff
the NBA is after him, they become history.
One additional Chievous fact, the 3-point line was only in use the last
two years he played at Mizzou. As for
the headline, at one point he placed a band-aid to cover a scratch which
occurred in a game. Later the band-aid
became a ritual, he would place a one at some place on his body where it was
highly visible. The band-aid became his standard
feature game to game.
He might have been first
Deion Sanders was featured in a 30 by 30 account on ESPN. For those who might be unfamiliar with Sanders he played major league baseball and in the NFL for a few teams. Several athletes have played two sports although certainly not in a 24-hour period as Sanders had done. It got me to remember reading about the late Gene Conley a major league baseball and NBA career.
Deion Sanders was featured in a 30 by 30 account on ESPN. For those who might be unfamiliar with Sanders he played major league baseball and in the NFL for a few teams. Several athletes have played two sports although certainly not in a 24-hour period as Sanders had done. It got me to remember reading about the late Gene Conley a major league baseball and NBA career.
At one point he played for the Celtics
and Red Sox which might have been quite interesting. His major league baseball career started in 1953
and ended in 1963 and would conclude with a 91-96 record pitching for 3 major
league teams. As for the NBA he played for
the Celtics during the 1952-53 season and later 1958-61. He concluded his baseball career in 1964
pitching for the Yankees. Conley stood 6
foot 8 inches and 225 pounds, in that era there were few pitchers that
tall. As for basketball the bio
indicates he was a power forward/center.
