BASKETBALL FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE
Headed to Kentucky
6 foot 7 small forward Keion Brooks is headed to Kentucky. The Fort Wayne Indiana senior made his intention known recently. He’s a Rivals 5-star prospect and number 27 on their list. The ESPN 100 ranks him number 39, in any event it appears John Calipari has landed another basketball stud.
6 foot 7 small forward Keion Brooks is headed to Kentucky. The Fort Wayne Indiana senior made his intention known recently. He’s a Rivals 5-star prospect and number 27 on their list. The ESPN 100 ranks him number 39, in any event it appears John Calipari has landed another basketball stud.
Pleeeessss
Long-time Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has been a very good college coach. Despite the positive statement I don’t won’t 64-year old Izzo coaching the Lakers. Izzo’s got more basketball knowledge in his head than my 5 feet 7 inches height. Fan website Lakernation is reporting if Luke Walton is replaced Magic Johnson will reach out to Izzo. The ship we refer as the S.S. Lakers is drifting dangerously close to the rocks. Of course, if the hull is punctured it will sink, okay some of you believe sinking has already begun.
Long-time Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has been a very good college coach. Despite the positive statement I don’t won’t 64-year old Izzo coaching the Lakers. Izzo’s got more basketball knowledge in his head than my 5 feet 7 inches height. Fan website Lakernation is reporting if Luke Walton is replaced Magic Johnson will reach out to Izzo. The ship we refer as the S.S. Lakers is drifting dangerously close to the rocks. Of course, if the hull is punctured it will sink, okay some of you believe sinking has already begun.
I don’t believe that to be the case
however there appears to be an issue when names are tossed about who is
replacing who. Walton is in a lose-lose
situation, Magic want’s him gone but who do you replace him with. Izzo certainly isn’t the answer, neither is
Tyronn Lue despite the fact the coach once played for the Lakers. That’s the chief issue, whenever we begin
discussing a replacement the new hire must be able to hit the ground
running. I don’t believe there is
anybody out there right now, Phil Jackson is in Montana probably fishing by
now.
YouTube
Jokingly I blame the video service for not providing us a true picture, we viewed numerous dunks of Zion Williamson on YouTube while he was in high school. Video provided us a spectacular but sometimes inaccurate picture, that’s my belief regarding Williamson. The thunderous dunks exhibited in high school are still there at Duke however there are numerous aspects of his game YouTube just didn’t feature. On Friday evening he scored 3 more points versus North Carolina than he did Syracuse.
Jokingly I blame the video service for not providing us a true picture, we viewed numerous dunks of Zion Williamson on YouTube while he was in high school. Video provided us a spectacular but sometimes inaccurate picture, that’s my belief regarding Williamson. The thunderous dunks exhibited in high school are still there at Duke however there are numerous aspects of his game YouTube just didn’t feature. On Friday evening he scored 3 more points versus North Carolina than he did Syracuse.
Williamson filled up the box score in a
tough 74-73 win for his Duke Blue Devil team.
31 points on 13 for 19 shooting, 11 rebounds and 3 for 3 from the line shooting
.695 from the floor. Williamson took the
last shot of the game missed it grabbed his missed shot and went back up and
scored what become the winning basket. Syracuse
and North Carolina Williamson scored 60 points pulled down 25 rebounds while shooting
81% from the floor, by the way only 4 turnovers despite playing 71
minutes. His shot from the floor is
still limited but in time he’ll enhance it.
Bill Bridges, a player for
all eras
We have no method of providing the point, many believe Bill Bridges was the type of player who could have played in any era. Bridges arrived at work every day prepared to battle opposing forwards defensively and on the boards. On occasion his team would call on him to score although that wasn’t his primary task. The 6-foot 6-inch Bridges first came to attention playing at KU, while there he was All-Big 8 three seasons and an All-American his senior year. In 1961 he was drafted by the Chicago Packers (Wizards) but chose instead to sign with the Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League. This league should not be confused with the American Basketball Association which came into existence years later.
We have no method of providing the point, many believe Bill Bridges was the type of player who could have played in any era. Bridges arrived at work every day prepared to battle opposing forwards defensively and on the boards. On occasion his team would call on him to score although that wasn’t his primary task. The 6-foot 6-inch Bridges first came to attention playing at KU, while there he was All-Big 8 three seasons and an All-American his senior year. In 1961 he was drafted by the Chicago Packers (Wizards) but chose instead to sign with the Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League. This league should not be confused with the American Basketball Association which came into existence years later.
Bridges was never an offensive threat but
certainly fulfilled his role on the boards.
Could we say he preceded the role Dennis Rodman had with the Bulls and
other teams? Can you imagine an athlete
his size pulling down 35 rebounds in a playoff game? The ABL lasted less than 2 years at the time the
league folded Bridges was out of a job but not for long. The NBA knew him already from drafting him in
1961. The St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks signed
him in 1963 and he played for them until 1971. Later it was the Sixers and
Lakers, Bridges concluded his career as a member of the Warriors. Bridges certainly was undersized for his
position but surrendered nothing to opposing players. His final numbers are almost equal 11,012
points and 11,054 rebounds both 11.9 per game averages. In September 2015 Bridges died of cancer at
the age of 72.
