Basketball from a
fan’s perspective
Don’t ever give up on your dream
The Warriors Alfonzo McKinnie has an interesting basketball history, technically he’s a 26-year old rookie. He played his college ball at Eastern Illinois and Green Bay; McKinnie went undrafted in 2015 and had a few stops before latching on with the Warriors. McKinnie played in Luxembourg, Mexico and the G-League. As they say “He had a cup of coffee” with the Jazz playing 14 games in the 2017-18 season. McKinnie’s now in the NBA playoffs and injuries allowed him to become a starter for Game Four. Proof don't ever give up on your dream.
Walk a mile in my shoes
Many might be familiar with the age old saying above. It simply states until you’ve been in someone’s place you often have no idea of the pressures or difficulty they must deal with. I read more than witnessed the live interview with Magic Johnson. I cannot or rather I refuse to add anything to what you might have seen or read. Maybe at some date in the future I will comment further.
Texas basketball
It’s quite easy for me to set at my desktop pounding at the keyboard, I simply inform you how easy it is for Shaka Smart to recruit in the State of Texas. If he just recruited in metro Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio he’d be at the head of the class for every Big 12 program (including Kansas) throughout the conference. High school and AAU basketball in Texas has blown up over the last few decades.
Many might be familiar with the age old saying above. It simply states until you’ve been in someone’s place you often have no idea of the pressures or difficulty they must deal with. I read more than witnessed the live interview with Magic Johnson. I cannot or rather I refuse to add anything to what you might have seen or read. Maybe at some date in the future I will comment further.
Texas basketball
It’s quite easy for me to set at my desktop pounding at the keyboard, I simply inform you how easy it is for Shaka Smart to recruit in the State of Texas. If he just recruited in metro Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio he’d be at the head of the class for every Big 12 program (including Kansas) throughout the conference. High school and AAU basketball in Texas has blown up over the last few decades.
The state once known for supplying football talent might now be
sending an equal amount of outstanding basketball prospects to Texas schools
and the nation. Back to Smart a moment,
the success he tasted at VCU has never materialized at Texas. One publication claims the Longhorns winning
the “watered down” version of the National
Invitation Tournament is not that impressive.
Three incoming prospects plus several holdover roster members should
make for improvement. Shaka Smart must
shock the world this upcoming season.
“Is it 10 miles or
1,000?”
As this is written we have no idea if the Warriors repeat as NBA champions. This we do know, next season they will have a brand-new home in a brand-new city. Well the home is new not the city, San Francisco was the base until nearly 50 years ago when the Warriors moved to Oakland. The team is moving from Oracle to the Chase Center next season and from reports several fans (and perhaps players) are not excited about the move. An area newspaper interviewing a resident said; “Is it 10 miles or 1,000” to Chase Center. The report went on to state its 16 miles a $7.00 toll across the Bay Bridge. It’s been said Oracle is one of the loudest arenas in the NBA, will that rowdiness transfer to San Francisco.
As this is written we have no idea if the Warriors repeat as NBA champions. This we do know, next season they will have a brand-new home in a brand-new city. Well the home is new not the city, San Francisco was the base until nearly 50 years ago when the Warriors moved to Oakland. The team is moving from Oracle to the Chase Center next season and from reports several fans (and perhaps players) are not excited about the move. An area newspaper interviewing a resident said; “Is it 10 miles or 1,000” to Chase Center. The report went on to state its 16 miles a $7.00 toll across the Bay Bridge. It’s been said Oracle is one of the loudest arenas in the NBA, will that rowdiness transfer to San Francisco.
This writer has no idea where Steph Curry lives however I
read this comment by the sharpshooter. “I may have to do like Kobe and get me a
helicopter.” Several you might remember
it stated the Laker guard would sometimes commute from his Orange County home
by chopper to Staples Center. San
Francisco/Oakland and surrounding communities have got to be twice the size of
Kansas City Metro (2 million plus). This
is my only comparison which might not be quite fair. In 2015 when the baseball Royals won the
World Series, we attended the victory parade.
Rush hour traffic it’s a 30-minute drive to my home in south Kansas
City, after the parade it took us 1 ½ hours to arrive home. No wonder they are trying to persuade Warrior
fans to utilize public transportation.
The guy can coach
Bucks basketball was good ahead of Frank Budenholzer’s arrival. The Bucks have gotten even better under Budenholzer, interesting in that he and the Hawks parted ways. From what I read the parting appeared to be mutual on both parts. The Bucks lost in double OT 118-112 but hold 2 games to 1 lead. At this point the Raptors likely remain the favorite however the odds surely must have gone down a bit. The Hawks have suffered on the court in recent years, the road might not have been so bumpy if they had managed to hold on to the coach they forced out.
Bucks basketball was good ahead of Frank Budenholzer’s arrival. The Bucks have gotten even better under Budenholzer, interesting in that he and the Hawks parted ways. From what I read the parting appeared to be mutual on both parts. The Bucks lost in double OT 118-112 but hold 2 games to 1 lead. At this point the Raptors likely remain the favorite however the odds surely must have gone down a bit. The Hawks have suffered on the court in recent years, the road might not have been so bumpy if they had managed to hold on to the coach they forced out.
