Basketball from a
fan’s perspective
Published Monday through Friday
Just in case
It always appears to me each time a new arena opens for basketball/concerts it’s more palatial than the last one. Just in case you might have missed viewing one of the games last week below is the link to Chase Center in San Francisco. Next up, Clippers arena or whatever corporate name to be attached to it.
It always appears to me each time a new arena opens for basketball/concerts it’s more palatial than the last one. Just in case you might have missed viewing one of the games last week below is the link to Chase Center in San Francisco. Next up, Clippers arena or whatever corporate name to be attached to it.
What is it?
Former NBA player turned broadcaster Stephen Jackson had an interesting take. He said (and I paraphrase) “Kobe Bryant had a killer instinct something LeBron James doesn’t have.” I thought about his statement and asked the question, what is a killer instinct? Is it the ability to intimidate your teammates as Michael Jordan was reported to have done Kwame Brown and others? Kobe reported to complain about Shaq and Dwight Howard’s lack of a work ethic? Is deferring to your teammates as we often witness LeBron provides us proof, i.e. lack of killer instinct. We can decide for ourselves if Stephen Jackson is correct with his assessment of LeBron James.
Former NBA player turned broadcaster Stephen Jackson had an interesting take. He said (and I paraphrase) “Kobe Bryant had a killer instinct something LeBron James doesn’t have.” I thought about his statement and asked the question, what is a killer instinct? Is it the ability to intimidate your teammates as Michael Jordan was reported to have done Kwame Brown and others? Kobe reported to complain about Shaq and Dwight Howard’s lack of a work ethic? Is deferring to your teammates as we often witness LeBron provides us proof, i.e. lack of killer instinct. We can decide for ourselves if Stephen Jackson is correct with his assessment of LeBron James.
The year was
We heard complaints about hearing Celine Dion’s “My Heart will go on” over and over and over, after all it was the title from the epic number one movie “Titanic.” What else to explore from that time, Bill Clinton was president of the U.S. and NBC’s “ER” was the number one television program. The top billboard single that year was “Too Close” by the R&B group Next, next we wonder where they are? It was 1998 and, in the fall, Vince Carter begin play for the Raptors.
We heard complaints about hearing Celine Dion’s “My Heart will go on” over and over and over, after all it was the title from the epic number one movie “Titanic.” What else to explore from that time, Bill Clinton was president of the U.S. and NBC’s “ER” was the number one television program. The top billboard single that year was “Too Close” by the R&B group Next, next we wonder where they are? It was 1998 and, in the fall, Vince Carter begin play for the Raptors.
A draft day trade witnessed him
moving from the Warriors to the Raptors.
That was 22 years ago, Carter’s set several records besides the
longevity of his career, at age 42 he is the oldest NBA player to ever suit up for
an NBA game. Although Carter’s played
for several teams the Hall of Fame awaits him the countdown has begun although
he’s got to retire first. Carter
indicates the 2019-20 season will be his last, the long-held nickname “Vin-sanity”
or “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” will be retired from the vocabulary of TNT
broadcaster Kenny Smith.
Basketball does cause me an issue!
I don’t watch a great deal of broadcast or network television other than sports programming. Even with sports my schedule is somewhat selective as an example, once baseball season rolls around most broadcast programming is offering re-runs. As for college and NFL football for the most part that’s Saturday and Sunday afternoons, as for basketball that’s totally different.
Basketball does cause me an issue!
I don’t watch a great deal of broadcast or network television other than sports programming. Even with sports my schedule is somewhat selective as an example, once baseball season rolls around most broadcast programming is offering re-runs. As for college and NFL football for the most part that’s Saturday and Sunday afternoons, as for basketball that’s totally different.
Once the regular broadcast and NBA
season begins, I must check, “Who’s playing tonight?” If I add the college games in it becomes
additionally crowded, Big Monday and the like.
On Saturday I can watch college games beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the
last game coming on at 9:30 or 10:00 p.m.
Does it appear as if I’m complaining, far from it I LOVE basketball
season.
I saw this all-time Laker team, I didn’t select it, LeBron James did on his Instagram account. He excluded Jerry West, also missing was Elgin Baylor Rookie of The Year for the Minneapolis Lakers and the first star in Los Angeles. Also not included in LeBron’s Laker team was “Big Game” James Worthy, Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan, oh well. It’s not my list it belongs to LeBron James, he’s the one to take the heat for excluding the names mentioned and including his.
His game is like
_______
It’s mentioned in the past we often compare NBA prospects to an established player. Often if it’s said ____ is an outstanding talent the comparison provides us a better idea. One of the mock draft sites utilized has an attention-grabbing style of comparing, nbadraftroom.com is the site. Most require no further explanation, read and enjoy how they compare players to those we are familiar with:
It’s mentioned in the past we often compare NBA prospects to an established player. Often if it’s said ____ is an outstanding talent the comparison provides us a better idea. One of the mock draft sites utilized has an attention-grabbing style of comparing, nbadraftroom.com is the site. Most require no further explanation, read and enjoy how they compare players to those we are familiar with:
Anthony Davis lite=plays like AD but
weighs less
John Wall with a jumper
Poor man’s Derrick Rose, bigger Kemba
Diaper Doncic
6-7 White Chocolate=a reference to former
Kings guard Jason Williams
Bigger Robert Williams III
Derrick Favors with some sauce
6-7 Steph (Curry)
Sorry Jerry West 6-7 Steph (Curry)
I saw this all-time Laker team, I didn’t select it, LeBron James did on his Instagram account. He excluded Jerry West, also missing was Elgin Baylor Rookie of The Year for the Minneapolis Lakers and the first star in Los Angeles. Also not included in LeBron’s Laker team was “Big Game” James Worthy, Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan, oh well. It’s not my list it belongs to LeBron James, he’s the one to take the heat for excluding the names mentioned and including his.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Magic Johnson
Shaquille O’Neal
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
