Thursday, November 06, 2008

How not to run an NBA game

At the Thunder game last night, (1) They opened with a prayer. (2) There was a 5 minute delay before the beginning of each half while a net was replaced on one of the baskets. (3) There was a 5 minute delay during the game for "condensation on the court". (4) At halftime, there was a mass swearing in ceremony for a bunch of new army recruits. (5) During a timeout the "thundervision" showed a middle aged man in a suit. He flashed an Obama sticker. Thunderous boos rained down around the arena.

As my friend said to me, "If they could just work in some gay bashing, they'd cover everything".

I am not making any of this stuff up, people. It's kind of a disgrace.

Oh yeah, there was a game too. OKC started strong with a 29 point first quarter, then scored 26 in the next two quarters combined. They were not out of it, but PJ kept Durant and Green on the bench for a LONG time at the end of the third and beginning of the fourth, treating us to the offensive stylings of Damien Wilkens (ouch). Thunder shot 37% had 15 assists and 15 turnovers and were outrebounded badly (by 10).

Rajon Rondo is really getting to be a very good player.

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