BASKETBALL FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE
Scouting reports
Whenever I read scouting reports, I focus on the areas designated as a player’s weakness. This is not a focus on negatives in my mind it represents the real world. Oftentimes players fail to gain a roster position due to limitations in their game. That fails to take into consideration a player might have a weakness which could be corrected. Scouting reports only go so far, they never take into consideration that players will to succeed. Consider this pre-draft report on the weaknesses of Luka Doncic.
Whenever I read scouting reports, I focus on the areas designated as a player’s weakness. This is not a focus on negatives in my mind it represents the real world. Oftentimes players fail to gain a roster position due to limitations in their game. That fails to take into consideration a player might have a weakness which could be corrected. Scouting reports only go so far, they never take into consideration that players will to succeed. Consider this pre-draft report on the weaknesses of Luka Doncic.
“He
can be considered marginally average athlete by NBA standards ... Not overly
long, more of an average actually... His first step is slow even for European
standards ... Not a very good leaper of one foot, his good jumps come of two
feet ... Must continue working on his body ... He lost some flexibility while
he was bulking up.” * Have these issues all been addressed by the Mavs
rookie and raised to an acceptable level?
It’s highly likely these and others haven’t been rectified however
Doncic is still having an exceptional rookie season with the Mavs. So, there you have it, the basis why I focus
on the weaknesses of a player.
*NBADraft.net
Bits and Pieces
LaMelo Ball claims Southern Cal and Kansas have contacted him regarding an offer. I have no doubt this might have occurred, I doubt the “new” angry NCAA grants him eligibility. The dad claims both sons received no compensation while playing basketball in Lithuania. That might well be the case, but two issues present themselves immediately. 1. LaMelo may have received no payment however he signed with an agent. 2. Although there has been nothing but whispers to date both programs are going to be highly scrutinized by the NCAA due to their connection to the Adidas scandal.
LaMelo Ball claims Southern Cal and Kansas have contacted him regarding an offer. I have no doubt this might have occurred, I doubt the “new” angry NCAA grants him eligibility. The dad claims both sons received no compensation while playing basketball in Lithuania. That might well be the case, but two issues present themselves immediately. 1. LaMelo may have received no payment however he signed with an agent. 2. Although there has been nothing but whispers to date both programs are going to be highly scrutinized by the NCAA due to their connection to the Adidas scandal.
I’m not promoting player pay for athletes
but this one about knocked me out. A
report says the cheapest ticket for tonight’s North Carolina-Duke game at
Cameron Indoor are priced at $2,500.00.
Yes, we realize Zion Williamson is responsible for a portion of this figure,
but wow is all I can say.
I’m not a proponent of violence but Skip
Bayless of Fox Sports needs a slap upside his head. On the program Skip and Shannon: Undisputed he and co-host Shannon Sharp were
discussing the greatest international NBA player. The discussion centered on Dirk Nowitzki and Sharp
said, “He’s the second greatest international player behind Dream
(Olajuwon).” At this point Bayless
tossed out the name Manu Ginobili offering nothing but his opinion. I will admit the former Spurs guard was a key
contributor to all those championships, he will be in the Hall of Fame one
day. As for Olajuwon he’s already there (HOF)
and in my opinion the best international player to date.
Everything written is not
published
If you've read Words eye view any length of time, I've got news for you. Oftentimes a story or an account becomes dated or the story line changes. The changes often invalidate my view of the event or events. Prior to publishing a decision must be made to run the story or kill it. As researcher, writer and publisher plus 7 days a week it’s easy to see the issue. There are times the news moves faster than I’m able to provide a viewpoint. As for the historical aspects of basketball coverage that’s easy, once it’s occurred it’s in the books.
If you've read Words eye view any length of time, I've got news for you. Oftentimes a story or an account becomes dated or the story line changes. The changes often invalidate my view of the event or events. Prior to publishing a decision must be made to run the story or kill it. As researcher, writer and publisher plus 7 days a week it’s easy to see the issue. There are times the news moves faster than I’m able to provide a viewpoint. As for the historical aspects of basketball coverage that’s easy, once it’s occurred it’s in the books.
The only requirement is to provide an
accurate picture of the event(s).
Despite what might be construed as a negative it’s not. My hope and desire are to present as accurate
a picture as I can of basketball news at all levels. I admit my bias, I’m loyal to the Lakers and
Mizzou. There might be stories on the
two programs in every issue although an attempt is made to avoid it as much as
possible. Enjoy Words eye view, it will
continue daily until the NBA draft. At
some point in July well begin publishing Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Again, thank you for being a loyal reader, if
you are new thanks for finding us.
Bits n Pieces
For the month of January and the 3rd month in a row Luka Doncic was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month. Trae Young earned the honors for the Eastern Conference. Young also earn the honor in November.
For the month of January and the 3rd month in a row Luka Doncic was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month. Trae Young earned the honors for the Eastern Conference. Young also earn the honor in November.
We held a discussion recently which
included LeBron James Jr., dads made it known he’d like to play an NBA game
with his eldest son. Also, there is a
question regarding coach K., it seems Sr. is fond of the Duke coach. Sr. has mentioned he’d like his son to play
for the coach however there is an issue.
Will he still be on the job at 76-years of age? Coach K. would turn 77 before the end of
Jr.’s freshman year, as stated in the headline “Not tryin’ to kick him out the door” but he might be retired. His health is apparently good however Duke
might have a mandatory retirement policy.
Mark Smith wanted a transfer, his
commitment to Illinois didn’t work out for him.
Although he’d been Mr. Basketball in Illinois his adjustment to college
basketball turned out to be rough.
Smith’s 5.8 ppg average certainly wasn’t enticing in the least bit
however maybe there might have been another reason for transferring. Smith transferred but Mizzou Nation had no
idea the 6-foot 4-inch shooting guard would be one of the bright spots in an
average Mizzou season. As this is
written he’s scoring at a 12.6 clip along with a sparkling .475 from the
3-point line.
