Basketball from a fan’s perspective

“He should lead the league, he’s 7 feet 10”

I have a couple of co-workers who attended high school with Bol Bol. I questioned them wondering about Bol’s high school play. Of course, he only spent one year locally before he began a sojourn attending several high schools across the nation. He then spent one season at Oregon before he declared for the NBA draft. This is part 2 or 3 of a statement made by Shaq and his belief we’ve seen Wemby before, his name is Bol Bol.

The major problem Kaleb told me “He (Bol) never seem to have gotten any better although he certainly has talent. I then said, “Guess who’s leading the NBA in blocked shots?” Keenan smiled and said Wemby, he should lead the league, he’s 7 foot 10.” Wemby is tall however he’s not quite that towering, officially he’s listed at 7 feet 4 inches. If we look at wingspan its easy to see how Wemby was able to block a Trae Young shot without leaving his feet. He’s got an 8-foot wingspan versus the 7-foot 8-inch wingspan of Bol. Keep in mind Wemby is on a minutes restriction yet still manages to lead the NBA in blocked shots, I guess that might be easy considering he’s 7 foot 10.

2 + 2 = 5    

We are in the day and age of conspiracy theories, there is no requirement to provide proof just a hint of what one might believe. That is the case here and it involves minority owner Mark Cuban of the Mavs. At the time Cuban purchased the majority share of the Mavs I had no doubts of his business knowhow. Seeing him occasionally on the television program Shark Tank cemented my view of Cuban and now this. Today I found a website indicating “The NBA might be going out of business” and that’s the basis for Cuban selling his majority share of the Mavs.

As you are aware I have no working knowledge the amount any NBA team earns after all the financial matters are addressed. We are dependent on news reports, not having firsthand knowledge of any teams operations. If the NBA is in such dire straits financially wouldn’t it make more sense to divest yourself all together? It was made clear Cuban would retain a minority share in the Mavs, in addition this question. The Adelson and Dumont families are casino owners, according to reports they paid $3.5 billion to acquire ownership. I’ve always been led to believe those involved in gaming operations probably subscribe to the belief the house always wins. Why would these two families spend money if the NBA is going out of business, case closed.

Wow

Former players are becoming head coaches at a younger age or LeBron James is “old.” Thanks to Basketball Network we discovered this fact, LeBron played against each of these coaches over his NBA career.  

Chauncey Billups Blazers

Willie Green Pelicans

Adrian Griffin Bucks

Darvin Ham Lakers

Jason Kidd Mavs

Tyronn Lue Clippers

Ime Udoka Rockets

Jacque Vaughn Nets 

That’s an amazing bit of trivia, you have permission to use this against your friends.

It ain’t rocket science

Mentioned here and in other publications the difficulty of an NBA draft. After all the poking and mental prodding of a prospect a scout, coach or someone in the front office must determine…” Could ___________ play in the NBA at a high skill level?” Mock draft sites can also appear questionable as well, allow me to site an example. As this is written the Houston Rockets have Alperen Sengun at the center position, his numbers would indicate he’s playing adequate at the post for them.

6-foot 11 243 pound-Sengun’s numbers are 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5.3 assists along with 54% shooting from the floor a game. Sometimes mock drafts are not always correct pending trades and other house maintenance issues. If the positioning here is correct we discover the Rockets have pick 12 and 13 and this is what THEY SAY. 7-foot 1 226-pound Aaron Bradshaw of Kentucky will be chosen with the 12th pick followed by 7-foot 3 260-pound Donovan Clingan at 13. I have serious doubts if this occurs along the lines this mock site projects, not the order of the draft rather that both Big Men are added to the roster of the Rockets with Sengun apparently performing at an adequate level.