Monday, August 30, 2004
Why I Was Rooting Against Team U.S.A. in Basketball
The NBA has become incredibly bad to watch. I was at a Sixers game last season, where there was about 10 missed slam dunks. The general working theory why the players do this instead of accomplishing the far simpler lay up is so that they were raised on SportsCenter and the spectacular play.
Whatever the case may be the style of play isn't very entertaining at all. The international game is more conducive to an entertainment. And if a bunch of NBA players can lose to international teams, maybe the NBA game will get better.
The NBA has become incredibly bad to watch. I was at a Sixers game last season, where there was about 10 missed slam dunks. The general working theory why the players do this instead of accomplishing the far simpler lay up is so that they were raised on SportsCenter and the spectacular play.
Whatever the case may be the style of play isn't very entertaining at all. The international game is more conducive to an entertainment. And if a bunch of NBA players can lose to international teams, maybe the NBA game will get better.
