Yeah, I was sad that they never won it. I remember one year they were so very close, and it seemed totally on the cards. The commentator said (regarding Malone) something like, "As he snatches a rebound from his own teammate [unintentional], you know he is dead set on winning, just look at the eyes". Funny how that memory just came back to me. He had this super-intense murder face on.

The only thing I had in common with Stocky baby is that I'm short, and fairly fast. I used to be fast anyway. I tried very hard but I just sucked at all aspects despite how much I love the game.

(April 18, 2018 at 3:08 am)robvalue Wrote: Yeah, I was sad that they never won it. I remember one year they were so very close, and it seemed totally on the cards. The commentator said (regarding Malone) something like, "As he snatches a rebound from his own teammate [unintentional], you know he is dead set on winning, just look at the eyes". Funny how that memory just came back to me. He had this super-intense murder face on.

The only thing I had in common with Stocky baby is that I'm short, and fairly fast. I used to be fast anyway. I tried very hard but I just sucked at all aspects despite how much I love the game.

Don't feel bad. Mostly all I could do was rebound and get a steal here and there. I was generally uncoordinated. I think I had either 2 or 4 points all of the season in the 8th grade. If it hadn't been a small private school, no way would I have gotten minutes. Even if I hadn't gotten sick, there's literally no way I could've made the HS team.

I remember Rodman basically slapping Malone in the face several times defending jumpshots. I hated him just at that point.

Now I can't get that stupid organ music out of my head! dadadada DADADADA (louder)DADADADA

Haha sorry about that! I'll try and remove my organ from your ear.

I love how they announce the home team's points with loads of volume and enthusiasm, and just mumble when the away team dares to score.

The other thing I find strange is the initial tip-off. What's the point? Since the remaining 3 quarters are used so that each team ends up with 2 starting possessions, why not just coin flip? There's no advantage or disadvantage involved.

(April 18, 2018 at 1:39 am)Minimalist Wrote: I recall exactly why I gave up on it.  I was watching the Knicks playing on the West Coast so the game started at 10:30 PM to begin with.  About 2 AM they were in the third overtime and someone called "Time Out" once too often.  I thought...."fuck it.  I don't care that much" and shut it off and went to bed.  Haven't watched since.

I know how to hold a grudge, man.

*my bold*

You're not the only one.  Way back when major league baseball went on strike I expunged them from my give-a-shit list.  Honestly though, the only thing I ever really liked about baseball was the rare moment of drama - as when Kirk Gibson hit a homer on a gimpy knee to win a world series game against the A's (I think) and the stats.  The actual flow of the game always bored me.  But I'm happy to have so much more free time without that obsession.  I've also taken concussion ball (NFL) off the list and that has given me so many freed up Sundays.

Now basketball (college and pro), X games sports and Ninja Warrior is pretty much my only indulgences when it comes to sports.  Being a GS Warriors fan has gotten a lot more fun in the last few years than it had been for the previous few decades. Run TMC was always just a novelty, not a serious go at winning anything for my money.  It galled me to have pastor Mark Jackson as the warriors's coach.  Not only the god bothering but also the talk tough to psych the players up but then provide almost no meaningful offense ideas apart from take-your-turn hero-ball.  So glad they got rid of that bozo.

In general I think sports occupies too prominent a place in American culture. 

(April 18, 2018 at 1:33 am)robvalue Wrote: I just started watching it again after not having it on my TV packages for 10-15 years, and I only recognize LeBron James out of all the players. I used to love watching Stockton and Malone. Stockton was my favourite player.

The Rapters were shit except for Vnice Carter before if I remember rightly, but now they're kicking ass!

I'm feeling the only alternative here would be to penalize the deliberate fouls so hard that you allow the shot clock to be run out instead. To be honest, I think I'd prefer that. I mean, you've had the whole fucking game to score points. I understand that wouldn't go down well with most fans though.

The Raptors are still completely irrelevant, just like they always have been. The Warriors have four players better than the Raptors best player. #1 in the Eastern conference counts for nothing. Houston is the only team that has a small chance to hang with the Warriors, but that's a long shot. Kevin Durant ruined the game for the foreseeable future because now the game is all about friends joining up to get guaranteed championships. There's no competitive spirit left, and no one respects the Warriors title last year. It was a farce, and will be for years to come. Soft millenials don't care about competition anymore. It's a damn shame. You picked a pretty bad time to come back to watching the game.

I don't have any problem with fouling at the end of games. I don't see the issue. They usually only intentionally foul in the last minute to try to catch up. I watch the games on DVR anyways so I can fast forward through all the breaks and free throws.

(April 17, 2018 at 10:24 pm)henryp Wrote: It's a little lame at times, but I think it's the only workable solution.

Besides of course: Play Chess instead

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(April 18, 2018 at 1:10 am)robvalue Wrote: By the way, someone had written "GAY" on the back of one of the player's shirts! How can they get away with such bullying?

Yeah! How could they even possibly know that the shirt in question is experiencing intensely high emotional levels of joyous gaiety anyhow?

In all seriousness... sexual orientation should never be used as an insult

Deliberate shootings?