I took the rare opportunity to watch some of the game Friday night. Mohammed, Noah, Gibson...the Birdman dude...are ALL reasons I don't bother with the NBA any more. These guys are barely anything more than thugs with talent. The physical confrontations, T's, intentionals, ejections, whining and everything else that has gone on makes it truly unwatchable. We joke around and call it the NBE...but that is pretty much what it has become...pro wrestling with a basketball. And I wouldn't downplay the media's role in the downward spiral of this series. You can hear the announcers voices litteraly crackle with excitement when the s**t starts up on the court.
As far as the rest of the season...my philosopy is now: WHO CARES? It's not even basketball any more.
Interestingly, though, this play from nearly 30 years ago didn't even result in an ejection. There was a heck of a lot of thug stuff back in the day that was just considered "part of the game."
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Sat May 11, 2013, 08:59am
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