Dish Trouble…Carolina/Gonzaga not looking promising

I’m afraid my scouting report of the newest Tar Heels might have to wait a few days.  The dish is down…Sheisse.

Raptors – Cavs…Ugh

In a battle of the worst coached teams in the NBA, the Raptors and Cavs are proving once again that great athletes DO NOT necessarily make for great basketball.  The Raptors have just completed a stretch of 5 consecutive trips down the court in the 4th Q without getting the ball to Chris Bosh in a position to score.   Trip number six finally resulted in a touch for CB4 and a 3 point opportunity.  Lebron responds with a hard drive to his right hand and an easy finish.   On a separate note the Raptors are in the process of trying to become “Phoenix North”…unfortunately they run a fast break that reminds me more of my JCC run then anything involving Stevie Nash.

UNC?…I thought this was an NBA Blog.

I’ll take “What is this all about?” for $500 Alex. 

A: Becuase I want to.

Q: Why would an NBA Blogger be writing about college hoops?

In all fairness to those focused solely on the NBA game…I say its time to wake up to the beauty that is college ball.  I’m a basketball fanatic and while the name suggests NBA, I’ll be writing about basketball in all its wonderful variety.  Heck, I’m already planning a trip to Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv to check out a Maccabi game while I’m there in April.  This blog will know no limits.

 Hal

UNC vs. Gonzaga

Tonight the Tar Heels take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the semi-final of the Pre-Season NIT at Madison Square Garden.  Following the game I plan on posting a preliminary scouting assesment of the Tar Heels, both from a team perspective and of the individual players.  This will include the incoming Freshman class of Brandan Wright, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington.  Do these McDonald’s All-Americans have what it takes to make it at the ACC level?  The NBA level?  Check back to find out….

Introducing Harry Oreck

Harry Oreck started his professional career in armchair sports judgment at the tender age of 2. He studied 14 straight years of Sports Illustrated using his bible, er…I mean sports almanac as reference. By 16 years of age, Harry could rifle off any baseball or basketball statistic under the sun. Since focusing on basketball, he has developed an in depth understanding of the game at both the college and NBA level (high school too, but who’s asking?)

This blog is dedicated to the musings of Harry Oreck. May he ramble on about any topic he wishes. I know I will be reading.

Jonathan