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06-02-2009, 12:08 PM
zuludelta
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Some last notes on the NBA thing (anybody want to keep discussing NBA or basketball in general, we can take it to PM):
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Master Thespian
That's too bad. You're missing the best playoffs in the last decade and the maturation of the best draft class since '96. Add to that we are just now seeing the league fill itself properly with skilled players (the Euro/South American influx) for the first time since the addition of all those damn expansion teams. I guess so long as the stuff on the court is great (and it's better right now than it has been in a long time), I'm happy...
I agree that the on-court product is the best it's been since at least the early 1990s. Some of the stuff guys are doing these days just makes my jaw drop (And I'm saying it now... Chris Paul will be the best point guard the league has ever seen within a season or two. Statistically -- from an efficiency/per possession standpoint -- he's already one of the two or three best PGs in league history, and he's not even hit his prime yet).
I just can't support the NBA anymore because of how the league office allowed (and continues to allow) team owners to hold local city governments and taxpayers hostage with regards to publicly-funded arenas. I realize not all teams do it, but since the NBA has a revenue-sharing system, the only way I can express my displeasure in a meaningful way is by not supporting the NBA as a corporate entity (which means avoiding watching the games and NBA-related merchandise)
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....although for selfish reasons I suggest you continue to avoid the NBA altogether.
Ha ha. Well, I did cheat on my "no NBA until David Stern retires or gets booted out" boycott by watching the Magic dismantle the Cavs. Pietrus-Turkoglu-Howard is probably one of the most potent three-man combinations I've seen in a long time (Rashard Lewis still lingers too much on the outside and settles for jumpers too much for my tastes... all that length is wasted out there).
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Troynos
Amateur and College basketball all the way.
It's not so much that I don't like the idea of professional basketball (see my response above), I just don't agree with how the NBA is run. To me, nothing beats the NBA when it comes to enjoying watching the game of basketball played at the highest level. The athleticism, the skills, and the coaching are just so much better than what you'd find in a college game. But given a choice between watching amateur ball or supporting the NBA the way it's being run now, I'd go with the former (but only just... if Euroleague games were available here on basic cable, I'd be all over them in a heartbeat).
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