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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
It's that time of year again: NBA!
I do this every year to tweak parochial blog readers who still find a sliver of faux amateur goodness in the college roundball ranks.
I've never really given the NBA a chance, so I'll have to do that. I gave the NFL a chance and I love it. Now, college football looks awkward and slow-mo.
Yeah but nobody plays defense in the NBA and the NFL is decided by refs. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy both, but college sports are much more pure in terms of effort. Obviously the professionals have the talent but each game doesn't mean as much.
I really dislike pro sports on most levels except soccer and hockey. I follow the Knicks and the Dolphins, but don't get too heavily invested in the games.
To paraphrase from a particular menu, in a particular pub, co-owned by a particular friend:
ReplyDeleteThis is like Anheuser-Busch InBev--too big and over priced.
Rent boys vs. kept men. I can see how that would be a tough call.
ReplyDeleteA pretty even game this year would be the Cavs against UK if John Wall can't play.
ReplyDeleteGo Suns and Kobe for my fantasy team
I've never really given the NBA a chance, so I'll have to do that. I gave the NFL a chance and I love it. Now, college football looks awkward and slow-mo.
ReplyDeleteYeah but nobody plays defense in the NBA and the NFL is decided by refs. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy both, but college sports are much more pure in terms of effort. Obviously the professionals have the talent but each game doesn't mean as much.
ReplyDeleteI really dislike pro sports on most levels except soccer and hockey. I follow the Knicks and the Dolphins, but don't get too heavily invested in the games.
ReplyDeleteSoccer and hockey? Aren't you from Salem? What the hell happened to you!?! (grin)
ReplyDelete@Daniel - good point. People get scrazy about the outcomes in college sports, and I'm not one of them.
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