verb_to_trust wrote:So I guess the two teams that would be pathetic enough to sign Ray Allens corpse are the Bucks and Celtics. Spike Lee has called Ray. I'm sure he still kicks ass at horse but are people really this stupid? He's going to be awful.
I'm starting to think Kevin Durant is just a straight up idiot:
'I was telling myself before I left my room that I’m at my best when I don’t care if we win or lose,” Durant said after his best game of these Olympics with 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists. “It might be different for other players, but for me I’m more free and more aggressive in games and it’s more fun for me if I don’t care about the outcome.”
verb_to_trust wrote:I'm starting to think Kevin Durant is just a straight up idiot:
'I was telling myself before I left my room that I’m at my best when I don’t care if we win or lose,” Durant said after his best game of these Olympics with 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists. “It might be different for other players, but for me I’m more free and more aggressive in games and it’s more fun for me if I don’t care about the outcome.”
verb_to_trust wrote:I'm starting to think Kevin Durant is just a straight up idiot:
'I was telling myself before I left my room that I’m at my best when I don’t care if we win or lose,” Durant said after his best game of these Olympics with 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists. “It might be different for other players, but for me I’m more free and more aggressive in games and it’s more fun for me if I don’t care about the outcome.”
Yeah that doesn't make any sense. Denial is probably just his thing. I'm sure he has convinced himself that those three straight losses in the conference finals was all Russ' fault too.
Colangelo said after the ceremony yesterday that basketball is the number two sport in the world and the world needs to catch up. That got me thinking, in basketball the number two sport in the USA? Obviously Neanderthal American football is number one...
verb_to_trust wrote:Colangelo said after the ceremony yesterday that basketball is the number two sport in the world and the world needs to catch up. That got me thinking, in basketball the number two sport in the USA? Obviously Neanderthal American football is number one...
Ha.
Yeah, after soccer I could see basketball as number two for team sports.
verb_to_trust wrote:Colangelo said after the ceremony yesterday that basketball is the number two sport in the world and the world needs to catch up. That got me thinking, in basketball the number two sport in the USA? Obviously Neanderthal American football is number one...
Depends on what metric you use (attendance, tweets, viewers, TV money, etc.). I live in baseball country so hardly anyone cares about the NBA here.
I've heard it said many times that it is the number 2 spot but no data of course. The NBA definitely has more star power than MLB. If the NBA is bigger the gap between it and MLB I'd imagine is much smaller than the gap between the NBA and the NFL.
I remember a few years ago that Lebron had more Twitter followers than the entire MLB All Star Teams combined. The NBA definitely wins on star power and millennial interest.
Monkey_Driven wrote:I remember a few years ago that Lebron had more Twitter followers than the entire MLB All Star Teams combined. The NBA definitely wins on star power and millennial interest.
I'm thinking that has a lot to do with it. Lebron is the obvious example but he also is the best reference to how the arrival of one superstar can catapult the value of a franchise practically overnight. Also, outside of the Superbowl spectacle is can any other league rival the success of the playoffs and the Finals? I could be wrong but I'd love to see some hard numbers on that. Finals this year broke records right? Assuming it is the same two teams I'm sure that could easily happen again.
