It rained. I don’t know exactly who “IT” is but “IT” has been busy which led me to take in a little more NBA action than I normally would. Some observations after watching some of the first round action of the NBA playoffs:
They STILL don’t call traveling in the NBA.
I thought organ music went out with the disappearance of the circus. However, I find that all of those organists are now employed in NBA arenas, encouraging the home team to rally!
There are a lot of foreigners playing basketball in the NBA. I hope they have their work visas.
Though NBA players are probably the best athletes in the world, they still don’t shoot free throws very well, certainly not as well as girls!
I would like to have the sole contract for providing NBA players with their tattoos! That would run into the billions of dollars!
The NBA has missed it. They need cheerleaders. Why should pro basketball abdicate this area of sports to football? Pro football games beam shots of the sideline lovelies all across the country, touting the “cheering capabilities” of the ladies. Not sure what they would call cheerleaders for the Chicago Bulls but that’s a discussion for another time!
Charles Barkley is EVERYWHERE! I’m not sure what makes him an expert about college basketball but, yep, he’s definitely part of the NBA. If we’re not careful he will be providing expert analysis on how to handle North Korea’s Kim Jon Ung!
The deeper you go into the playoffs the more defense you see played. In other words, an early-season game in November is about as likely to feature defense as Hillary Clinton is to admit that she lost the election because Americans didn’t want her as their President!
There’s something disingenuous about an NBA crowd chanting, “Defense, Defense, Defense”.
James Harden and his beard would make a good commercial for Smith Brothers cough drops.
There are as many bad hairdos as there are bad free throw shooters.
I like the college 30-second shot clock better than the NBA’s 24-second clock. Makes it too much of a one-on-one game.
I miss some of the old stars of the NBA, especially Boston coach Red Auerbach’s “victory cigar” which he would light up on the bench when he felt victory was secure in a game.
CHALK TALK
It is a rare year when you see Larned and Great Bend high school baseball team’s not at the top of their respective league standings. Still, it is a good bet that both will be factors come playoff time.
Cleveland Cavalier star, LeBron James ways he will, once again, pay the NBA fine of Dahntay Jones. Jones was ejected from the series opener between the Cav’s and Toronto Raptors for punching Bismack Biyombo. Not much different than a gangster hiring some thugs to protect him!
Jamal Charles in the Bronco’s backfield? Surely the world is coming to an end. It’s one of the things I hate about the salary structure problems in professional sports. Aging stars cannot finish their careers where their greatness shined the brightest!
I’ve got a hot tip for you. A sure-fire winner. Put all of your money on Patch in this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. That’s the horse with one eye. If they line him up properly, he won’t be able to see the horses on his blind side and will stay out front all the wy to the finish line! What? Am I blind? Just remember, you heard it here first!
Mike Marzolf is a guest columnist for the Great Bend Tribune and his views don’t necessarily reflect those of the paper. He can be reached at MarzolfM@bartonccc.edu.
