Awesome video of Landry Fields trying to push his jerseys and t shirts at a local Modell's.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The Dog Days Are Ending
It's been almost a month since my last post, a cardinal sin for a blogger. I apologize for abandoning what few loyal readers I do have. Unfortunately, not a lot has changed in the league anyhow. These are the 'dog days' of the NBA season, similar to August in baseball. We've identified the contenders and pretenders and now we're just stuck in All-Star Game build up purgatory. Worse yet we still have nothing to report on the Carmelo trade front, as rumors continue to swirl about the Knicks and now the Lakers. Even the All Star selections didn't have a lot of drama. The biggest snub was who? Maybe Steve Nash, but name a point guard in the West that should be taken off the team in order to make room for Nash.
Anyway, now that we're caught up on the state of the league we can finally begin projecting to what may happen in the future as we close in on the All Star Game, trade deadline, and serious playoff considerations regarding seeds and match ups.
On a side note, and one of the things that has changed since my last post, Jerry Sloan, Jazz coach since 1988 resigned this afternoon. Reports indicate it was a fall out of sorts with Deron Williams, with Sloan being left in a 'him or me' position. I don't really care about the Jazz one way or another but it will be interesting to see how this move affects the playoff chase in the West, and more importantly how it affects where Deron Williams ends up playing. He has another year and a half left on his contract. Has D Will 'won out' in the battle for Jazz management, or will they go in a completely different direction with a new coach and personnel that fits that style? I immediately went to the trade machine and put this goodie together that lands D will AND Melo in New York.
I won't get bogged down in Melo trade scenarios too much right since the landscape changes every day. I will be updating more frequently like I was doing during the beginning (and more exciting) part of the season. The dog days are coming to a close and now the real basketball can begin!
Anyway, now that we're caught up on the state of the league we can finally begin projecting to what may happen in the future as we close in on the All Star Game, trade deadline, and serious playoff considerations regarding seeds and match ups.
On a side note, and one of the things that has changed since my last post, Jerry Sloan, Jazz coach since 1988 resigned this afternoon. Reports indicate it was a fall out of sorts with Deron Williams, with Sloan being left in a 'him or me' position. I don't really care about the Jazz one way or another but it will be interesting to see how this move affects the playoff chase in the West, and more importantly how it affects where Deron Williams ends up playing. He has another year and a half left on his contract. Has D Will 'won out' in the battle for Jazz management, or will they go in a completely different direction with a new coach and personnel that fits that style? I immediately went to the trade machine and put this goodie together that lands D will AND Melo in New York.
I won't get bogged down in Melo trade scenarios too much right since the landscape changes every day. I will be updating more frequently like I was doing during the beginning (and more exciting) part of the season. The dog days are coming to a close and now the real basketball can begin!
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