I thought today was the day that Jeremy Lin would sign with the Rockets and the Knicks will match the offer and end all speculation. But the day came and went without words other than a rumor that Lin was upset at the Knicks for not making the first offer. I find that absurd. If the Knicks had made an offer, it would be substantially less than the Rockets' offer. That would have forced Lin to take the offer and lose the chance to test the market or refuse the offer and look ungrateful to the Knicks who had given him a chance last year. So this was really a bad business decision for the Knicks and a lucky break for Lin. So there was no reason for Lin to be upset and he is intelligent enough to know that.
So far the offseason in the NBA can be described as the changing of the old guards. Jason Kidd went to the Knicks, Steve Nash to the Lakers and Ray Allen to the Heat. All moved to get a better chance to win the title. Obviously Allen got the best chance. He would not have to do too much, just shoot! His new team is already the defending champs and he won't have to log a lot of minutes. Nash will help the Lakers but they will still have trouble getting out of the West because OK City is only going to get better as their stars have not reached their peaks yet. Of course if the Lakers get Dwight Howard, that would change everything. But then there would be conspiracy theory as when the Lakers got Shaq and when they got Gasol. Kidd will not help the dysfunctional Knicks that much except mentoring Lin.
Debate about the 1992 Dream team vs this year's Olympic team. Obviously you can argue all day and cannot resolve anything. My view is that the Big Three from 92, Bird, Magic and Jordan were older at that stage than today's Big Three of James, Durant and Kobe. So today's team have a slight edge in terms of Super, Super Stars. But this team lacks size, Tyson Chandler cannot be compared to Patric Ewing and David Robinson. The 92 team had Malone and Barkley which today's team cannot match up. If Bird and Magic were at the prime then the 92 team wins easily.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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I thought it was ironic for the Rockets to sign him to that big contract after releasing him earlier in the season. They could have saved a ton of money had they kept him.
ReplyDeleteI don't see much controversy here unless he plays poorly. Then expect fans to call for Kidd to play. New York is a tough market and I wish Jeremy the best and hope he has a long and fruitful career. I look forward to him running for President and becoming his campaign manager!
As far as free agency goes in the NBA. It seems like the rich are getting richer.
As far as the Dream Team vs. the 2012 team goes, I would pick the Dream Team to win 7 out of 10 times and in a one game contest to win.
I don't think today's players play with a chip on their shoulder or play defense very well. Sure they may be more talented and athletic, but I think the leadership was better on the Dream Team and so was the coaching. And yes, the centers would dominate the 2012 team centers.
Did you watch the documentary about the Dream Team? What are your thoughts about leaving Isiah Thomas off the team? Probably had to do it if Jordan was going to play.
On other news, I am surprised that Romney showed up at the NAACP conference and talked about getting rid of Obamacare. He probably would have been better off not mentioning it. I am a little disappointed that the President did not show up at the conference. I don't know if it'll take away any potential votes, but it does seem like he's ignoring "his people".
I am interested to hear what Biden says at the conference. He's always good for some quotes!
-LBOAYM