Because Tyson Chandler “knows what it is like to come to work with ruffled feathers” – or so goes the Arizona Republic version – the headline writer suggests he will somehow “reacclimate Markieff Morris” … who isn’t talking until Media Day (Sept. 28), either about what influence the 14-year, six-team journeyman Chandler is or isn’t […]
After watching almost as many NBA games as I have, Mr. Research came up with this gem: “The longer the uniform shorts (pants), the worse the game has become.”
Also, with the NBA season just around the corner, here is another tidbit to whet your appetite: In 1966-67, my first season as an NBA coach (assistant) […]
(I bet there aren’t many people who know who made that his signature phrase. A couple of clues: His real last name was Israel and, although a Yankee through and through, he was born in Birmingham, Alabama.)
In 1955, the champion Syracuse Nationals each received … ice buckets … as mementos of the team’s only ever NBA title. Sixty years later, to the day, Howard Dolgon, owner of the Syracuse Crunch hockey team, presented ceremonial championship rings to the team’s surviving members — Dolph Schayes, Bill Kenville, and Jim Tucker. Billy Gabor, […]
Happy Birthday, Wilt
Today, August 21, 2015, Wilt Chamberlain would have been 79 years old. In case you missed it, here are a few of his accomplishments:
1. Two-time NBA Champion;
2. 1972 NBA Finals MVP;
3. Four-time NBA MVP;
4. Thirteen-time NBA All Star;
5.1960 NBA Rookie of the year;
7. Seven-time NBA Scoring Champion;
8. 1968 NBA Assist Leader;
9. Eleven-time NBA […]
My wife, Johnnie, and I are back. We enjoyed the beach and the cooler weather in Del Mar, California. We also visited our money at the Del Mar race track.
The other night during an Arizona Diamondbacks-Milwaukee Brewers baseball game, the TV analyst admitted, “We are drowning in numbers.”
Can the NBA be not far behind?
Some 15,200 came out to the Target Center last week to see the last-place Minnesota Timberwolves annual “Summer Showcase” scrimmage. (Admission is free.) The NBA’s top draft pick, Karl Anthony Towns, put on a 24-point, 15-rebound show in 27 minutes, the fans went crazy, and they also got to applaud reigning rookie-of-the-year Andrew Wiggins, one […]
Chandler Parsons said it to describe Jordan’s change of heart: “He wasn’t ready for being a franchise player. He was scared.” I don’t know if he was scared but Parsons was right – Jordan couldn’t carry a team like the Mavericks, but playing with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin best suits his game. Also on the […]
After two stress fractures, left and right ankles, since 2013, why would you let one of your most valuable pieces play in the NBA summer league? Also, it will be hard to deny this young man the opportunity to play with his national team in September. This is a situation where Rest is more […]