Basketball from a
fan’s perspective
The choice
They must get this right, i.e. hiring a head coach. Phil Jackson served as head coach on two separate occasions 1999-2004 and 2005-2011. Since the departure of Jackson in 2011 it’s been Mike Brown, Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) Mike D’Antoni, Byron Scott and the recently departed Luke Walton. That’s quite a number for such a short period of time, thus far the Lakers have interviewed Monty Williams, Tyronn Lue and Jason Kidd.
As this is written
there are no additional names mentioned to be interviewed. If we explore the coaching changes perhaps
that’s part of the basis for the poor play of the Lakers since 2011. At this point I am not campaigning for any of
those named above, my closing statement is simple the Lakers must get it right
this time. The hire I want will not
occur, Mark Jackson former NBA player and coach turned broadcast analyst.
Patrick Ewing
Omer Yurtseven is a 7-foot 275-pound center, until recently he played at North Carolina State. He is transferring to Georgetown to complete his final two years of athletic eligibility. He’s one of the many international Division I athletes, Yurtseven hails from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His numbers as a sophomore improved significantly over his freshman year however there is much room for improvement especially for a big man. Did you notice at the beginning it was said “formerly played at North Carolina State”, Yurtseven will play for Georgetown after sitting out the 2019-20 season as a transfer.
Omer Yurtseven is a 7-foot 275-pound center, until recently he played at North Carolina State. He is transferring to Georgetown to complete his final two years of athletic eligibility. He’s one of the many international Division I athletes, Yurtseven hails from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His numbers as a sophomore improved significantly over his freshman year however there is much room for improvement especially for a big man. Did you notice at the beginning it was said “formerly played at North Carolina State”, Yurtseven will play for Georgetown after sitting out the 2019-20 season as a transfer.
It was interesting
when interviewed as to why the transfer, he gave two words “Patrick Ewing.” His resume
indicates Yurtseven tested the NBA waters in 2017 but decided in favor of
returning to school. His NBA aspirations
might be fueled by playing for former NBA All Pro and current Georgetown coach
Patrick Ewing. At the time Ewing arrived
coach John Thompson helped Ewing in becoming an all-around player. Based on his transfer it would appear Yurtseven
believes Ewing will be able to transform him into an improved basketball player
skilled enough to play in the NBA. Who
says youngsters are unfamiliar with basketball history, Yurtseven is 20-years
old? It would appear he was aware Ewing
was just not any coach even if someone had to inform him.
Two teams
We have the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. There are other cities with two or more teams with the cities name on the jersey. New York City is the one exception for its two NBA teams, we have the Knicks with New York on the jersey the Nets with Brooklyn. How and why did this unusual situation occur, I’m glad you asked me. For this purpose we are excluding Minnesota's team and the Texas Rangers with state rather than city names. Same for the California Angels who are now the Los Angeles of (you know the rest). We must go back in time, the baseball Dodgers who now call Los Angeles home once had Brooklyn on the front of their jerseys.
After the 1957 season the Dodgers moved to California and the name Brooklyn was lost to history and only older residents of Brooklyn even remember. In 1967 the New Jersey Americans were born in the American Basketball Association and began play in Teaneck. 1968 witnessed the franchise moving to Staten Island and thus the team was re-born as the New York Nets. In 1977 the team relocated to New Jersey where they remained until 2012. Under new ownership the franchise moved to Brooklyn and the Brooklyn name was bestowed on the team. So, there you have the brief history why New York has two NBA teams but only one with New York on their jersey.
We have the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. There are other cities with two or more teams with the cities name on the jersey. New York City is the one exception for its two NBA teams, we have the Knicks with New York on the jersey the Nets with Brooklyn. How and why did this unusual situation occur, I’m glad you asked me. For this purpose we are excluding Minnesota's team and the Texas Rangers with state rather than city names. Same for the California Angels who are now the Los Angeles of (you know the rest). We must go back in time, the baseball Dodgers who now call Los Angeles home once had Brooklyn on the front of their jerseys.
After the 1957 season the Dodgers moved to California and the name Brooklyn was lost to history and only older residents of Brooklyn even remember. In 1967 the New Jersey Americans were born in the American Basketball Association and began play in Teaneck. 1968 witnessed the franchise moving to Staten Island and thus the team was re-born as the New York Nets. In 1977 the team relocated to New Jersey where they remained until 2012. Under new ownership the franchise moved to Brooklyn and the Brooklyn name was bestowed on the team. So, there you have the brief history why New York has two NBA teams but only one with New York on their jersey.
Why not?
I admit I haven’t witnessed the Suns play much the past two years, they have been worse than my Lakers. Although the team is not very good, they have “building blocks” in place on the road to improvement. In 2015 shooting guard Devin Booker was drafted and is on the verge of stardom. In 2018 they drafted DeAndre Ayton and moved the 7-foot center into the starting position.
I admit I haven’t witnessed the Suns play much the past two years, they have been worse than my Lakers. Although the team is not very good, they have “building blocks” in place on the road to improvement. In 2015 shooting guard Devin Booker was drafted and is on the verge of stardom. In 2018 they drafted DeAndre Ayton and moved the 7-foot center into the starting position.
There might be other
addition but those two might be the best of the current roster. I read an article stating the team should
draft Murray State’s Ja Morant if given the opportunity. My comment says it shouldn’t take a rocket
scientist to figure this one out. The
current depth chart indicates Tyler Johnson is the starter at the point for the
Suns. It’s possible Morant might be more
talented than Johnson, the only way this scenario changes they have an opportunity to draft Zion Williamson.
