tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846784286167706893.post2275722342755080122..comments2023-12-28T02:47:46.249-05:00Comments on The House That Glanville Built: Where in the World is Basketball Superiority?Reverend Paul Reverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02293762371442776830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846784286167706893.post-55677297837201667332008-07-24T15:56:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:56:00.000-04:00Yea, but the NBA is gonna be garbage to watch if t...Yea, but the NBA is gonna be garbage to watch if this continues, and how do you correct it? No salary cap? Then it becomes baseball with the Yankees and Red Sox dominating. If Euro teams can pay more, where's there a solution?<BR/><BR/>As far as Royal, I like it too because it gives them a tough on-the-ball defender and a guy big enough to give someone like Kobe a little, emphasize little, trouble. I hate Stern of late, so I guess, Power to the People.Reverend Paul Reverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293762371442776830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846784286167706893.post-50023642824714724332008-07-24T15:38:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:38:00.000-04:00I really do look at this as a good thing. Or mayb...I really do look at this as a good thing. Or maybe "necessary evil" is a more appropriate term. More and more players have been going overseas but the fact that we might lose two (or more, here's hoping Lou Williams agent isn't paying attention) talented domestics to the Euro leagues is getting a lot of notice and rightfully so. The positive I see in this is that there is no question the NBA has become more than complacent and can use a rude awakening. <BR/><BR/>David Stern's refusal to disclose/comment at length any details to the public for the Donaghy scandal or the Seattle Oklahomans move smacks of arrogance. Add to that the unnecessary yearly rule changes that have created confusion not only on the part of the public as to what correct calls are but also on the part of the players and refs and you get a league that has been riding a little too high. For a while now the teams that have been sent to play overseas were haphazardly put together and essentially a poor mix of all-stars ignoring the significance of role-players with the notion that our talent alone was enough to win (and it certainly wasn't). Hopefully the Euro-leagues coming to prominence will cause Stern and the League to do some much needed self-evaluation.<BR/><BR/>Also, I LOVE the Royal Ivey signing for one reason...I think we may have finally come to the long-awaited end of the Kevin Ollie era! I don't want to jinx us but there is no need to have two minimum-contract level 3rd-string guards. Great day for basketball!Joltin' Joe Blantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568219345126185929noreply@blogger.com