GAME OF DA MONTH: Cibona vs. Split, Dom Dražena Petrovića, 17.45...
ALL EYES ON ME: LARRY AYUSO, THE SHOOTER..
SVE VAS GLEDAM, MAJKU VAM VAŠU..
Pisalo je jučer na majici jednog od posmrtnih obožavatelja povijesne ličnosti iz Kumrovca. Mislim da bi sličnim riječima na situaciju u cro-košarci reagirali i Krešo & Dražen da su među nama, košarkaškim smrtnicima.
Osobno mislim da je Cibona ono što je mislila uraditi, ma što je mislila, ipak trebala napraviti s malo više stila. Neka igra druga petorka, ali onda neka IGRA, a neka ne blati svoj Dres i oči Gledateljima.
I to vam govori jedan Zagrebov navijač kojemu su nakon tekme na mobitel, kao i višerangiranim novinarskim kolegama, stizale SMS poruke nezamislivog sadržaja na račun Cibonine izvedbe.
Tomas BEEP, Krasić BEEP, BEEP BEEP BEEP..
Računi definitivno nisu podmireni, i drago mi je da je tako, jer se sprema pravi košarkaški obračun kojemu ćemo nazočiti u Draženovom Domu.
Malo pravog košarkaškog uzbuđenja neće nikome škoditi..
...A U NBA SE PUŠTA IZ LOTTERY PRESTIŽA... David Stern wants to examine lottery
The NBA may consider examining its draft lottery system after speculation some teams weren't trying their best to win late in the season, with the hope of improving their chances of getting the top pick.
Stern would like the owners to talk about the current weighted lottery, which gives teams with the worst records the best chance of selecting No. 1. He said he likes the system but wasn't happy with the way some teams played down the stretch.
"I haven't spoken to a lot of owners," Stern said. "On the end of the season and what teams do competitively, I think we should look at the lottery system and see whether it can be improved. I believe that."
1997 McDONALDS HIGHSCHOOL DUNK CONTEST: Baron Davis Takes it home...sigurno je ponešto naučio i od Spuda/Niquea 11 godina ranije..
Boston, which had the second-best chance of winning the lottery, rested some starters for the fourth quarter of a game and blew a lead.
"It's a system that favors teams to not win games," Philadelphia 76ers president and general manager Billy King said. "I think any time you have a system like that, it's not good for the league. It's something I'm sure that will be brought up and discussed and debated."
Philadelphia chairman Ed Snider believes each of the 14 teams in the lottery should get one ball instead of the team with the worst record having the greatest chance of winning. (Muraya - komentar: svakome GM-u loptu, i tko prvi zabije s Centra, njegova Draft Djevojka..)
Stern doesn't like that idea.
"You could have a 45-win team in a particular year be in the lottery and get the first pick," he said. "I'm not sure that's what drafts were meant to achieve. But if the tide has turned on this or if opinion has switched, we'll let the owners talk about it."