Basketball from a
fan’s perspective
Published Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
An investigation is required
It’s been documented in Words eye view the difficulty in following Euro League basketball. The same statement could be applied to the National Basketball League (Australia). During the season NBA TV occasionally telecasts Euro games however there is no frequency, to my knowledge NBL games have never been telecast. In this age every sporting event is either televised or available on-line, I’ll give you an example.
Mizzou was scouting a point guard at a
Wyoming Junior College. They didn’t offer him a scholarship, but I was able to see two or three of his games
on-line. The youngest brother LaMelo Ball and
RJ Hampton are headed to Australia and New Zealand for NBL play. In addition, there are three or four high profile
Euro players I want to check out. We are
discussing games on the other side of the world so it’s got to be on-line
delayed, a 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. my time game is not a possibility.
That’s part of my mission for the 2019-20 basketball season to see at
least one Euro and NBL game a week.
They might dinosaurs but
they still hold value
Are newspapers from a bygone era, do they still hold value for some; they have not become dinosaurs as many might believe. The St. Louis metro contains 2.8 million folks, the KC metro is 2.5. The St. Louis Post Dispatch published a very insightful story on Mizzou basketball, a similar account was missing in the Kansas City Star. Mizzou is partially responsible for the lack of media coverage as an example.
Once Mizzou relocated to the SEC from the Big 12 it’s my belief media coverage (others claim my imagination) decreased. Big 12 Kansas State is 135 road miles from KC, the University of Kansas 50 miles. The University of Arkansas is 230 road miles from KC and is the nearest SEC member. No one would drive this distance; University of Florida is nearly 1,000 road miles from KC. The Big 12 conference is in our “backyard” therefore media coverage including newspaper has become the norm. We are not at the edge of the earth here Mizzou is covered, its just not what Kansas State or the University of Kansas receives.
Are newspapers from a bygone era, do they still hold value for some; they have not become dinosaurs as many might believe. The St. Louis metro contains 2.8 million folks, the KC metro is 2.5. The St. Louis Post Dispatch published a very insightful story on Mizzou basketball, a similar account was missing in the Kansas City Star. Mizzou is partially responsible for the lack of media coverage as an example.
Once Mizzou relocated to the SEC from the Big 12 it’s my belief media coverage (others claim my imagination) decreased. Big 12 Kansas State is 135 road miles from KC, the University of Kansas 50 miles. The University of Arkansas is 230 road miles from KC and is the nearest SEC member. No one would drive this distance; University of Florida is nearly 1,000 road miles from KC. The Big 12 conference is in our “backyard” therefore media coverage including newspaper has become the norm. We are not at the edge of the earth here Mizzou is covered, its just not what Kansas State or the University of Kansas receives.
How did that happen?
Michael Beasley faces a 5-game suspension for violating the NBA’s drug policy. You ask the question, “How can this occur he’s not in the NBA?” You are correct he began the season with the Lakers was traded to the Clippers who waived him, he spent the balance of last season in China. Reports are if he signs an NBA contract he will immediately be suspended. How did his NBA career go off the rails, was he not as talented as we first believed?
Michael Beasley faces a 5-game suspension for violating the NBA’s drug policy. You ask the question, “How can this occur he’s not in the NBA?” You are correct he began the season with the Lakers was traded to the Clippers who waived him, he spent the balance of last season in China. Reports are if he signs an NBA contract he will immediately be suspended. How did his NBA career go off the rails, was he not as talented as we first believed?
In the 2008 NBA draft Beasley was made
the second pick by the Heat, after the first two seasons it was downhill
thereafter. Beasley has done an
extensive tour of the NBA since the 2010-11 season. It was Minnesota then Phoenix, back to Miami
then in succession Houston, Milwaukee.
He finished last season with the Lakers and Clippers who released him. We’ve never read of any problems with
coaches, the difficulty appeared to be violation of team and league rules. Beasley is 30-years old now, there are
serious doubts he will ever change.
Was he cut or something
else occurred?
Will he or won’t he, the answer is the latter. The nation of Senegal on the West African continent announced its FIBA roster and Tacko Fall’s name was missing from the list. At this point we don’t know if he was cut or something else occurred. We can only make a guess unless Tacko announces his intention. Our best assumption, it appears the 7-foot 7-inch Big Man has made earning a roster spot on the Celtics the priority over playing for Senegal. So, we must guess the “something else occurred.” Later you will read in another account we ask the question, is the game changing again? Is the traditional Big Man game returning to the NBA, is small ball on the decline?
Will he or won’t he, the answer is the latter. The nation of Senegal on the West African continent announced its FIBA roster and Tacko Fall’s name was missing from the list. At this point we don’t know if he was cut or something else occurred. We can only make a guess unless Tacko announces his intention. Our best assumption, it appears the 7-foot 7-inch Big Man has made earning a roster spot on the Celtics the priority over playing for Senegal. So, we must guess the “something else occurred.” Later you will read in another account we ask the question, is the game changing again? Is the traditional Big Man game returning to the NBA, is small ball on the decline?
Is it worth the $$$?
Most of us who are capitalist have no problem with ESPN.com making money. Allow a slight retreat from the statement. We have no idea of the $$$ but rest assured ESPN.com probably earns large sums of money for the website. The question is it worth the $$$ involves ESPN+, this portion of the website requires a subscription. The fee is nominal for the subscription however it’s a matter of principle for me.
Most of us who are capitalist have no problem with ESPN.com making money. Allow a slight retreat from the statement. We have no idea of the $$$ but rest assured ESPN.com probably earns large sums of money for the website. The question is it worth the $$$ involves ESPN+, this portion of the website requires a subscription. The fee is nominal for the subscription however it’s a matter of principle for me.
Rest assured there are stories exclusive
to staff at ESPN.com, you are likely to not see it anywhere else except by
reading it on the .com website. That’s
fine, but this is the reason I refuse to purchase a subscription. Whatever the “exclusive” published I’d bet
money if it’s a report on the Bulls in a week or 10 days the account is likely
to be covered on the web. I will
continue to tell ESPN.com thanks but no thanks, I’ll wait for someone else to
report the story without paying for it.
