12/15 Ric Bucher, Joe House (NBA)
2 bs: carmelo going to the knicks. rb: nets
8 carmelo is not on basketball terms with george karl and chauncey, both denver icons
13 bs doesn’t believe the nets will be in brooklyn in 2012
1630 the bulls love playing with each other, exciting and dangerous team
1830 miami heat, simplified: 3rd quarter’s lebron’s, 4th quarter’s wade’s. that’s not gonna work in the postseason. the deeper you go, the more your team’s depth is exploited
21 the booth, calling an nba game - almost too close to the action, bad perspective. but fun still.
2230 “i can’t believe announcers get paid”
34 kevin love the rebounding gene
36 “90% rebounds made under the rim” bill russell. (it’s about positioning and figuring out angles. not jumping)
part ii
6 the team usa this past summer, was party successful bc the players’ age was college, and mike krzweski is a college coach, so the personalities and dynamics were familiar. plus, having a short term goal like that where everybody is on the same page is easier than coaching a team for 100+ games and leading to a championship, like phil jackson. team usa, not playing for money but for pride. nba season, a lot more things to balance over a longer period of time.
24 rb: i don’t know if jordan wins the second 3 if he didn’t take the year off from basketball
39 we have great league disparity right now, btwn good teams and bad teams. bs: that’s good for the league. that’s what it was in the 80’s
what changed - a year ago, a dual nba-nfl lockout was “inevitable.” now it’s 30% likely
