I have no problem with Ellis at all. I'm not waiting around for him to apologize or whatever like some of the more butthurt "fans" are...notnecessarily anyone on NT, but the comments on TKs and Adam's blogs.
He is good, and he'll be fine. What isn't good is the notion of forcing him into a PG position when he lacks that naturally.
He can apologize to me by lighting it up next season even if our team is mediocre at best. The reason, that will show he actually DOES care about the game,etc. At least IMO.
In other news-
The NBA really, really needs to show the ping pongs. If I was one of the four remaining Kings fans, I'd just walk away from my house and go to OKC orsomething since they'll be better. They should honestly consider retracting the Kings and Bucks. It could be beneficial to the league as a whole.
Being serious for a moment, think of it like this:
The NBA would save
1) Debt or lease expense on the arenas
2) Operating loans since both these teams HAVE to be operating at a loss
3) The overall quality of the league should increase because the 30 max players who could be part of the remaining 28 teams would force out the terribleplayers. Happy trails Kurz!!! Happy trails Chris Quinn. You know, would never had made the league of the same rules of play were still intact.
4) Both areas represent parts of the country that have been economically ravished and will have trouble supporting teams. I've most familiar with Sac dueto going to school in Chico. I watched 4 years of Kings games and saw people moving into ridiculously overpriced homes. Well, both have imploded. MilwaukeeI'd assume would be closely related, due to the infrastructure for jobs up there is manufacturing (mostly, I believe). Therefore, I'm sure they'reseeing a higher level of unemployment coupled with rising costs. The flip side though, understandably, would be the loss of jobs as they relate to supportingthese franchises.
5) Scott Skiles would no longer be a head coach.
Obviously #5 is a joke, but for the most part, I'm serious about the rest. Stern wants the league to be successful, and so do I. But some things need achange (outside of the Warriors and their management). 28 teams and the same length of schedule could open it up to International play, something $tern hascertainly hinted at over the years.
Onto the Clippers getting the #1, at least you know that Blake will be average at best since no one will pan out in the long run as a Clipper. Mentored byZ-Bo, can't wait to witness that live.
And finally, in Warriors related news, Bitter Bob called and left me a voicemail. I was actually worried it'd be work related, but it wasn't. Hismessage was that the Warriors will have a "live" conference call on Thursday featuring none other than Bitter Bob (asking soft questions, I'msure...since he's a good employee), Lar, and Bobby. This may be the only time I'd want to be on the phone with them and hoping TK calls.
