EXCUSE THE DUST

That's the usual excuse when a company is building something new. That is the case here, the Words looks a little different this morning. It is being published from a remote location, my wife will inform you how desperate I became when I first experienced problems attempting to publish. By Monday everything should   be working properly.

THE DEPARTED

No this has no reference to the 2006 movie with the same title. Because I didn't see the movie I am unsure if the account you are reading is even close.  Oh well, here goes, we discussed former W Virginia coach Bob Huggins and his possible job at Louisville. Although I expressed my opposition to the hire there are plenty of other coaching positions out there. Below is just a short list of schools who parted ways with their head coach:

Vanderbilt Jerry Stackhouse

Travis Ford St Louis University

Mike Boynton Oklahoma State

Kenny Payne Louisville

Tony Stubblefield DePaul

Chris Holtman Ohio State

Mike Hopkins Washington

John Smith Cal Poly

Mike Davis Detroit Mercy

Lorenzo Romar Pepperdine

Juwan Howard Michigan

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

Sometimes there are players who are outstanding talents but maybe fail to capture the hearts and mines of all. That is the case for me regarding Kevin Durant. If he's your favorite forgive me, allow for a brief explanation. Phoenix becomes stop number 4 on his NBA, I am not going to count Seattle because he moved with the Sonics when the franchise moved to OKC. From there it was Golden State then Brooklyn and now Phoenix. Okay its just me, if you are a KD fan so be it who am I to argue with stats, there is no doubt in my mind KD will be in the Naismith Hall once he retires. The truth of the matter KD might be in the College Hall as well if he'd spent more time at Texas.

THIS IS DIFFERENT

I came across a YouTube story I found interesting maybe you might as well. With all the cities desiring an NBA franchise I found one just the opposite. A local radio guy got out front on the news a commission in government was exploring an NBA or WNBA franchise for Pittsburgh (PA). I discovered quickly although I've never lived or visited the area I knew more than him. During the interview he mentioned the ABA but said "Pittsburgh has never had an NBA team nor did they need one" I'm far too young to have witnessed them play but the 1947-48 season saw the Pittsburgh Ironmen in the BAA, which later would become the NBA. My question for anyone in the metro reading this, you take the word of a guy who doesn't know the history.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

Have you witnessed an athlete in his or her "infancy" and said to yourself, "He's-She's going to be a star." I asked my co-worker Keenan, he thought for a couple of minutes and said yes. "My high school (KCMO) played Chaminade (St. Louis), Jayson Tatum scored 40 points on us, nobody could stop him." Of course he went on to Duke and is a vital contributor to Celtic success. My first thought was seeing LeBron James in action for St Vincent-St Mary, a ready made NBA body. Of course I didn't have the opportunity to see him in person but was still impressed. Think about it a bit, who is that talent you first saw and believed they had a bright future ahead barring injury.