With the NBA finals finally wrapping up, I wanted to address something before it was long forgotten until next season. The last 2 minutes of a basketball game. When has the last 2 minutes of a basketball game actually taken 2 minutes?! Or better yet -- when did the last 2 minutes of a basketball take under 5 minutes? or 10 minutes? or 20 minutes?? or an hour?? Okay, you get the point.
For something like basketball which gives us a lot of non-stop back/forth action, it's disappointing that the end of close games have to be so painstakingly slow. Most of the time this is the scenario with under 2 minutes left: Team A makes a basket. Team B takes a quick shot and misses, then fouls Team A. Then we have a time-out. Then we have 2 free throws. Then we have ANOTHER time-out. Then we have another foul. Then we have another time-out... This is all in a time period of about 10 seconds of actual game time. Worst of all, the TV networks always cut away to commercials -- so each stoppage in play is at least 2 minutes long with the EXACT same commercials playing over and over... I'm incredibly sick of 'This is OUUUURRRRR country' (that means you John Mellencamp) and learning about 'The Most Interesting Man in the World." The VERY worst is the recent stretch on ESPN where we are constantly reminded by Heineken to let a stranger drive you home --- yooooouuuuuu! Gottttt what i neeeeeedddd! When you say you're just a friend!!" I enjoy Biz Markie singing that song -- not a bunch of bad actors pretending to be drunk in the back of a fake cab.
I love playing basketball and most of the time I love watching basketball, but making it through the last couple minutes of a close game is like pulling teeth. I remember growing up my Mom would be yelling at me to do something and my response would be, "as soon as the game is done!". "How much time is left", she'd ask and I'd let her know that there was 2 minutes left. 30 minutes later she'd come back into the room and see me still laying on the couch -- "What are you doing?! You said you'd clean your room after the game was over, it's been 30 minutes!" I'd simply point at the TV so she could see there was still 30 seconds left in the game.
I wish there was something the league could do in order to speed up the last couple of minutes as this problem has really caused me to become less of a fan. I've tried to DVR the game and start watching it later so I can fast-foward through commercials and free throw attempts, but it just doesn't cut it. I guess sitting through commercials for an extra 30 minutes on my couch isn't as annoying as paying $100+ for a crappy upper-deck seat to a NBA game, but that's a whole different topic...
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I'm sure you started this blog thinking, "oh wow, this is such a great idea, people will think I'm really funny." Well its not funny to post your pet peeves - you sound like a maladjusted idiot. I'm not sure what you're used to or your background, but the "stuff thats[sic] annoying" you describe are small issues that the rest of society puts up with everyday.
ReplyDeleteOh, and yes I know you'll remove this comment because when you started this site you thought everyone would love it and can't understand how someone is not as uptight as you and can't fathom how someone could be critical of the juvenile drivel you put up. However, that's all part of having a blog - you put yourself in the public domain and therefore are subject to the opinions and thoughts of others.
I appreciate your interest in our blog! Although you say that you do not enjoy reading our entries, you certainly do spend an inordinate amount of time visiting us! You appear to be the first person to visit almost every morning! We must be doing something right :) You should try lightening up a bit, Anonymous friend from Indiana.
ReplyDeleteha!! Keep it coming buddy. I agree, having a blog opens yourself to a public domain and therefore we get to hear the opinions of others -- hence why you are being allowed to comment here.
ReplyDeleteBut, this still doesn't explain why you think it is necessary to continually come on here to bash it? What is your motivation behind this? We are able to see who you are through your IP address, so these "thoughts and opinions of other(S)" is actually thoughts and opinons of some A-hole in Indianapolis who thinks HE is maybe funny by doing this?
I find it odd that you come to check this blog like 15 times a day if it is such an awful idea and is not funny/entertaining. In fact, you provide by far and away the most traffic to our site!!
I find that funnier than anything that has been written thus far in this blog.