The San Francisco Warriors are World Champions for 2017. Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry starred. Each year I am struck by the broadcasting crews slight of the greatest players that have gone before. It is almost as if NBA basketball began with “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird, followed by Michael Jordan. I am clear the [...]
This week’s Sports Illustrated has an article on the prep schools and other organizations designed to get the teen basketball phenoms an opportunity to fulfill their intentions to play, not in college, but the NBA. All of them carry the “next stop NBA tag” imposed by the people around them. The jury is still out [...]
Since its inception, one of the great honors in the world of sports has been to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. A great season might not be good enough. This morning, I was struck by the irony of the two covers on the table by my bed. One featured Vin Scully, the [...]
It’s playoff time in the NBA. This time of year invites comparisons to previous playoffs and the great players that have had their day at center-court. I am a little disturbed that, in most cases, the writers and TV personalities can go back no further than Larry Bird and “Magic” Johnson. I have no problem [...]
One down and, at least, 3 games to go for the NBA World Championship to be decided. The Golden State Warriors held strong in a come-from-behind overtime win on Friday night. MVP Stephen Curry led his team as did the best player in the league, the Cavaliers’ LeBron James. In championship play, the best team [...]
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come to an end. Rod preceded Hall of Famer Jerry West at the University of West Virginia. Rod and I met [...]
Not that it will make any difference, but I have a quarrel with media commentators and sports writers that can’t get further back than 20-25 years when referring to the all-time best performers (individuals, teams, etc.). Comparison’s are basically wasted motion because of the distance between performances, but being the best there is, whenever it [...]