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Originally posted by rainmaker
There isn't any one sentence in there that I would disagree with (except I'd never call anyone a cupcake!), but the writer misses the point. Fans don't WANT to know the rules as they are. They don't want to see it from an objective point of view. They don't want the refs to control the game, unless it helps their team win. If these folks didn't have the refs to yell at and blame all their troubles on, what would they do with their spare time? Make their own lives better? Heck, no! Yelling at the refs is a sport all its own, and the announcers encourage that. If the announcers were just there to explain, the ratings would drop dramatically, and they'd get fired. The whole thing is entertainment, and know-it-all announcers contribute to the bread-and-circus atmosphere. It feels good to some people to get really mad at someone a couple of times a week, and that isn't gonna change any time soon. Basketball just isn't the point.
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And this year's "Cynic of the Year Award" goes to Princess Cupcake. Announcers regularly educate fans on the rules of the game. They just always get it wrong. If they were to keep everything the same as it is now, only get the rules right, more people would begin to be educated about the game. Sure, some of them will still disagree, but they will be busy yelling at the announcers, and less at the refs. And after the 37th time of hearing about the lower defensive block exception to the semi-circle rule, it'll begin to stick.
Of course that would ruin the experience for us. Who would WE have to complain about?
