RE: Kenyon

[ALACOMBE]

The NBA Sucks because the players do not stay on the same team.
In the past a player was a Piston and was always a Piston.  Now
he is a Piston and he might change teams every year or two, so
there are no rivalries built.

I used to love the NBA, but now I can not take the players
moving for the latest brass ring in the next town.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nabeel Kaukab [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 5:00 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Kenyon
>
>
> I agree that NCAA basketball is more fun to watch
> than NBA ball, but I think you're missing the primary
> reason why -- passion and connection.  In the NCAA,
> you root for your alma mater or have a strong connection
> to the University.  In the NBA, you root for laundry
> (sorry to steal a Seinfeld line).
>
> But in the NBA's defense:
>
> 1) Star players get the call because no one wants to
> watch Danny Fortson play against Corie Blount
>
> 2) No defense here...the NBA traveling "rules" are
> ridiculous
>
> 3) Try watching Sacramento or Dallas, but also remember
> that when you have singular talents as spectacular
> as Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, etc., you would be out of
> your mind not to maximize their shot opportunities
> and time with the ball on offense
>
> 4) There's little to no defense in the regular season,
> but the playoffs are way different.  As for the "lack
> of defense" in the NBA, c'mon it's not like Jeff Scott
> or Keith Gregor are out on the floor.  Everyone on the
> floor can score and score at will, and when you talk
> about the true cream of the crop, good defense still isn't
> enough (it's the reason why K-Mart goes from being able
> to shut down anybody, on every play, in college, to
> still being considered a very good defender because he
> can shut down people 5-10 times a game).  Don't tell me
> that K-Mart the UC player was a better defender than
> K-Mart the Net.  Even if he was the same, the difference
> is that he no longer guards or plays against stiffs.
>
> 5) Thugs are present in every level of sports, sadly there
> are no more amateur games left (at least those worth
> watching).
>
> Ugggh...now I have to go wash my hands...too much defense
> of the NBA
>
> Nabeel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:00 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Kenyon
>
>
> The NBA is unwatchable for several reasons:
>
> 1) Star players getting all the calls
> 2) 4-5 steps before travelling is called
> 3) Isolation plays instead of team offense (24 second clock is part of the
> problem here)
> 4) Little to no defense
> 5) Thug players and the whole "business" of professional sports...
>
> The college game is much better...
>
> CD '96