Basketball from a fan’s
perspective
Zion
I decided to delve
into the Zion Williamson case versus the agent he terminated. This is presented without drawing any
conclusions, you certainly should feel free to check my evaluation of the account. The incident, the former agent of Williamson
claims the former Duke player was ineligible to play due to payment which
impacted his amateur status.
In trial testimony Williamson’s
former agency indicates the players stepfather secured a $400,000 loan prior to
his son’s enrollment at Duke. Of course,
if this is true it would indicate Williamson was ineligible to play his
freshman season at Duke. To counter this
evidence attorneys for Williamson, claim the documents including a photo ID of the stepfather are forged. What do you think, whose side are you on?
Divided loyalties
Once upon a time NYC had three major league baseball teams. The Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. The Dodgers and Giants would leave for Los Angeles and San Francisco respectfully in 1957. Expansion brought the National League Mets to the city thus an American and National League presence existed once again. Chicago has the baseball White Sox and Cubs and Los Angeles also has two the Dodgers and Angels. In the NBA, the Knicks have a rival in Brooklyn with the arrival of the Nets move from New Jersey in 2012.
The only other city with dual franchises is Los Angeles with the Lakers and Clippers. A rumor circulated several years ago there might be another team added in Chicago however nothing ever came of it. Whether we are talking baseball, or the NBA fans are loyal to that one alone. Ask Brooklyn born Spike Lee which team he favors? It is not just him I have never heard a Knick fan say, “I root for the Nets” and vice-versa. It might even be worse in Los Angeles since the Clippers and Lakers share Staples Center.
Once upon a time NYC had three major league baseball teams. The Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. The Dodgers and Giants would leave for Los Angeles and San Francisco respectfully in 1957. Expansion brought the National League Mets to the city thus an American and National League presence existed once again. Chicago has the baseball White Sox and Cubs and Los Angeles also has two the Dodgers and Angels. In the NBA, the Knicks have a rival in Brooklyn with the arrival of the Nets move from New Jersey in 2012.
The only other city with dual franchises is Los Angeles with the Lakers and Clippers. A rumor circulated several years ago there might be another team added in Chicago however nothing ever came of it. Whether we are talking baseball, or the NBA fans are loyal to that one alone. Ask Brooklyn born Spike Lee which team he favors? It is not just him I have never heard a Knick fan say, “I root for the Nets” and vice-versa. It might even be worse in Los Angeles since the Clippers and Lakers share Staples Center.
Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
I thought I knew all there was to know about Monroe but found out something brand new. According to Wikipedia he was given a nickname I was unaware. “His high school teammates at John Bartram High School called him "Thomas Edison” because of the many moves he invented.” Monroe a Philly legend in high school headed to Winston-Salem then a D-II school. In 1967 his senior year he averaged 41.5 points per game and was named NCAA College Division Player of the Year.
In the May 1967 NBA Draft Monroe would become the 2nd pick of the first round by the Baltimore Bullets (Washington Wizards). No question Monroe could score however NBA opponents were to discover the nickname applied to him in high school was true. Monroe would be 1968 NBA Rookie of the Year an NBA Champion later (1973) with the Knicks. Perhaps chief honors were being selected to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and selection to the Naismith Hall of Fame.
I thought I knew all there was to know about Monroe but found out something brand new. According to Wikipedia he was given a nickname I was unaware. “His high school teammates at John Bartram High School called him "Thomas Edison” because of the many moves he invented.” Monroe a Philly legend in high school headed to Winston-Salem then a D-II school. In 1967 his senior year he averaged 41.5 points per game and was named NCAA College Division Player of the Year.
In the May 1967 NBA Draft Monroe would become the 2nd pick of the first round by the Baltimore Bullets (Washington Wizards). No question Monroe could score however NBA opponents were to discover the nickname applied to him in high school was true. Monroe would be 1968 NBA Rookie of the Year an NBA Champion later (1973) with the Knicks. Perhaps chief honors were being selected to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and selection to the Naismith Hall of Fame.
NBA
Training Camp
Thursday July 9 the
NBA’s “second season” officially kicked off.
Many players not in Orlando earlier began arriving on Thursday. We have no idea if the NBA can maintain the
bubble its instituted to ensure the safety of its players. Are you ready for some football, opps sorry I meant ready for some basketball?
Testing
the waters
Kofi Cockburn
Illinois Big Man submitted his name for the NBA Draft. In his case it is believed he wants to gauge
his NBA potential, who could blame him.
Despite the change in the NBA game 7 feet and 300 pounds is an imposing
figure in and around the basket. Cockburn
was born in Kingston Jamaica but moved to Queens New York at the age of 15, first
it was Christ the King High School and later Oak Hill Academy.
Cockburn was a
4-star prospect in high school however several colleges were offering scholarships;
he would decide in favor of Illinois.
His freshman season was a mix, he scored at a 13.3 per game clip along
with 8.8 rebounds. From the floor he was
53% from the floor in 27 minutes a game.
In the Annual Braggin’ Rights Game versus Mizzou the Tigers managed to
bottle Cockburn into a poor performance (13 points) from the floor. His highs were 26 point points, 18 rebounds registered it two separate games, the talent is there it just needs to be developed.
