Well said. I think this is very much related to something which is hurting all sports: championships are everything. This psychosis did not exist when I was growing up, it's very much a 21st Century phenomenon.
The point about the hollowness of the regular season and the players who dominate hits home. The media can't talk about greats li…
Well said. I think this is very much related to something which is hurting all sports: championships are everything. This psychosis did not exist when I was growing up, it's very much a 21st Century phenomenon.
The point about the hollowness of the regular season and the players who dominate hits home. The media can't talk about greats like Barkley, Malone, or Iverson without mentioning their lack of "rings." Who cares?! They're great.
The vast majority of games any team plays will be regular season games. You can't demean them! I think this is also why so many of us enjoyed the Process years. We knew there would be no postseason but the games felt like referendums on Hinkie. I can vividly remember dozens of regular season games from that era. I can count on one hand the amount I've watched in the last year.
All the other points in this essay are really good and I agree with all of it. But until the NBA finds a way to make the regular season matter, it's pointless. And yet their approach will definitely be to come up with some gimmick instead of fundamental change.
Well said. I think this is very much related to something which is hurting all sports: championships are everything. This psychosis did not exist when I was growing up, it's very much a 21st Century phenomenon.
The point about the hollowness of the regular season and the players who dominate hits home. The media can't talk about greats like Barkley, Malone, or Iverson without mentioning their lack of "rings." Who cares?! They're great.
The vast majority of games any team plays will be regular season games. You can't demean them! I think this is also why so many of us enjoyed the Process years. We knew there would be no postseason but the games felt like referendums on Hinkie. I can vividly remember dozens of regular season games from that era. I can count on one hand the amount I've watched in the last year.
All the other points in this essay are really good and I agree with all of it. But until the NBA finds a way to make the regular season matter, it's pointless. And yet their approach will definitely be to come up with some gimmick instead of fundamental change.