Basketball from a
fan’s perspective
Karma
You know what folks say, karma is a @#%&! Mark Cuban has gone out of his way to laugh at the current plight of the Lakers, I’d be careful if I were him. I’m certainly not threatening Cuban or any of the Mavs players. In fact, I like most of the Mavs, I even like the owner. I never, ever laugh at someone else’s misfortune, there are a several reasons why…. the chief one being karma. Karma can sometimes come back and bite you in the butt. On the other hand if you have only one championship versus 16 well.........
Invited guests
We saw the name of 9 players invited NBA Draft night. As expected, the invites went out to the usual suspects.
We saw the name of 9 players invited NBA Draft night. As expected, the invites went out to the usual suspects.
Zion Williamson
Jae Morant
RJ Barrett
Darius Garland
De’Andre Hunter
Jarrett Culver
Coby White
Cam Reddish
Jaxson Hayes
Jae Morant
RJ Barrett
Darius Garland
De’Andre Hunter
Jarrett Culver
Coby White
Cam Reddish
Jaxson Hayes
The NBA will send out additional invitations and the NBA’s goal
is 20 players in attendance at Barclays Center on draft night June 19.
An NBA return?
He last played in the 2013-14 season with the NBA Thunder. Hasheem Thabeet is now 32-years old and he’s attempting a comeback. Just the numbers would appear he should be able to play, he stands 7 feet 3 inches tall and 262 pounds. This native of Tanzania played three years at UConn and left declaring for the 2009 NBA draft. Either scouts misread or maybe he might not have been as talented as first believed. He left UConn with a high-water mark of 13.8 ppg and nearly 11 rebounds a game.
He last played in the 2013-14 season with the NBA Thunder. Hasheem Thabeet is now 32-years old and he’s attempting a comeback. Just the numbers would appear he should be able to play, he stands 7 feet 3 inches tall and 262 pounds. This native of Tanzania played three years at UConn and left declaring for the 2009 NBA draft. Either scouts misread or maybe he might not have been as talented as first believed. He left UConn with a high-water mark of 13.8 ppg and nearly 11 rebounds a game.
The Grizzlies made him the second pick in the first round of
the 2009 draft. From that point it was a
series of stops throughout the NBA and into the G-League. He played in Japan as recently as 2017 but
now wants to play again in the NBA, he’s working out in preparation for a
return. In the USA Today article he claims there was no one to mentor him on his
arrival in Memphis and successive stops.
The earlier question posed, was Thabeet’s ability and talent misread by
Memphis scouts? That might appear to be
the case rather than no mentor for him.
Oracle Arena
I always become nostalgic at the time an arena either closes or is no longer in use. That’s the case for the Warriors home Oracle Arena, originally opened in 1966 it’s the oldest NBA arena in regular operation topping Madison Square Garden by two years. The building has been home for the Warriors since 1971 when they relocated on a permanent basis. Over the years the arenas had several names, it was Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum from 1966-1996.
I always become nostalgic at the time an arena either closes or is no longer in use. That’s the case for the Warriors home Oracle Arena, originally opened in 1966 it’s the oldest NBA arena in regular operation topping Madison Square Garden by two years. The building has been home for the Warriors since 1971 when they relocated on a permanent basis. Over the years the arenas had several names, it was Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum from 1966-1996.
In 1997 it became The Arena in Oakland which lasted till 2005. For nearly a year it was Oakland Arena and
late in 2006 Oracle Corporation signed a 10-year agreement to place their name
on the arena. Renovation to the building
took place in 1996-97 to the tune of $121 million, so there you have it the
brief history of the Warriors home. Rest
assured management hopes Chase Center in San Francisco holds the same type
of fan intensity as Oracle contained for the home team.
Home
Remember Seventh Woods, the name stands out clearly? He was highly touted out of high school and chose to attend North Carolina. He never played major minutes, was it injury or work ethic? Maybe it was another thing in any event he decided to transfer to another school. Today's athletes use social media to announce their intentions. Woods announced on Instagram he's headed to South Carolina in Columbia his home and also the home of the University of South Carolina.
Home
Remember Seventh Woods, the name stands out clearly? He was highly touted out of high school and chose to attend North Carolina. He never played major minutes, was it injury or work ethic? Maybe it was another thing in any event he decided to transfer to another school. Today's athletes use social media to announce their intentions. Woods announced on Instagram he's headed to South Carolina in Columbia his home and also the home of the University of South Carolina.
