Good grief I hate the NBA right now more than I normally do.
I am sick and tired of people defending the shit that is on TNT right now.
It's a pointless all-star game that means absolutely nothing! Just because a bunch of big names are playing, does not mean that you need to drag it into JerryWorld and have a concerts before, during it. The festivities started 2 and a half hours game and halftime is just ending! What in the blue fucking hell is this supposed to be?
An all-star game is not the Super Bowl. Don't make it that. Don't pretend that it is. It's not. To think that it is even remotely equivalent is an absolutely quixotic way to go about it. And it truly is embarrassing. The ultimate showoff game in the ultimate showoff league is nothing close to the same level as the Super Bowl. Fuck, the NBA all-star game is nothing close to the same level as the Pro Bowl, which in turn is nothing close to the MLB All-Star game. At least MLB can tout the fact their game actually matters!
What's wrong? Am I saying something that is upsetting you? Does this go against everything that you've come to know and believe about the NBA? Does this offend you?
If it does, WAKE UP!
The fact is this: games are never the Lakers vs. the Cavs; they are all Kobe vs. LeBron. A team sport should be treated as such, a team sport. And the NBA does not do that. The media does not hype it as that. The game lends itself to players, not teams. It always has. It does so now. And unless drastic changes are made, it always will. Why would they change? People pay to see this bullshit. The attendance at JerryWorld tonight was an astonishing 108,713. Congrats Dallas on hosting the highest attended exhibition game ever!
The media defecates and people swallow this game and this league like it's the tastiest filet mignon ever. But the bottom line is this, when the finals are Cleveland vs. Los Angeles, it will be amazing if ESPN mentions the words "Cavs", "Cavaliers", and "Lakers" 5 times. Because gets what, it will be "Kobe vs. LeBron" and guess how the game will play it: you guessed it. It will be Kobe vs. LeBron with 8 other useless and irrelevant players that nobody cares about.
This may not be the NBA Finals, but if anything epitomizes everything bad about the NBA, it is the All-Star game. It's the most boring of the 4 major all-star games and the pomp and circumstance that gets behind it is simply nauseating even more so than the day they are playing it on this year.
Suffice to say, this game represents everything I've grown to not like about the NBA: overhyped, overrated, selfish players, and boring.
The most boring of the 4 All Star Games? At least the major players show up every year. How many people dropped out of the Snooze...i mean Pro Bowl this year? No one plays any defense in the NHL ASG either, and while the MLB game is still somewhat relevant, a lot of its cachet was lost when Bud put in interleague play, so it wasn't as unique to see guys from opposite leagues competing anymore. I realize a lot of this rant comes from hating the NBA, Jerrah, and JerrahWorld, but don't let it detract from the game on the floor, because it was much better than in recent years. As to the show, it was way over the top, but so are a lot of the acts that play the Super Bowl. It's just what sports is nowadays.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mean to post the above through my GMail account. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteYou need to find a women, JFein, like I did. Then you won't worry about these type of things.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever watched an NBA game, JFein? The NBA has been hyping individual matchups since the 1960's during the Wilt-Russell days.
ReplyDelete@ kt: The NHL all-star game does not play its games in JerryWorld with halftime performances that would make any casual viewer think they were watching a Super Bowl, not an all-star game. The NHL does not do that with the Winter Classic and they do not do it when they have their all-star game on non-olympic years. Halftime there is just one performance, one or 2 songs, and over.
ReplyDelete@ 49er16: A woman would indeed be a good thing, Keith. And wait! Aren't you forgetting about Anna and Alura? They're women too, you know! Even funner is the introduction of 2 more girls in the next part. Yeah, I was having a good time in high school. ;-)
And yes, believe it or not, I have seen many NBA games and I know that's how it always been. I'm just not a fan of putting individuals ahead of the team in what is ultimately a team game.
@JFein Shakira and Alicia Keys>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>every Super Bowl halftime of the last 10 years except for U2 and Bruce. Maybe the NFL should consider getting them next year instead of the Eagles or Zombie Elvis. At least if you buy tickets to that exhibition, you know at least you're going to get an interesting music performance.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I didn't turn the game on until halfway through the 3rd Qtr.