tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post3967331438081483707..comments2023-11-03T03:37:18.402-05:00Comments on Run, Longest: Why I Hate the NBACorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065838955951974764noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post-46392619356355466532007-06-11T13:27:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:27:00.000-05:00Well, I think you're all just dumb. Those professi...Well, I think you're all just dumb. Those professional ball players deserve every penny they get, all 750000000 of them, and then some!Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236694490047619649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post-15397196165003498542007-06-08T09:51:00.000-05:002007-06-08T09:51:00.000-05:00Since you're not watching, here's how the series s...Since you're not watching, here's how the series stands after game one of the Finals: <BR/><BR/>Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker 1, LeBron 0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post-26075038376700276212007-06-06T22:20:00.000-05:002007-06-06T22:20:00.000-05:00Right on, Kevin. Mid-season NBA games on TV are a...Right on, Kevin. Mid-season NBA games on TV are a mockery of the game. The season is long and grueling, so it becomes an exercise in energy conservation and avoidance of injury in the mid-season.<BR/><BR/>Now we are in this perpetual playoff state. Will it EVER end?!?!? <BR/><BR/>Not that I've watched a game, mind you. I can't sit through one. I have watched a stretch here or there, but it makes me sad and yearn even more for college hoops season when I try to do it.<BR/><BR/>Brandon, remind me to give you that essay tomorrow night or on Friday morning.Corthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065838955951974764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post-62722686175088577712007-06-06T20:41:00.000-05:002007-06-06T20:41:00.000-05:00Cort,Bingo. As you said, the media help to elevate...Cort,<BR/><BR/>Bingo. As you said, the media help to elevate personalities rather than teams. But they do it in another way, too.<BR/><BR/>Most people watch NBA games on television. While most high school games are watched in the gym, not so with NBA games. One would be surprised how much the camera angle hides the true nature of the game in the NBA.<BR/><BR/>In 1994 (I think), I attended my first and only NBA game in Orlando, FL. As I sat and watched the whole game unfold, I was aware of the whole team. Most of the players stood in one spot while 3 or 4 actually involved themselves in the play. The next time I watched a game on television, I realized that the camera focused so much on the ball, that one tended not to notice the "off side laziness" going on, that was apparent in person.<BR/><BR/>And they get paid millions for this? My high school coach benched us for that kind of (non)activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330310829483962994.post-54656939026525564012007-06-06T11:51:00.000-05:002007-06-06T11:51:00.000-05:00Man, I can't wait to read that article you were ta...Man, I can't wait to read that article you were talking about lending me. I am sure I have a thousand more comments in me over this. But they'll have to wait. Great post!Brandon Andrew Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168569931719407656noreply@blogger.com