Basketball from a fan perspective
Coaching
moves
There
are jobs open, Brett Brown is on the hot seat and the Sixers might be ready to
make a move. In addition, we read the
Nets are talking Tyronn Lue and Gregg Popovich, Lue maybe but Pop? At this stage,
it would appear the long-time Spurs coach is looking at retirement over taking on
the role of head coach at this point. This
is interesting because we are unsure if Jacque Vaughn’s been given ample time
to secure himself to Nets management. NOTE:
This was written early Monday morning, I decided to publish the account anyway.
A
letter to Joel Embiid
Dear
Joel,
I
can address you by your first name, I take elder privilege. I watched your growth as a basketball player
from your days at the University of Kansas.
You might wonder why this letter is being written, there are questions
regarding the future of your game. I
watched the Celtics sweep your Sixers right out of the building which prompts
this letter, your game has regressed in my view.
I
am unsure if this is a coaching issue however aspects of your offensive game
have disappeared. A friend of mine
indicates you want to be Jordan or Kobe shooting those fadeaway jump
shots. You are 7 feet tall and 250
pounds why are you shooting outside shots your size clearly states, “inside
game.” Your recent past provides us proof you have an inside game; your off
season should be spent renewing this aspect.
I appreciate you taking time to read my letter, take care now.
Yours
truly,
Larry
Laker
“I’m
not impressed!”
We
believe the basketball world was in awe with the Luka Doncic game winning shot
versus the Clippers. All of us except Shaquille O’Neal a.k.a. The Big Diesel below
are his words on Inside the NBA. Our question
to Shaq and others, why must a player win multiple games in dramatic fashion before
we recognize pending greatness?
“Calm
it down a notch. That’s all I’m saying. He’s great, but I’ve seen that before –
his name is Steph Curry. I’ve seen that before – his name is James Harden. I’ve
seen it all last week – his name is Damian Lillard. Just calm it down a little
bit – that’s all I’m saying. He’s great; he can play.”
You
are the judge
Video below, the
battles of Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, keep in mind Wilt was in year
10 by the time Kareem arrived in the NBA.
The vaulted skyhook was blocked by Wilt, there are doubts if anyone else
did that for the balance of Kareem’s career, as for the player comparison:
Wilt Chamberlain 7
foot 1, 1 275 pounds
Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7
foot 2, 225 pounds
