Big Game
Just flipped to the Wisconsin-Ohio State game LIVE on NASN...you can tell in a second that the game is excellent just by the noise in the arena, the edge in the voices of the commentators, and the intensity of the players on the court. I'm serious. Within 5 seconds of switching, even Liz could sense it: "Good game!"
Do you ever get that feel in a regular season NBA game? Not with 10 minutes to play. MAYBE in the last 2 minutes.
I love college basketball.
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The other comment on this game. 39-37 Wisconsin right now with 8:30 to play. CLASSIC Big Ten game. I love how Big 10 basketball is a mirror image of Big 10 football. Good defense. Each point is a grind, each possession methodical. Pac-10 is similar (and opposite): no defense, flying back and forth. Certainly, all conferences have their own distinct feel, but football and basketball don't reflect each other as much as they do in the Rose Bowl conferences. Must have something to do with the geographical region...?
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Finally, I haven't mentioned this yet in 2007, but I love Thad Matta. Insanely tricky task for him, to bring in the youth at the beginning of the season to a team that was so successful last year, and THEN bring in Greg Oden after the season had started. And they've only lost 3 games.
Do you ever get that feel in a regular season NBA game? Not with 10 minutes to play. MAYBE in the last 2 minutes.
I love college basketball.
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The other comment on this game. 39-37 Wisconsin right now with 8:30 to play. CLASSIC Big Ten game. I love how Big 10 basketball is a mirror image of Big 10 football. Good defense. Each point is a grind, each possession methodical. Pac-10 is similar (and opposite): no defense, flying back and forth. Certainly, all conferences have their own distinct feel, but football and basketball don't reflect each other as much as they do in the Rose Bowl conferences. Must have something to do with the geographical region...?
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Finally, I haven't mentioned this yet in 2007, but I love Thad Matta. Insanely tricky task for him, to bring in the youth at the beginning of the season to a team that was so successful last year, and THEN bring in Greg Oden after the season had started. And they've only lost 3 games.
posted by Prof. A at 5:34 PM
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The NBA is different. Switch to an NBA game sometime in the second half, when two superstars are going off, and one cannot help but be amazed.
It's not "Good game!" amazement. It's "Wow-wa-wee-wah, these guys are amazing" amazement.
Kobe and Ray Allen going back and forth? Dwayne and AI going back and forth? Incredibly fun.
Within 5 seconds of switching, even Liz could sense it: "Good game!"
Seriously??? Even Liz. I'm far more interested in watching sports than you are in the shows I watch. Then again...you did look up who wins America's Next Top Model Season 6 and you yelled at me when I tried to change the channel on an old episode before you saw who got kicked off.
And it was more like 2 seconds.
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