BASKETBALL FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE
It’s over
There are approximately 3 weeks remaining in the college basketball season before an NCAA champion is crowned, for Mizzou Nation it ended March 14, 2019. Mizzou lost its SEC tournament game to Auburn 81-71 and all the warts this team has suffered this season were exposed in the loss. Poor shooting from the field, Auburn forced several turnovers while a number were self-inflicted. All Mizzou Nation can do now is look forward toward next season. A portion of the story is unknown but let’s check the portion we believe we know.
There are approximately 3 weeks remaining in the college basketball season before an NCAA champion is crowned, for Mizzou Nation it ended March 14, 2019. Mizzou lost its SEC tournament game to Auburn 81-71 and all the warts this team has suffered this season were exposed in the loss. Poor shooting from the field, Auburn forced several turnovers while a number were self-inflicted. All Mizzou Nation can do now is look forward toward next season. A portion of the story is unknown but let’s check the portion we believe we know.
Jontay Porter is likely headed to the NBA
however if for some reason he decides to return that can only boost
fortunes. He would add depth and height
(6-11) playing alongside 6-10 Jeremiah Tilmon.
Both Javon Pickett and Xavier Pinson played major minutes in their
freshman seasons at shooting and point guard.
Both should be prepared for the rigors of SEC play as sophomores next
season. Although injured part way through
the season guard Mark Smith proved to be quite a marksman from the field.
Evansville transfer Dru Smith will be
eligible in 2019-20 and its yet to be determined if he is able to add depth and
play competitive basketball in the much tougher SEC. I try to refrain from too much excitement
regarding freshman, added in the fall are 6-8 forward Tray Jackson and 6-2
combo guard Mario McKinney. The
remainder of the roster didn’t play enough minutes to determine their status,
it is quite difficult to determine where they might stand. As for the remainder of the roster there
might be one or two additions and subtractions, they will be noted as we move
toward the 2019-20 season and a return to winning ways again.
Dolan’s Knicks
The Knicks since 1999 under owner James Dolan has witnessed 7 team presidents and 12 head coaches. The Knicks have missed the playoffs 5 consecutive years, during this period the Knicks have appeared in 7 playoff series. This might provide you the reason for the fan questioning Dolan’s ownership of the team. I shared this yesterday, Dolan could sell this team and make a huge profit. This portion I cannot confirm, there is only one source for this portion of the account. A report indicates the fan in question has been banned from Madison Square Garden for life.
The Knicks since 1999 under owner James Dolan has witnessed 7 team presidents and 12 head coaches. The Knicks have missed the playoffs 5 consecutive years, during this period the Knicks have appeared in 7 playoff series. This might provide you the reason for the fan questioning Dolan’s ownership of the team. I shared this yesterday, Dolan could sell this team and make a huge profit. This portion I cannot confirm, there is only one source for this portion of the account. A report indicates the fan in question has been banned from Madison Square Garden for life.
Just like a soap opera
Depending on the value of a stolen item it disappears nowhere to be seen. Sometimes stolen merchandise appears somewhere eventually, in this instance the item in question made its way from the Philadelphia area 10,000 miles to China. The short version, Kobe Bryant’s number 33 high school jersey was stolen two years ago. It’s now been returned but in between the journey from Lower Merion High School to China might be a soap opera account. A Kobe fan “purchased” the jersey for $2,000, later he discovered it look remarkably like photos of the jersey he’d seen. Without asking for any compensation he’s returned the jersey to the school. The jersey was authenticated to be the original and no copy.
Depending on the value of a stolen item it disappears nowhere to be seen. Sometimes stolen merchandise appears somewhere eventually, in this instance the item in question made its way from the Philadelphia area 10,000 miles to China. The short version, Kobe Bryant’s number 33 high school jersey was stolen two years ago. It’s now been returned but in between the journey from Lower Merion High School to China might be a soap opera account. A Kobe fan “purchased” the jersey for $2,000, later he discovered it look remarkably like photos of the jersey he’d seen. Without asking for any compensation he’s returned the jersey to the school. The jersey was authenticated to be the original and no copy.
KU is good, but not that
good!
This is a down year for Kansas basketball that’s clear despite their record. Sportscaster Neal Jones of KCTV5 came on the air Monday evening at 10:00 p.m. He briefly discussed ESPN.com’s story “The 345 teams that will not win the national championship.” The story is on their Insiders page a pay subscription, I didn’t read it, but Jones states: “ESPN doesn’t think much of Kansas.”
This is a down year for Kansas basketball that’s clear despite their record. Sportscaster Neal Jones of KCTV5 came on the air Monday evening at 10:00 p.m. He briefly discussed ESPN.com’s story “The 345 teams that will not win the national championship.” The story is on their Insiders page a pay subscription, I didn’t read it, but Jones states: “ESPN doesn’t think much of Kansas.”
Should I be the one to inform the guy who
gets paid Kansas is not very good? I’d
love if my Mizzou Tigers had finished the season with a similar record (23-8), The
record is certainly not shabby, but it fails to represent the results of a usual
Kansas record. The difficulty for many
in this part of the country Kansas is the beginning, middle and end of college
basketball. Now that’s out of the way as I often state don’t slay the
messenger, the “experts” at ESPN believe as I do. The Kansas Jayhawks this season are good but
not that good.
