The NBA Player Draft

'With the 24th pick in the 1986 NBA Player Draft, the Portland Trailblazers select...Arvydas Sabonis!'...shock waves throughout the Pacific Northwest...wait who?...well, specifically a bunch of dudes having lunch in West Salem...Oregon...let me set the stage...it was back in the days of summer hoop camp at the high schools for the youngins in the feeder areas...I was an assistant, then, with the boss, the infamous Chuck Robinson, at the helm...so, we were a group of coaches...eating and awaiting the selection...you see, for the region, the Blazers were THE team...had anyone drafted a Euro before?...

It is the guess work of all franchises of the league...year after year...there is no other sport, that a draftee plays as quickly in the bigs as the hoops...so...if you have a pick in the top 5...your guy will probably be a huge part of what your makeup is...in the next season...this year, there are 5 elite kids...so it is being predicted...

However, the game has changed remarkably...it USED to be a big man's league...not now...it is a MOBILE one...guys have to play in and out...gone, is the pound the rock to the big posting down low...it's more of a high pick and roll...and drive and dish...so...a 6'9" kid is more valuable than a 7' dude...yet, the scribes are saying the 2 top picks...are bigs...hmmm...

Let's go...

Thanks for the comments on yesterday's blog...sure it is heart felt...but it is a reality...part of history of the nation...and NOT a moment of pride...for anyone...

The frustrating Padres...finally got a home game...it's a brief 2 gamer with the Oakland A's...were leading in the 9th...2-1...2 outs and the closer...blew it...gave up a dinger...BTW, he has blown 2 in a row...yikes!...then lost in the OT...as the former Salemite and teammate of son Cris...Jed Lowrie hit a 2 run home run to beat the locals...well, if we are going to lose, best be to him...

The Mickelson Mockery...continues to be an issue...as other Pros are chiming in...to be fair and honest...there are those who say that he acted without premeditation...a reactionary thing...looked otherwise to moi...regardless, he should have been DQ'd...

Kirstjen Nielsen...the spokeswoman (actually the DHS 'Chief') for the POTUS on the 'illegals problem', here in the US of A...just happened to be eating in a Mexican restaurant last eve in DC...got some heckling by some very disgruntled peops...I can't make this stuff up...

The hype on the new pixel series 'Yellowstone', starring Kevin Costner...has been intriguing...on the Paramount Channel (?)...it got panned in the USA Today...let me judge for myself...

You want more horse racing?...the Royal Ascot is upon us out of England...talk about get ups...top hats and all...what color will the Queen wear?...inquiring minds want to know...

Finally, the boyz are back and we are commingling out at the course...egads, has it been like 3 weeks since I hacked about?...I may swing and miss...FORE!...

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He is alive and kicking...

Top of the morning, friends...as we embark on a shortish Cosmo trip (6+ hours) up north to see the kids. ..we try to see them every month or two....whatever works for us, and them...school has just started for them...and Cy has both football and soccer, he is playing...Cas, at 3, is still a wannabe... The distancing of trump with the public, was a bit weird, right?. ..he emerged and was talking the same...his appearance was a bit shaggy...he must have had the flu, or, well, Covid, or something...but, he is NOT DEAD....and still up to his shenanigans...same old...anything to bring up, to divert the people from hearing about the Epstein Files ...he unabashedly, called the whole thing a 'Democratic Hoax'... Hmmm...as 6 of the Survivors of it...(the Epstein Case) ...were talking, not only to the House....but, to the public, yesterday...as MTG was front and center with it...which, too, was odd...a fallout from trump?...or, a plant within the group?...no, trump, it is not a hoax.....

The Ignominy

So much for diplomacy ... the absolute embarrassment by the current President of the US...his actions in 'hosting' the Ukranian President Zelensky ... as it turned out, a highly visual representation of bullying by trump...the manners and methodology that he uses on people...aligned with his arse kissers, waiting their turn to take potshots at Zelenksy...all well orchestrated ...it was the ULTIMATE IGNOMINY of our country's 'leader'...unfortunately, for us, too...as somehow we are connected to that ogre...in reality, we are not... hoping the rest of the World can see that...here are samples of the headlines throughout that depict the sentiment of the slaughter... We are NOT aligned with Putin...WE ARE NOT!...trump is ...which begs a different query...how much longer can this idiocy go on?... I keep asking this...what does Putin have on trump, anyway...it must be a formidable foible... Talk to me, kids... This ploy of the orange...to actually simulate a firing squa...

A Trial, Indeed

The revenge tour is ramping up ...as we gawk at the unchecked moves by trump ...even SCOTUS , the last leg of justice, is wobbling beneath his demands... this country is in disarray ...I wish I could give you better news... The unsightly attack of one of his Icetapo behemoths, on a lady in New York...taking her to the ground...an example of the uncontrolled behavior of that organization...guess that is what you call the group... simply, out of control, with NO LIMITS of force ...sad...and disgusting... The indictment of his former FBI head, James Comey ...for lying (imagine that from a legendary liar, trump) to Congress...this court case is needed for the country...to show the fallacy of the regime that is running rampant all over the land...it needs to be a BIG STAGE! ... A trial, indeed... In data released by trump's own government...the largest groups of detainees...the Icetapo's achievement of rounding up people...are not the ones with ANY CRIMINAL RECORD , but, 'illeg...

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