This tidbit from Mr. Research:
“Herb Kohl (owner, Milwaukee Bucks): When I bought our team, way back in ’85, I was sitting, having dinner with David Stern. And he said, ‘I want to tell you something. Every owner that I’ve ever dealt with, early in their ownership, has called me and said one thing.’ I said, ‘What is […]
Phoenix Suns launch their forty-ninth NBA season Wednesday, hosting the Sacramento Kings. Of course, Devin Booker is the team Poster Boy. No question, Booker is a talented young man and has a chance to be a special player. Let’s hope they don’t muck it up.
I’ve always maintained if you want to prevent injuries in the NBA, give the players the summer off and let their bodies recover. Going at this another way, teams around the league – the Los Angeles Clippers most recently in the news on account of it – are getting deeper and deeper into collecting data, […]
Because the kids still are learning how to play and the referees are learning how to ref, amid all the crashing and banging, teams should be thankful no one appeared to have been seriously hurt.
The Summer League has always been a place where teams can get a better look at rookie and first-year draft picks. Using the Suns’ Devin Booker,http://www.nba.com/playerfile/devin_booker/ as an example, the initial step was to have an exceptional first year. He did. The second step was to dominate the Summer League. He did – until […]
I was in Port Orford last week to work on my book with Mr. Research. Port Orford is a pleasant seaside town on the Oregon coast. We had a wonderful time and got a lot of work accomplished. With Mr. Research’s continued help, hopefully, the book will be completed by year end. Of course, when […]
Okay, so maybe Jerry West’s phone call helped Kevin Durant make his decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors. But I believe, when OKC blew a 3-1 lead against Golden State and probably could have gone on to defeat Cleveland, it was a no-brainer for KD. In addition, he can opt out after one […]
Isn’t it interesting? In the NBA finals, the court got smaller — I mean, the half-court game showed up. When every possession was crucial, all those 3-point shots in January and February became bad shots in June. Trust me, playoff time, some players appear — and some disappear.
Just so you know, all of the above […]
If Domantis Sabonis is just half as good as his dad, he will play a long time in the NBA. “Oldtimers” may recall Arvydas Sabonis, who played 16 seasons in Europe and was the bulwark of the 1988 Soviet Olympic gold medalists who whipped the David Robinson-led U.S. squad. He was one of the […]