I LOVE this game!

bbor · 01-27-2003, 12:14 AM

So...i went to the Raptors game today....i've been to 3 or 4 games....and i gotta say...i love the show....the game is almost secondary...the whole game there is something going on...music...dancing....tons of babes...

Hockey is my favorite live sporting event because it is fast paced..but i have to tell you...for over all package...NBA is the way to go..non stop excitment.

Neuqua · 01-27-2003, 12:29 AM

Please refrain from making positive comments about Professional basketball or else this board will frown upon thee.

Seriously though, I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago Bulls. Ok, laugh all you want. Finished? Good.

Anyways, the Bulls this year seem to be a very solid home team at 15-7, and if we could only win on the road we'd be a legitimate playoff contender. I really enjoy going to each game because as you said above, even when there's no ball being played there is always something going on. They keep you entertained from the beginning to the end.

Long Live the NBA!

::Runs behind some bushes::

Neuqua

bbor · 01-27-2003, 12:47 AM

Why oh why is the board down on the NBA?

And i'm not really pimping the NBA here...more the style of entertainment they provide BESIDES the actual game.

Tarkus · 01-27-2003, 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by bbor
Why oh why is the board down on the NBA?

And i'm not really pimping the NBA here...more the style of entertainment they provide BESIDES the actual game.

How much time ya got? In a nutshell because it's full of overhyped, ill-manned, obnoxious, overpayed, criminals with absolutely no humility or respect for the game.

Tarkus

bbor · 01-27-2003, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tarkus
How much time ya got? In a nutshell because it's full of overhyped, ill-manned, obnoxious, overpayed, criminals with absolutely no humility or respect for the game.

Tarkus

I mean BESIDES the obvious

Ksyrup · 01-27-2003, 07:23 AM

I used to be a big NBA fan, now I don't even watch. I think the game is overrun with the worst types of athletes that you only see bits and pieces of in the other sports. And, it seems like ticket prices dictate that they are only made to be purchased by corporations (hockey is getting close to this as well). Plus, I've always been suspicious of the referee-ing, even when I liked the game, and now that I don't care about the game anymore, it's just one more reason for me to find the game even more irrelevant.

I will say, though, not having been to a real game since Spud Webb played for Atlanta (my mom - "Why are they letting a little kid shoot with the team?"), I've heard very positive things about the live atmosphere from several sources. My parents, neither of whom are basketball fans at all, got free tickets from work and went to a Mavericks game and had a blast. Not so much from the game itself, but everything going on around them. They admitted that if they didn't have to fork out so much money to attend a game, they might actually go more often! Yay, NBA!

Craptacular · 01-27-2003, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Ksyrup
I used to be a big NBA fan, now I don't even watch.

Oh well, if the picture doesn't work ... "I'm with stupid."

GrantDawg · 01-27-2003, 10:52 AM

I just can't get into basketball. I may watch 5-6 college games a year, and maybe a NBA half. The game just doesn't interest me.

Hockey is great, if you watch it live, but since the tickets are so expensive I do not get the oppertunity. Hockey has to be by far the worse television sport there is. I never can see where the puck is, and the camera never gives you an idea where the rest of the team is. Just completely unwatchable.

lynchjm24 · 01-27-2003, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neuqua
Please refrain from making positive comments about Professional basketball or else this board will frown upon thee.

Seriously though, I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago Bulls. Ok, laugh all you want. Finished? Good.

Anyways, the Bulls this year seem to be a very solid home team at 15-7, and if we could only win on the road we'd be a legitimate playoff contender. I really enjoy going to each game because as you said above, even when there's no ball being played there is always something going on. They keep you entertained from the beginning to the end.

Long Live the NBA!

::Runs behind some bushes::

Neuqua

How do you explain Team Neuqua in the fantasy league?

Neuqua · 01-27-2003, 05:37 PM

Meany

Unfortunetly after the first couple weeks, I just simply didn't have enough time to devote to the Yahoo league.

Although I'm not THAT bad as a GM. Just ask those in the RWBL and JBL.

