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Say it ain’t so
I’m unsure if the news broke late Wednesday night, I went to bed early. The morning sports news indicated the Warriors Steph Curry sustained a broken left hand in a hard fall. I’ve not read any additional reports except for the headline. The NBA is a marathon, will Curry return before the end of the season is the question? The Warriors have now lost both members of their starting back court to injury.
I’m unsure if the news broke late Wednesday night, I went to bed early. The morning sports news indicated the Warriors Steph Curry sustained a broken left hand in a hard fall. I’ve not read any additional reports except for the headline. The NBA is a marathon, will Curry return before the end of the season is the question? The Warriors have now lost both members of their starting back court to injury.
Klay Thompson was injured in the playoffs last
season now Steph with the 2019-20 season but 4 games old. Its possible Curry could return near the end
of the season, but the question remains is it necessary? It might depend where the Warriors sit in the
standings and if they qualify for a playoff spot is the better question?
Earlier in the week one .com site asked the question, “Will the Warriors
qualify for the playoffs.” Interesting
in that the account was written prior to the news of last night.
Bits n Pieces
If this appears critical so be it, once again the Rockets offer us proof. They are a typical Mike D’Antoni team they play little if any defense, The Beard with 59 points and Westbrook with a triple double. They beat the rebuilding Wizards by one point 159-158. There is no doubt they will earn a playoff berth, unless they begin playing better defense an NBA championship might be out of the question.
If this appears critical so be it, once again the Rockets offer us proof. They are a typical Mike D’Antoni team they play little if any defense, The Beard with 59 points and Westbrook with a triple double. They beat the rebuilding Wizards by one point 159-158. There is no doubt they will earn a playoff berth, unless they begin playing better defense an NBA championship might be out of the question.
This might not be surprising to many,
despite standing 7 foot 6 inches tall Tacko Fall is a smart guy. Possessor of an engineering degree from UCF,
we read his SAT score could have gained his admittance into an Ivy League
institution. There is a fall back plan
in place, if there is no NBA career in Fall’s future, he will become the
world’s tallest engineer.
I’m unsure how Matt Norlander came to his
conclusion, at the same time I hope students, alumni and fans are not offended
by this account. The CBS.com college
basketball writer ranked the top basketball team in each state. For the State of Missouri Norlander chose
Missouri State, he admitted normally Mizzou would be in top position. I remain unsure who left the program or who
returned but the Springfield school finished last season at .500 (16-16). Mizzou had lesser wins than the prior season
but was 15-17, I believe their win total for the upcoming season should surpass
last season.
Kyle Kuzma is reported to be activated for
tonight’s game against the Mavs. He
becomes one more vital cog in the Lakers playoff hopes. Rajon Rondo is also close to returning
however he’s expected to miss the game.
Now and then
An NBA player comes along we just plain don’t like. I cannot make that statement about LeBron James; I always appreciated his play before the Lakers. He wasn’t then and is still not my all-time favorite basketball player. Wedding dress aside the overbearing play of Dennis Rodman bothered many NBA fans. It wasn’t the fact he couldn’t play he was an expert rebounding the basketball it was his well you read it earlier.
An NBA player comes along we just plain don’t like. I cannot make that statement about LeBron James; I always appreciated his play before the Lakers. He wasn’t then and is still not my all-time favorite basketball player. Wedding dress aside the overbearing play of Dennis Rodman bothered many NBA fans. It wasn’t the fact he couldn’t play he was an expert rebounding the basketball it was his well you read it earlier.
Later Bruce Bowen mostly playing for the
Spurs played tough defense, some said it was dirty ball. Check it out on YouTube, there is video of
him tripping an opposing player on purpose.
There are other similar incidents throughout his NBA career. We now arrive at the doorstep of the Clippers
Randy Beverly. He’s cut out of the same
mold as his predecessors Rodman and Bowen.
Unless you are a Clippers fan Beverly is one of those players you just
love to hate.
It’s different now
College basketball recruiting has changed, we discussed this previously. In this instance we are discussing the announcement process. Once upon a time a prospect simply signed the paperwork in his living room with the coach and family surrounding him. This next portion I’m unsure in what order but it’s believed it was the high school site. The prospect was seated in the gym along with his family the coach and his fellow students.
College basketball recruiting has changed, we discussed this previously. In this instance we are discussing the announcement process. Once upon a time a prospect simply signed the paperwork in his living room with the coach and family surrounding him. This next portion I’m unsure in what order but it’s believed it was the high school site. The prospect was seated in the gym along with his family the coach and his fellow students.
That scenario morphed into an ESPN televised
“production.” We use the term production
because on the table in front of the prospect were 3 or 4 caps of the schools
under consideration. The prospect would
indicate the school of his choice by reaching for the caps and placing one on
his head. That method of announcement
remains common practice although a number simply announce their college choice
via a tweet. We’ve come a long way from
sitting at home and signing the paperwork.
