Comments on: TV note from SI http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/2007/06/18/tv-note-from-si/ RON LEDGARD, the Beacon Journal deputy sports editor, ON SPORTS ... AND OTHER STUFF Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:26:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nicholas Sarcozy http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/2007/06/18/tv-note-from-si/#comment-6587 Nicholas Sarcozy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:32:03 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/?p=110#comment-6587 I used to watch basketball (NBA/NCAA) all the time about 10 years ago. However, there has been a shift and I hardly watch basketball now and can't get enough NFL. With the rise of <a href="http://twc.scnes.com/time-warner-cable-tv-.html" rel="nofollow">digital cable</a> and HDTV, watching football is just more enjoyable. I still love the game of basketball but with the whole hip-hop culture David Stern imposed on the NBA, it's hard watching teams that are bone dry on talent but are overflowing with thugs. I used to watch basketball (NBA/NCAA) all the time about 10 years ago. However, there has been a shift and I hardly watch basketball now and can't get enough NFL. With the rise of digital cable and HDTV, watching football is just more enjoyable. I still love the game of basketball but with the whole hip-hop culture David Stern imposed on the NBA, it's hard watching teams that are bone dry on talent but are overflowing with thugs.

]]> By: Scott http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/2007/06/18/tv-note-from-si/#comment-135 Scott Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:43:02 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/ledger/?p=110#comment-135 If the Cavs had not been playing, I would not have watched ONE SECOND of the NBA playoffs, just as I did not watch ONE SECOND of regular season games not involving the Cavs. And those were FEWWW, seeing how they moved to cable this year---and I refuse to be held hostage for $53 a month for something I'm not glued to daily or even weekly. The NBA has assembled a league of criminals, miscreants, and quite frankly, CHEATERS. I get so tired of seeing "star" players walk to the hoop, carry the ball, foul on every possession---and nothing is called. This isn't basketball. Those rules wouldn't even fly on a playground. Owners like Gilbert can shoot off fireworks, crank the music louder than we can stand, and have every conceivable flashy light and moment filled with clutter, but it doesn't distract from the ugly play on the court or the ungodly prices for tickets to support the thugs playing. I say AMEN to people turning their backs on this garbage league. Maybe they'll get a clue and decide to make it fan-friendly again someday. But sadly, the horse is probably out of the barn and too far gone. If the Cavs had not been playing, I would not have watched ONE SECOND of the NBA playoffs, just as I did not watch ONE SECOND of regular season games not involving the Cavs. And those were FEWWW, seeing how they moved to cable this year—and I refuse to be held hostage for $53 a month for something I'm not glued to daily or even weekly.

The NBA has assembled a league of criminals, miscreants, and quite frankly, CHEATERS. I get so tired of seeing "star" players walk to the hoop, carry the ball, foul on every possession—and nothing is called. This isn't basketball. Those rules wouldn't even fly on a playground.

Owners like Gilbert can shoot off fireworks, crank the music louder than we can stand, and have every conceivable flashy light and moment filled with clutter, but it doesn't distract from the ugly play on the court or the ungodly prices for tickets to support the thugs playing.

I say AMEN to people turning their backs on this garbage league. Maybe they'll get a clue and decide to make it fan-friendly again someday. But sadly, the horse is probably out of the barn and too far gone.

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