TONIGHT’S NBA SCHEDULE:
7:00 – ESPN Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals. Heat-Celtics. Miami leads series 1-0
I am not a big fan of individual awards in a team sport. MVP, Coach-of-The-Year, First team this, Second team that.
The only award I care about is winning.
Winning the championship.
Yesterday the NBA came out with their All-League teams. Of course you had critics going off on who didn’t make it?
Bradley Beal was trending yesterday – people were upset he didn’t make first, second or third team. Beal averaged 30.5 points per game this year. Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6 points per game back in 1962 but the league only had two teams and Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell took up those spots. Wilt averaged 50 points per game and Russell was named MVP.
LeBron James has been in the NBA for 17 years, he’s made All-NBA 16 times. It’s the most anyone has ever accomplished. The guy is one of the all-time greats.
Kareem, Kobe and Tim Duncan made All-League 15 times.
Have had some friends asking me who I like in the Western conference finals, Lakers or Nuggets? My heart is with Denver. Lakers will be tough obviously, but the Nuggets just beat the Clippers and no one, and I mean no one gave Denver a chance. Wait a minute, not true, my guy Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence picked Denver over the Clippers. http://basketballintelligence.net/
Former NBA player Mychal Thompson tweeted out: Jokic…Shooting range of Dirk…Lo post footwork of McHale…Passing skills of Walton…Basketball IQ of Kareem…Moves of Gumby…The dudes pretty good.
Tweet From Justin Kubatko: James Harden and Russell Westbrook are just the fourth backcourt duo in NBA history to each earn an All-NBA nod in the same season: 5x – Bob Cousy & Bill Sharman 2x – Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson 1x – Dennis Johnson & Gus Williams 1x – Harden & Westbrook.
Russ caught some criticism during the Rockets series against the Lakers, and yes, he didn’t play his best but let’s not forget how well he played in the regular season. His first year in Houston and playing out of position.
Speaking of “the best ever” type talk – I am going to try and just say, “one of the best ever.”
I’m not sure you can compare someone from the 1970’s to today’s players.
Good story here on the Van Gundy brothers. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/sports/basketball/nba-jeff-stan-van-gundy.html
Bulls, Pacers and Pelicans all have coaching openings. Would love to see someone give Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon a shot at the head job.
Now that college football is back, looks like college hoops will start up in mid to late November.
QUOTE OF THE DAY FROM DUNCAN ROBINSON:
“Sometimes you do all the right things and the ball doesn’t go in.”
Happy birthday Junior Bridgeman and Phil Jackson
Always play the right way…
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