Some NBA tidbits
- The new synthetic ball has been in the news a lot lately, and I've noticed a few things through the first four days of the season.
1. The much talked about (by the players) "slippery when wet" issue has not materialized as of yet. I haven't seen people dropping the ball late in games any more then before. Not at all.
2. Free throws have been affected the most as I see it. The new ball just seems to have so much grip that it sticks on player's finger tips a fraction too long. Guys are just not getting a smooth release, and it shows in the amount of FT's being left short, which is way up in my mind.
3. The banks are open! Any player that could use the glass before must be ecstatic now. This new ball just hits the glass and gives a true bounce off the board every time. Those old leather balls were much more unpredictable on bank shots.
4. One bad thing I see is that the "shooter's role" has been nearly eliminated. Those new balls get up on the rim and bounce around, as opposed to how the old ball used to kind of slide a bit.
Overall I'd say that this will be a non-issue by December.
- Jalen Rose agreed to sign with the Phoenix Suns on 11/3. Many people are lauding this as a great move and/or a steal. I don't see it that way.
Jalen has been on a serious decline for three seasons now, and is on his fifth team in six years. He plays zero defense, doesn't rebound and is also divisive in the locker room. He wasn't very athletic to begin with, and at 33 (34 on 1/30) time has sapped whatever he once had.
What Rose can still do is score the ball. He's more of a volume shooter now, but he has a post up game, can make an outside shot and even gets to the rim on occasion.
Sounds like a nice role player you say? Maybe, but only if his ego is in check. I'm sure he'll be on his best behavior at first, when he is getting minutes, but what happens when he loses playing time because he's not productive? That's when the fun will really begin for coach/GM Mike D'Antoni and PG Steve Nash.
Perhaps those two can keep Jalen from becoming a team cancer, but I'm dubious to say the least. At this point in his career Rose is more suited to being a scoring option on a bad team, where taking tons of bad shots wouldn't matter. He says he wants to win a Championship, but so does everybody else. Time to put your play where your (sizable) mouth is buddy.
1. The much talked about (by the players) "slippery when wet" issue has not materialized as of yet. I haven't seen people dropping the ball late in games any more then before. Not at all.
2. Free throws have been affected the most as I see it. The new ball just seems to have so much grip that it sticks on player's finger tips a fraction too long. Guys are just not getting a smooth release, and it shows in the amount of FT's being left short, which is way up in my mind.
3. The banks are open! Any player that could use the glass before must be ecstatic now. This new ball just hits the glass and gives a true bounce off the board every time. Those old leather balls were much more unpredictable on bank shots.
4. One bad thing I see is that the "shooter's role" has been nearly eliminated. Those new balls get up on the rim and bounce around, as opposed to how the old ball used to kind of slide a bit.
Overall I'd say that this will be a non-issue by December.
- Jalen Rose agreed to sign with the Phoenix Suns on 11/3. Many people are lauding this as a great move and/or a steal. I don't see it that way.
Jalen has been on a serious decline for three seasons now, and is on his fifth team in six years. He plays zero defense, doesn't rebound and is also divisive in the locker room. He wasn't very athletic to begin with, and at 33 (34 on 1/30) time has sapped whatever he once had.
What Rose can still do is score the ball. He's more of a volume shooter now, but he has a post up game, can make an outside shot and even gets to the rim on occasion.
Sounds like a nice role player you say? Maybe, but only if his ego is in check. I'm sure he'll be on his best behavior at first, when he is getting minutes, but what happens when he loses playing time because he's not productive? That's when the fun will really begin for coach/GM Mike D'Antoni and PG Steve Nash.
Perhaps those two can keep Jalen from becoming a team cancer, but I'm dubious to say the least. At this point in his career Rose is more suited to being a scoring option on a bad team, where taking tons of bad shots wouldn't matter. He says he wants to win a Championship, but so does everybody else. Time to put your play where your (sizable) mouth is buddy.
posted by D$ at 3:06 PM
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The Sixers already had the perfect guy to pair with AI, and Billy King traded him away.
His name is Larry Hughes.
The specifics of that 3-way deal...
2/16/00
Bruce Bowen, Larry Hughes & Billy Owens to Golden State for Tonic Kukoc from Chicago.
Wow, what a doozie that one is in retrospect.
I don't watch college ball, so I can't help you on the draft. Sorry.
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