On Nike Hoop Summit, transfer portal, Drew Eubanks, Ben Petrick, Pete Ward, Jon Spoelstra and high school hoops
Touching on a number of subjects as we head into the weekend …
Covering a number of subjects, including bad basketball in Oregon, the Trail Blazers’ future, Dan Burke, Gary Payton II, Patty Mills, Nike & Alberto Salazar …
A few sporting items on my mind as we ring in the new year …
• The state of Oregon is known for some pretty good basketball, but its major teams are displaying little of it so far this season.
Book Your Flight To Some Summer Reading Adventures …
I have a bit of a love/hate thing about John Thompson.
Like/dislike, to be more accurate.
Dislike because I often felt that about the way Thompson, the Hall of Fame basketball coach at Georgetown, went about his business.
Like because I very much enjoyed reading his autobiography, published posthumously and given to me as a Christmas present by my son Troy.
With Scott Barnes and Bob de Carolis, talking everything Reser Stadium
On Tuesday, five days after the seismic announcement that Oregon State will “complete” Reser Stadium, I spoke for a half-hour with Scott Barnes via telephone.
The Beavers’ athletic director seemed flush with emotion over reaction to plans for a $153-million project that will upgrade the west side of Reser and augment the $80-million renovation to the east side that was completed in 2005.