Comments on: Our days are numbered, . . . http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=95 Things were different then. All is different now. I try to explain, somehow. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:19:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: samo http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=95#comment-292 Mon, 02 May 2005 13:12:09 -0700 http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=95#comment-292 I don't really have anything against the Spurs, but they really do exemplify everything that is wrong with most of the NBA, playing with all the style and grace of a goddamn oil tanker. At some point--and everybody has their own theory on a specific date and/or time (mine happens to be the Detroit Pistons of the late 80s/early 90s)--teams ceased playing <em>to win</em> and started playing <em>not to lose</em>. Avoid mistakes. Don't fuck up. Wait for the other guy to fuck up, and then capitalize on it. It's why the NBA sucks, and will continue to suck, punctuated by the occasional flare of excitement (i.e. Phoenix Suns, LeBron James, Iverson's wife, etc.). I don’t really have anything against the Spurs, but they really do exemplify everything that is wrong with most of the NBA, playing with all the style and grace of a goddamn oil tanker. At some point–and everybody has their own theory on a specific date and/or time (mine happens to be the Detroit Pistons of the late 80s/early 90s)–teams ceased playing to win and started playing not to lose. Avoid mistakes. Don’t fuck up. Wait for the other guy to fuck up, and then capitalize on it. It’s why the NBA sucks, and will continue to suck, punctuated by the occasional flare of excitement (i.e. Phoenix Suns, LeBron James, Iverson’s wife, etc.).

]]> by: jjh http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=95#comment-293 Mon, 02 May 2005 16:31:28 -0700 http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=95#comment-293 It's bizarre that the 1980s Pistons may have ruined basketball, and the 2004 Pistons may have saved it. Which proves ... well, nothing, unless it proves that the whole world centers around Detroit. If the final four could be -- Phoenix vs. Seattle, and Miami vs. Detroit, that's four pretty good teams. Dallas, Sacto, and Denver all play up-tempo, too, and even the Bulls are fun to watch. Never thought Kirk Hinrich was better than Dean Oliver. Whoa, was I waaaay off. It’s bizarre that the 1980s Pistons may have ruined basketball, and the 2004 Pistons may have saved it. Which proves … well, nothing, unless it proves that the whole world centers around Detroit.

If the final four could be — Phoenix vs. Seattle, and Miami vs. Detroit, that’s four pretty good teams. Dallas, Sacto, and Denver all play up-tempo, too, and even the Bulls are fun to watch. Never thought Kirk Hinrich was better than Dean Oliver. Whoa, was I waaaay off.

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