Posted by BigC:

Do people still think that watching games are boring? Or that the new generation of players do not respect the game? I don't know about guys but I am loving what I am seeing in the playoffs. It just goes to show that excitement in the NBA is not just for the 80's and 90's.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by BigC:

Do people still think that watching games are boring? Or that the new generation of players do not respect the game? I don't know about guys but I am loving what I am seeing in the playoffs. It just goes to show that excitement in the NBA is not just for the 80's and 90's.

you have to assume the playoffs should create the best competition. but let's be real, the regular season was atrocious and most of the 2nd round was poor as well. these 2 series have been some of the best in a long time tho. the boston/bulls series got alot of props but in essence, it was two mediocre teams fighting it out - so it was a first round matchup between a 7 and 8th seed...that's why it was close.

Posted by orangeblobman:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by BigC:

Do people still think that watching games are boring? Or that the new generation of players do not respect the game? I don't know about guys but I am loving what I am seeing in the playoffs. It just goes to show that excitement in the NBA is not just for the 80's and 90's.

you have to assume the playoffs should create the best competition. but let's be real, the regular season was atrocious and most of the 2nd round was poor as well. these 2 series have been some of the best in a long time tho. the boston/bulls series got alot of props but in essence, it was two mediocre teams fighting it out - so it was a first round matchup between a 7 and 8th seed...that's why it was close.

what i was going to say.

tattoos and evil characters aside, the nba's greatest draw back is the season. the playoffs, of course, are going to be the very best of the league...that's what they are intended to be.

EDIT: eh that's a good point, maybe i'm skewed after a decade of garbage native product

[Edited by - orangeblobman on 05-24-2009 12:06 AM]

Posted by JesseDark:

There was some knuckle head down here going off on Chris Andersen calling him an embarassement because of his tattos. Personally I don't mind them. I think they are less annoying than the Rodman antics of changing his hair color at half time.
The only thing that can improve of these games is if they were all on free t.v. I've always got to search to find the games.

Posted by BigC:

Posted by Pharzeone:

But what about their tattoos and unshaven appearance? They are scary.

Tell that to Lebron, Kobe, and Dwight Howard. lol

That's crazy because Chris Anderson is a player any team would love to have. He plays defense and comes to work every night. Tattoos do not determine if a player is good or not. The NBA is not the only sport that has players with tattoos. In all forms of entertainment entertainers have tattoos.


[Edited by - BigC on 05-24-2009 11:25 AM]

Posted by BigC:

Posted by Pharzeone:

That's why I dismiss any complaints on the FAN from the host or callers about the NBA. It is no different then a fan in Pittsburgh screaming about how baseball sucks. When I worked in Tampa Bay about a year and half ago, everyone down there only talked about the Bucs, Magic and Heat. Most everyone I met couldn't stand baseball and the ridiculous spending and franchise teams like the Yankees and Red Soxs. Said they couldn't stand a sport that promoted the use of steroids and on and on. It is amazing how that changed within a year's time. Go figure.

[Edited by - pharzeone on 05-24-2009 07:43 AM]

Exactly. Fans only care when their team is doing good. If Lebron was a Knick would Knick fans really be saying the league sucks?



[Edited by - BigC on 05-24-2009 11:24 AM]