Someone help me out. What has happened to Louisville (6-13, 1-7) DePaul (3-16, 0-8) Georgetown (8-12, 1-8) and Michigan (7-12, 2-6)? I’ll even throw the University of Detroit in there. Titans haven’t won a game all year. They’re 0-21.
Yo Candace Parker, you need to do your homework. Your recent comments abut Jalen Brunson were way off. She said this on TNT:
“When the game slows down in the playoffs, and you get jammed up, we’ve seen Jalen Brunson in the playoffs with the [Mavericks], and he was No. 2, No. 3, came in, played minutes, supplemented Luka [Doncic] handling the ball, but as a No. 1 option last year in the playoffs, great first round, second round not so much.”
But wait a minute, I watched the Heat series last year (2nd round) Brunson did well. Better than the first round actually vs Cleveland. Against Miami, Brunson put up 31 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. In the first round his numbers were 24 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. What are we doing here?
Sherrone Moore taking over at Michigan. Good hire by admin. But be warned, being an assistant coach is nothing like being the head man in charge.
This interview with Marcin Gortat is very good. https://hoopshype.com/lists/marcin-gortat-randy-wittman-was-the-only-coach-that-was-able-to-control-john-wall/
The two questions/answers were very interesting:
What creates this tight-knit community among European players, even beyond their active playing days?
We have similar cultures. That shows who we are; we have the same values, culture, and jokes, and we can spot the same issue or situation in a room. For example, you have one of the guys walking into the locker room with a golden grill and shiny diamonds, and he steps in, smiling all over the place. Everybody else thinks it is normal. Then all of a sudden me, Jan Vesely, or Tomáš Satoranský, “We’re sitting here looking at this like, what is this? This guy looks like a clown. He’s wearing gold diamond teeth. It’s ridiculous.” Next, you see an African-American coach walking in with his super baggy clothes. I’m talking about a potato bag hanging on him as a suit, and we’re looking at him, like, “What the hell is this?” We all crack jokes, like “You could make three suits out of this material; why would you make this suit? You look like an idiot in this suit.” So, we see those differences. We, as European guys, can spot a lot of things the same way. And we can catch a lot of things the same way we speak about when Americans talk about Sunday football, weekend Premier League games, or Barcelona-Real Madrid games, so we just have a different culture and different values and different things that are interesting for us.
Do you think social media is a problem?
The world is obsessed with social media. You have Twitch, and being a streamer, YouTuber, influencer, and basketball player, now, want all these things. How is this possible? Go to a basketball practice when you have them doing TikToks, Instagram, Twitter, and all these other social media that you have to post something. Do you want to become a basketball player? Of course, it is a huge distraction. The first thing you do in practice is record stuff. Why would you do that? How about you focus on practicing your left hand [dribbling]? I am a witness to that; before kids start bouncing the ball into practice, the first thing they do is record stuff around. They’re recording everything; they think that taking pictures with a ball. How about you dribble that ball first before you take a picture? That’s what’s happening right now.
Luka Doncic dropped 73 points on the Hawks Friday night. 25-33 FG. 8-13 from distance. 15-16 from the free-throw line. 10 rebounds, 7 assists. He was a +13 leading Dallas to the 148-143 win.
Devin Booker had 62 points Friday night but the Suns lost to the Pacers, 133-131.
Clippers started the season 3-7. They are now 29-14.
Illinois went to Northwestern the other night and Wildcat fans chanted, “Guilty!” each time Terrance Shannon touched the ball.
UCLA vs USC tonight. Both teams are 8-11.
Tarleton State is D-1 in men’s basketball. They’re a member of the WAC but you already knew that, right? Quick, where are they located?
A.P. from Brooklyn sent me a list of the top ranked players from New York State. Kareem Abdul-Jabber is 1, Dolph Schayes 2, Bob Cousy 3. We can all agree that “lists” are subjective, and it’s someone’s opinion. I agree with Jabber being the best, after that, it’s anyone’s guess.
Have a great weekend.
Go Lions!
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