- Jerry Sloan resigns.... so much to say here, but I'll keep it short... Sloan and Deron Williams can't get along... Sloan signs an extension last week (huh!?)... Sloan resigns... the rest of the details are pretty clouded, but it certainly seems as though Deron broke his will on this one... at any rate, Sloan is one of the great coaches of my NBA lifetime, and probably the best coach ever to not win a title... big ups to him on a fantastic career...
- Ray Allen breaks the all-time 3-pt FG made record... this was coming for a long time, but he finally got it done last night... Reggie Miller weeps... Ray has the prettiest J I've ever witnessed... and Reggie & Ray are so far ahead of everyone it's scary...
- NBA Check - The Lakers get a huge win in Boston... despite the fanfare around Ray Allen's record... they rode 20 second-half points from Kobe and a 20/10 from Gasol to a 92-86 road win... there's only so much you can take from this game, but both teams clearly take their intensity to different heights against each other... Arron Afflalo went bonkers after 1 am EST last night... 19 points in the 4th quarter including 13 in the final 5 minutes and the game-winner at the gun... overshadowing 42 points from Melo, and the fact that Chauncey Billups still thinks he's Mr. Big Shot (for another day)... impressive stuff from Afflalo... Dallas was due to drop one after winning 10 straight, and ran into a shooting buzzsaw from Denver late...
- College Hoops - St. John's is a dangerous team... Dwight Hardy went for 33, and the Johnnies decimated UConn in the Garden last night... UConn continues to struggle lately, and we need to remember that this was an unranked team preseason with low expectations... they're coming back to the mean... and Kemba Walker? Still a volume shooter... and Georgia Tech is woeful... I know that very few people care (shouts to John and Trav), but it's bugging me.. 23-77 (30%) shooting for the game... AT HOME... including a ridiculous 51 shot attempts from Rice and Shumpert (28 for Rice is laughable)... I don't even know what to say... any Tech fan knows the issue... firing Paul Hewitt comes at an unbelievable financial cost thanks to the balloon contract he signed in 2004, and I know he can recruit, but the way his players fail to develop, and the consistency by which they underperform is startling....
What to watch for...
- Lakers @ Knicks - ESPN 8:00 - Road back-to-back for an old LA team... means a dangerous spot here in the Garden...
- Suns @ Jazz - ESPN 10:30 - Ty Corbin (former Hawk) makes his debut as Utah's coach... and I'm sure his offense will look great against Phoenix lol... this is a must-see...
1 comment:
I'm shocked to hear of his resignation after 23 years as head coach of the Utah Jazz. Nowadays, it's extremely rare for a player, manager, or coach to spend that much time with one organization. I can't believe how much the NBA has changed since he started coaching the Jazz. It will take a long time to get used to the fact he is no longer the head coach.
As for Ray Allen, his record number of made three-pointers is quite an accomplishment. His percentage from behind the arc is very impressive as well. I think the 3-point shot is the most exciting play in basketball.
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