Neuqua

Anthony · 01-27-2003, 10:49 PM

he is a horrible GM. ugh.

Neuqua · 01-27-2003, 11:51 PM

Ok, so I am.

bbor · 01-27-2003, 11:54 PM

Neuqua...I'm battling you for the basement

sterlingice · 01-28-2003, 01:25 AM

The NBA is easily my least favorite of the four major pro sports. I pay attention to my Rockets, whenver I can catch them on tv, and maybe a couple of playoff games (i.e. last years Kings-Lakers series) but that's about it.

SI

Dargone · 01-28-2003, 06:01 AM

I think Tarkus put it best

andy m · 01-28-2003, 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by bbor
more the style of entertainment they provide BESIDES the actual game.

that's probably the issue in itself. when the entertainment starts to overshadow the game, then there's a problem. english football is great because nothing happens before the game, nothing happens at half time (maybe 2 9 year old kids take penalties against the 5th string keeper or something) and nothing gets in the way. the game happens, everyone moans at the ref, and then everyone goes home again. perfect.

and in the lower divisions it's even better. not a whiff of crass commercialisation or putrid hype. it's all back to basics, the essence of sports.

01-27-2003, 12:29 AM	#2
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Please refrain from making positive comments about Professional basketball or else this board will frown upon thee. Seriously though, I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago Bulls. Ok, laugh all you want. Finished? Good. Anyways, the Bulls this year seem to be a very solid home team at 15-7, and if we could only win on the road we'd be a legitimate playoff contender. I really enjoy going to each game because as you said above, even when there's no ball being played there is always something going on. They keep you entertained from the beginning to the end. Long Live the NBA! ::Runs behind some bushes:: Neuqua __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

01-27-2003, 12:47 AM	#3
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Why oh why is the board down on the NBA? And i'm not really pimping the NBA here...more the style of entertainment they provide BESIDES the actual game. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

01-27-2003, 07:23 AM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I used to be a big NBA fan, now I don't even watch. I think the game is overrun with the worst types of athletes that you only see bits and pieces of in the other sports. And, it seems like ticket prices dictate that they are only made to be purchased by corporations (hockey is getting close to this as well). Plus, I've always been suspicious of the referee-ing, even when I liked the game, and now that I don't care about the game anymore, it's just one more reason for me to find the game even more irrelevant. I will say, though, not having been to a real game since Spud Webb played for Atlanta (my mom - "Why are they letting a little kid shoot with the team?"), I've heard very positive things about the live atmosphere from several sources. My parents, neither of whom are basketball fans at all, got free tickets from work and went to a Mavericks game and had a blast. Not so much from the game itself, but everything going on around them. They admitted that if they didn't have to fork out so much money to attend a game, they might actually go more often! Yay, NBA! __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

01-27-2003, 05:37 PM	#10
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Meany Unfortunetly after the first couple weeks, I just simply didn't have enough time to devote to the Yahoo league. Although I'm not THAT bad as a GM. Just ask those in the RWBL and JBL. Neuqua __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

01-27-2003, 11:51 PM	#12
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Ok, so I am. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

01-27-2003, 10:52 AM	#8
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I just can't get into basketball. I may watch 5-6 college games a year, and maybe a NBA half. The game just doesn't interest me. Hockey is great, if you watch it live, but since the tickets are so expensive I do not get the oppertunity. Hockey has to be by far the worse television sport there is. I never can see where the puck is, and the camera never gives you an idea where the rest of the team is. Just completely unwatchable.

01-27-2003, 10:49 PM	#11
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	he is a horrible GM. ugh.

01-27-2003, 11:54 PM	#13
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Neuqua...I'm battling you for the basement __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

01-28-2003, 01:25 AM	#14
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	The NBA is easily my least favorite of the four major pro sports. I pay attention to my Rockets, whenver I can catch them on tv, and maybe a couple of playoff games (i.e. last years Kings-Lakers series) but that's about it. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

01-28-2003, 06:01 AM	#15
Dargone n00b Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV	I think Tarkus put it best

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