Ok the Browns are 1-2 so I should be happy, right? Fuck no, they could be 2-1 if they kick a field goal. Plus, the Bills don't know how to play football anymore and the goddamn Steelers are undefeated. If the Colts win the Super Bowl again, this will officially be the worst season of my lifetime. Well, maybe not as bad as the year the Ravens did it.But hey, its a lot better than this upcoming NBA season. How do I know this? Because the NBA season is only a month away and there's no time at all devoted to it on SportsCenter. With the only exception being Greg Oden tearing cartilage in his knee by getting off his couch. That's the type of stuff that makes the NBA completely ridiculous.
Where was I going with this? Oh yeah. This NFL season really blows. Whatever happened to the league that was supposed to be the model for all others? Now its "most electrifying player" is in jail for killing dogs and its dynasty team has been accused of cheating. Then there's PacMan Jones and half of the Cincinnati Bengals squad who are suspended for being dumbasses.
But you know what? We just have to get past all this and enjoy it. Because after the baseball postseason and the Super Bowl, it's a pretty arduous journey until the NBA playoffs (which last about 3 months at this point). So here are a couple points that you NFL fans need to accept to make this season bearable.
- For some teams, it's all about next year's draft. Sorry Browns (Cowboys have your pick, suckas), Bills, Dolphins, Falcons, and Raiders fans. You are officially in the Brian Brohm sweepstakes.
- Oh yeah, Detroit, your team will end up missing the playoffs narrowly and be stuck with a mid round draft pick. Then the Lions will need a league exception to run a 7 wideout set next year.
- The Patriots may be cheaters, but it's time you quit your bitching. They beat your team because they are better. Way better.
- Norv Turner couldn't take the NFC Pro Bowl team to the playoffs. Notice that I didn't say AFC Pro Bowl team because a rabid spider monkey could take that team all the way.
- The Saints are bad. The Texans might be good. New Orleans wanted to sell jerseys a couple drafts ago and they made the corresponding pick. But the Texans could have the beginning of a winning nucleus.
- The Giants suck.
- The NFC West looked great on paper. Real glossy and colorful paper. But somewhere along the way we forgot that these are the Arizona Cardinals and 49ers. Looks like it's another year for the Seahawks. And surprise! Shaun Alexander is injured.
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You may not realize it because you are from Cleveland, but the NBA is becoming a niche sport. Quite simply no one cares anymore. The stars are completely unrelatable, and the basketball (especially in the East) is unwatchable. The good basketball happening in the west, like whenever the Suns play, is too late for us East coasters. No one cares about the NBA or even the NBA playoffs anymore, except maybe you and the Sports Guy.
This stat always brings a smile to my face...the entire NBA season's (including playoffs) television contract is still worth less to the networks than JUST monday night football on ESPN. That is amazing.
God bless the NFL.
I agree. That's why I wrote this. I was watching ESPN the other day and noticed that there was NOTHING on the NBA and there's only about a month before the season starts. This really shows how the NBA has really been relegated to the basement of the Big 3.
I don't think that NBA games will be on Versus but their viewer ratings and attendance have been in steady decline for a while. I'm sure people still watch the playoffs due to the star power, but the length just makes them almost unbearable. Even as a Cavs fan I have reservations about the league and its setup.
Also, you are biased because being from Buffalo, you've never/don't have a basketball team to directly root for. Even if you were a Knicks fan, they have been doomed to irrelevance because of Isiah.
So the point is, I agree that the NBA is not as popular as it once was, but the demotion isn't as dramatic as you make it out to be.
Perhaps you are right. However, because I dont have a basketball team that is why I think I am unbiased when it comes to basketball.
Believe me, when Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman were tearing it up during the second three-peat no one could tear me away from the TV. Those days appear long gone.
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