Basketball from a fan’s
perspective
Standing tall
Most Laker fans had
no idea of Dwight Howard’s intentions.
After playing outstanding basketball for most of the season there was a
question on the restart. Reports
circulated Howard might choose the route of other NBA players and not
report. In fact, one article even
mentioned JaVale McGee would be forced to play additional minutes at the center
position.
Howard’s decided to
join his teammates in Orlando, in addition he indicates the $700,000 remaining
on his salary will be donated to his foundation. So, there you have it, Dwight Howard standing
taller than his 6-foot 11-inch frame. Does
the addition of Howard increase Laker chances of winning a championship, that
is a question yet to be answered? The short answer his return certainly should not hurt their chances.
Is he a budding talent?
Incoming Mizzou
center Jordan Wilmore stands 7 foot 3 inches tall; he is a rock solid 245
pounds. Wilmore is not awarded any
stars on a few of the prospect sites however all indicate he is an authentic
talent. The question for Mizzou fans
(and coaching staff), can Wilmore replace the foul-prone Jeremiah Tilmon at the
center position? Video of the youngster in
action is him matched against high school and AAU competition.
It details an
athlete able to move up and down the court smoothly, in addition Wilmore
possess a defensive mindset as well. His
offensive game details more than dunks, there is a 10-foot jump shot and
occasional hook. I do not wish to convey
the impression Wilmore is the second coming of Kareem, Shaq, or Hakeem, given time,
his desire and coaching the sky might be the limit.
Big Country
Bryant Reeves
arrived at Oklahoma State from tiny Gans Oklahoma in 1991. Oh, the nickname Big Country was hung on
Reeves by an OSU teammate. The teammate
gave him the nickname on a cross country airline flight the first for
Reeves. It was soon discovered growing
up in tiny Gans population 200+ at the time his travel had been limited.
The OSU Big Man after
a slow start begin to adjust to the college game, in 1995 Reeves became the 6th
pick in the first round of the draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. After six-year NBA career injuries would
impact him to the point he was forced to retire. Prior to his retirement Reeves managed to
gain a modicum of success at the NBA level.
Reports are Big Country Reeves returned to Gans and is a productive farmer. At 7 feet and 300 pounds he might be the biggest
farmer in the nation.
It has been quite a while
The report indicated
the Kings have missed the playoff 13 consecutive seasons, the 2019-20 season it
will be 14. What happened to this
franchise of Chris Webber, Hedo Turkoglu, Mike Bibby and others? There has been an ownership change and that
might be the key. We read several complaints
regarding the Maloof brothers at the time they owned the team, that’s history
now.
Vivek Ranadive
purchased the team in 2013, they were almost on the way to Seattle. After years of seeking new ownership they
were practically sold to a group prepared to move the franchise. If not for the late David Stern there might be
no franchise in Sacramento and the Sonics would have been re-born. Since 2013 numerous coaching changes, draft
choices and plain front office mismanagement have led us to a point Kings fans
in 2000-2005 cannot fathom.
