Please excuse my religious reference DQ, but tonight begins what I am calling the "NBA Crusade".
As many people well know, my disdain for the NBA is extremely serious. My common arguments against the game are such: It is simple, generally (playoffs excluded) passionless, it involves an annoying amount of pick-and-rolls, and lacks any real strategy at all. However, until now, these arguments have basically been unfounded because I refused to watch it. So starting with the Jazz/Spurs game last night, I've decided to begin studying Dr. James Naismith's creation. Not because I want to like or appreciate it or even develop any genuine interest. No, I am studying it so I can know more about it than everyone, yet still hate it.
It started by focusing on the most prolific offense in the history of the game - the triangle offense. Granted it could take years to fully understand and master all of the variations of this complex offense - yawn... SPACING... yawn... SPACING. Needless to say, I've been overwhelmed with the strategy. In all fairness, I need to watch the Lakers do it before any final verdict can be given.
I'm going to continue trying to learn but my guess is I already understand more than about 85% of the NBA fans out there, but for right now, YES it is still awful to watch. I'll keep you updated if I stumble across anything other than isolations and pick-and-rolls tonight during the Heat/Knicks game.
In the mean time, check out DQ and Patch's NFL Mock Draft below and their explanation of where your team may be headed this April.
How's this for strategy? When I scratch my crotch and pick my nose, you take the next pitch.
ReplyDeleteEasy response... Explain to me the strategy that is going on in an NBA game. Go ahead, this shouldn't be difficult right?
ReplyDeleteIt's all about matchups baby
ReplyDeleteAgreed, like every other sport. Trust me, I try hard to watch it but there really isn't anything to watch. I thought going in person would help but it actually made it worse because I realized how little they actually care. The atmosphere was a blast with everything they do for the fans, but the product is extremely poor. Defensive 3 seconds has basically ruined the game because it made it a glorified "open run". Just my opinion though, plenty of people love it and more power to them, but I cannot watch it.
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