The College/NBA Debate
To all you NBA-haters, I have one message to you: stop hating. I know I sound like Scoop Jackson, but it's time to give The League some love. The NBA is coming off one of the most exciting playoffs in its history, and the reigns have officially been taken by young, likeable players. Led by D-Wade, Lebron and Melo, the league has a bright future. No -- a bright present.
I've repeatedly heard fans say that the college game is pure because it isn't all about the money, while the NBA features less passionate millionaires. Don't be so sure. Look at AJ Price, for example. Somehow, UConn lured the NYC guard to Storrs. Now, if you haven't been to Storrs, there's something you need to understand -- the town IS UConn. There's NOTHING around the school. Not to mention there's a 20 to 1 cow to human ratio.
But when Price visited Coach Jim Calhoun, do you honestly think he heard all those cows? No. They were drowned out by the sounds of the cash register busting open. UConn has 10 players in the leauge right now. How did the school land a guard from the streets of NY? The prospect of big bucks in the NBA. The college game is absolutely all about the money. It's just not immediately theirs yet (not counting the illegal gifts many players inevitably receive). It's sad, but it's true -- any sporting event you see on national television IS about the money.
So this year, don't only scream, "Go, Huskies!" Embrace the NBA, and shout out, "Go, Knicks!"
What? What's so funny?
posted by Jay @ 10:23 AM
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1 Comments:
I would just like to say how useless bloggers are. Political ones, Jay, political ones. You're useful, you give me an oppurtunity to rant without me having to do anything. Political bloggers are self-agrandising nobodies who think they matter cause CNN tells them they do. Ahhhh.
Okay, as for the NBA: it's better than college ball, but I'd wish they'd start playing defense. And march madness is more fun than the NBA playoffs, well just because.
If you think that the top D-1A athletes/programs aren't about the money just look at congress' recent investigation into wether they are going to start taxing the NCAA (especially football and basketball) on the grounds that it has nothing to do with the educational process. Its a side business; sorta like how your Italian friend's Dad is always working "sanitation jobs" on the weekends.
The top programs haven't produced "student-athletes" (what a joke) since Princeton was winning national championships with privilaged 5 foot 6 white kids (see: Hyland, Drew).
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