I admit, watching Lebron can be breathtaking at times, and Pierce versus Lebron this last year made for some incredible moments. anyone stupid enough to get in his way, Red Auerbach coaching to an NBA record (which still stands) 9 rings.īut I don't get that same enjoyment out of today's NBA games. Magic (God knows there were enough of those games replayed during this year's Finals), Russell vs. I really enjoy watching the old clashes of the colossal heavyweights on ESPN Classic. The character played by Woody Harrelson portrayed a Celtic player from the glory days of Red Auerbach, and it made me wonder how he would feel about the way the NBA and the game of basketball have evolved in the current (post-Jordan, but not necessarily excluding the Jordan) era of "professional" basketball. It was not a focus on basketball for the Flint Tropics, it was a focus on bringing people in to watch all of the sideshow types of things that went on before, during, and after the game. What surprised me about the movie was although it was set back in 1976, following an ABA squad (The Flint Tropics), it had a lot of connections to the way the NBA plays today.įor instance, there is a (what I take to be) distinctive poke at the entertainment fetish that the NBA and its fans seem to have in this day and age. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.I'm not much for viewing movies during their peak viewership, so in saying that, one also shouldn't be surprised to hear that I saw the movie "Semi-Pro" for the first time last night.
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