Basketball
from a fan’s perspective
This is funny
Kriel Ibarrola wrote two accounts of the same story for clutchpoints.com.
One account read; “4 reasons the Lakers should avoid signing Dion
Waiters”. The other version “3
reasons the Lakers should avoid signing JR Smith.” Should we believe Ibarrola claims the pick
should be JR since he’s got one less shortcoming than Waiters? As this is written Laker Nation has no clue which
one will be signed, rest assured one of them likely will be signed. On the other hand it could be a guard who failed to attract any media attention.
Words to ponder
Analyst Greg Anthony made the statement while providing commentary Monday evening, it was mentioned despite
the excellent record of the Bucks the Heat had beaten them twice this
season. “It’s easy to beat a time twice,
in the playoffs that’s a different matter, are you capable of beating a team
four times?” These are certainly words to
ponder, we don’t discount the NBA regular season it certainly counts. During the season a team plays in Chicago one
night, two nights later they are in Cleveland, once the playoffs begin that
becomes your focus. One key, travel is
lessened because you play that same team until concluding a playoff series.
The son of…
Dikembe Mutombo’s basketball expertise is rising, his name is
Ryan. Having a famous dad play the same
sport naturally draws comparisons. In addition,
at this point we have no idea how much Dikembe is coaching his son. As a high school junior, he stands 6 foot 11 near
the same height of his famous dad who stood 7 feet 2.
At 210 pounds Ryan is rather thin for his height however he
might eventually approach his dad in weight department (260 pounds) as well. Rivals and 247 Sports both award Ryan four
stars which is an indication he’s a high-profile prospect. This is no guarantee of future success be in
collegiately or possibly the NBA. We
realize it will take skill, work and the ability to rise above the crowd to
ensure future achievement. Ryan attends
high school in Atlanta and is a Class of 2021 prospect.
Speculation
This is the occurrence anytime you speculate on something,
there is a 50-50 chance you are proven wrong.
I must confess this time it’s me, recently I suggested the Lakers have
completed moves acquiring Markieff Morris to strengthen their front court. I said the Lakers would win or lose with the
present roster of guards.
They still might win or lose however there will be another
guard added to the roster. On Sunday the
Lakers announced they have released Troy Daniels, in addition there was a
further report Dion Waiters would work out for them on Monday. Should we believe Waiters becomes that “missing
link” the Lakers have sought? I have no
idea how this turns out, I refuse to speculate on this one, in fact by the time
you read this a decision might have been concluded.
Geography
Spartanburg and Dalzell two South Carolina cities are not geographically
close, depending on which highway you choose they could be only 123 road miles or
as much as 144 miles apart. The
connection, Spartanburg is home base for Zion Williamson and Dalzell is home to
Ja Morant. Although its most likely
Morant will be named 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year in second place will be
Williamson. The history of these two basketball
talents is intertwined in other areas as well.
A snippet of history, both were teammates for the South
Carolina Hornets an AAU team based in Columbia South Carolina. We know the history Williamson arrived at
Duke with star stamped on his forehead.
For Morant the story was slightly different, not highly recruited he
landed at Murray State (Kentucky). Morant’s
freshman year was good, but he really blossomed his sophomore year. His outstanding collegiate play allowed him
to become the second pick in the 2019 NBA draft behind guess who.
