BMac's Blog

2010 NBA Mock Draft

2010-06-23T18:36:00.000-07:00

Before I begin, my explanation. This is not my guess as to what these general managers will do, but what I would do in their situations based on the information that I have. I highly value the personal interviews, and I am not there for those meetings, so I may miss on a player based on his exceptional or non-existent work ethic. Otherwise, here's what I would do if I ran each of these teams.1.

Making the Most of NCAA Sanctions

2010-06-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

Today, Bob Knight said that the NCAA will not clean up its organization and prevent future abuses until the coaches are punished for their actions. Jay Bilas criticized the administrators and believes that university presidents and athletic directors deserve the blame. While every case differs, I disagree.Now, I have not read the 67-page document about USC's infractions and have looked into

College Expansion Done Correctly

2010-06-09T16:13:00.000-07:00

If NCAA university presidents and athletic directors in conferences like the Big 10 and Pac-10 want to expand to generate more revenue for their universities, these forward-thinking, profit-seeking presidents should go all in. Rather than mess around with realignment and some basic addition, subtraction and expansion, they should blow up the NCAA altogether and go big.Imagine if the Big 10, Pac-

Coaching LeBron James (re-post)

2010-05-14T14:01:00.000-07:00

Note: I originally posted this on November 27, 2007 which is why the names differ from last night's team.I watched the end of the Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Boston Celtics and was both pleased and frustrated with Mike Brown's use of LeBron James.With just over 2:00 to play, Brown called timeout to set up a play. Daniel Gibson and Zydrunas Ilgauskas ran a pick and roll as dummy motion.

BlackBalled or "Addition by Subtraction"?

2010-03-06T16:45:00.000-08:00

In the March 8 ESPN the Magazine, an article by "Player X" says:"But there's a quicker way to be kicked to the curb in the NBA: getting blackballed."Player X argues that players like Bonzi Wells, Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis have been blackballed by the NBA. As he writes:"You never know where it comes from. It could be the owners getting together to decide no one is going to offer a guy a

Nike Adopts the Cross Over Elite Development League

2010-02-27T13:58:00.000-08:00

In 2006, I published Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development because of the problems that I perceived with the manner in which we develop youth basketball players in the United States. While the media criticized the development programs, nobody offered a solution. People like Sonny Vaccaro got lots of publicity for saying that they had plans to revolutionize the game, but nobody

Stat Geeks and All-Star Teams

2010-02-10T13:42:00.000-08:00

Usually, when the stat geeks go to the stats and choose best players or all-star teams based strictly on statistical analysis, there are some anomalies or controversial selections. However, after looking at Wayne Winston's selections (via True Hoop), it was tough to find the controversial pick, once you ignore popular opinion:Western ConferenceCenters: Marc Gasol and Chris KamanForwards: Kevin

Popovich and the Pau Gasol Trade

2010-01-30T11:43:00.000-08:00

When Memphis traded Pau Gasol to the Lakers, San Antonio Head Coach Greg Popovich was one of the biggest critics (probably because he was unable to acquire Gasol to complement Tim Duncan). At the time, Popovich said:"What they did in Memphis is beyond comprehension...There should be a trade committee that can scratch all trades that make no sense. I just wish I had been on a trade committee that

Save the Monarchs

2009-11-20T16:14:00.000-08:00

I am not the biggest WNBA fan in the world (or Sacramento), but I think it is sad to see the Monarchs dissolve.I am proposing to follow through on an idea that I have written about previously. I suggest that some Monarchs fans form an entity, find some residents with some cash and play games at the Memorial Auditorium downtown. What a location for games!! That would be great summertime action to

The Exploitation of the College Athlete

2009-11-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

Before I start my rant, I want to preface my comments. I think the NBA Age-Limit was a mistake. I do not think that academically unprepared students should go to four-year schools; that is why we have junior colleges. I think that the one-and-done athlete undermines the educational mission of prestigious academic institutions. I do not think that the NCAA should be tax exempt. I do not believe