BASKETBALL FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE
He continues to confuse
Tacko Fall’s name is listed on NO NBA mock draft sites for 2019. The 7-foot 6-inch UCF center had a game which might cause NBA scouts to sit up and take notice. He was 6 for 9 from the floor a sizzling 66.7% as UCF beat VCU 73-58. There were 18 rebounds along with 5 blocked shots, there is no count of the number of shot attempts altered due to the presence of Fall intimidation around the basket.
Tacko Fall’s name is listed on NO NBA mock draft sites for 2019. The 7-foot 6-inch UCF center had a game which might cause NBA scouts to sit up and take notice. He was 6 for 9 from the floor a sizzling 66.7% as UCF beat VCU 73-58. There were 18 rebounds along with 5 blocked shots, there is no count of the number of shot attempts altered due to the presence of Fall intimidation around the basket.
Once during the game Fall grabbed a
rebound brought the ball down to his side and attempted to lay it back up. The 6-foot 6-inch center guarding him blocked
the shot, that’s about the only negative from the Friday night game. Fall’s 6-9 from the floor produced 13 points
however there is no requirement for him to provide scoring for UCF. The question remains, is pro basketball in
his future? That’s possible whether it’s
Europe or the NBA remains the question.
Bits n Pieces
It was time for my barber shop visit, this was the wrong weekend. This was Saturday morning after the Friday night loss eliminating the Lakers from the playoffs. I wore my Mizzou top and hat and walking into the shop I was greeted with “Where’s your Laker gear?” I smiled stating it’s still home. The issue of the Lakers has been covered extensively so no need of further commentary on my part. I attempted to steer the conversation to the NCAA tourney.
It was time for my barber shop visit, this was the wrong weekend. This was Saturday morning after the Friday night loss eliminating the Lakers from the playoffs. I wore my Mizzou top and hat and walking into the shop I was greeted with “Where’s your Laker gear?” I smiled stating it’s still home. The issue of the Lakers has been covered extensively so no need of further commentary on my part. I attempted to steer the conversation to the NCAA tourney.
ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg had an
interesting take on Murray State’s Ja Morant.
“He shares the same ability of the Chiefs Patrick Mahomes. Both players are right-handed but have the
ability to toss a left-handed pass.”
Might we consider both players ambidextrous and super talented? I might be getting ahead of the story,
Mahomes is only in year two in the NFL, Morant is yet to demonstrate NBA
talent.
South Carolina has produced two of the
most exciting players in this years NCAA tournament. One for sure is headed to the NBA and it’s
highly likely the other player is too.
Duke’s Zion Williamson from Spartanburg and Ja Morant from Dalzell,
Spartanburg has a population of 37,000 while Dalzell is a smaller less
populated town of 2,400.
It’s not his fault
A news story broke Friday indicating $1.5 million is missing from Lonzo Ball’s account with BBB. The short version this investor in BBB has been fired by young Ball. The person in question is a friend of LaVar Ball so that’s part of the connection. Someone reading this might be laughing I’m not, I am pointing a finger of blame, however. That finger is pointed squarely at LaVar Ball and not Lonzo, we are talking about decisions of a 19-year old young man versus those of the father.
A news story broke Friday indicating $1.5 million is missing from Lonzo Ball’s account with BBB. The short version this investor in BBB has been fired by young Ball. The person in question is a friend of LaVar Ball so that’s part of the connection. Someone reading this might be laughing I’m not, I am pointing a finger of blame, however. That finger is pointed squarely at LaVar Ball and not Lonzo, we are talking about decisions of a 19-year old young man versus those of the father.
It’s clear LaVar talks family, it’s clear
you didn’t thoroughly investigate this “investor”
before you brought him on board. You
didn’t research the guy to discover there was a past criminal record for
similar activities. With the type of
money, we are discussing the Ball family isn’t broke but don’t come at us
talking like you know what you are doing.
More interesting young Ball raised the issue with his father several
times over the last several months but was ignored. Until the story is further developed it
appears Lonzo Ball might have severed ties with BBB.
What will the Knicks do?
There is no guarantee the Knicks will gain the top pick in the 2019 draft, work with me on this one, let’s say they get the pick what move do they make? Will they draft Duke’s Zion Williamson or Murray State’s Ja Morant? We’ll check out the point guard first, currently Dennis Smith Jr. is playing the point for the Knicks. The Knicks acquired Smith Jr. in a trade so they must believe at least right now he’s the answer, by the way he’s an “elderly” 21-years old. I’ll allow that to marinate with you for a period, how about the power forward position?
There is no guarantee the Knicks will gain the top pick in the 2019 draft, work with me on this one, let’s say they get the pick what move do they make? Will they draft Duke’s Zion Williamson or Murray State’s Ja Morant? We’ll check out the point guard first, currently Dennis Smith Jr. is playing the point for the Knicks. The Knicks acquired Smith Jr. in a trade so they must believe at least right now he’s the answer, by the way he’s an “elderly” 21-years old. I’ll allow that to marinate with you for a period, how about the power forward position?
I’m going out on a limb, I will say
Williamson has superior skills at Duke to Noah Vonleh and Lance Thomas who sit
one and two on the Knicks depth chart.
Both the Knick players have veteran experience over Williamson who is
yet to set foot on an NBA court. In
conclusion it might appear I’m stating the Knicks take Williamson over Morant
not necessarily. I often mention the old
NFL Dallas Cowboys, they could have 4 linebackers on the roster, they would
draft another linebacker if they believed him to be the best at that
position. Later they would trade one of
the players on the roster. So, in
conclusion what will the Knicks do?
