Yeah, I understand that, but basketball, while not unique in this aspect, is a sport where players tend to be the face of the team more so than the team itself, and those top-tier players seem to dictate where they go for overtly selfish reasons. It's common in basketball; loyalties are fickle, but take a sport like football (the NFL,) players like Aaron Rogers sitting out to get their way tend to be more the exception than the rule.
That is because the NFL is way tighter and restrictive on what players have a say in their contract. If NFL player contracts had any leeway that NBA contracts plenty would tell their organizations to kick rocks than put up with upper office nonsense.
I agree, hence the NBA "star power" that creates the "player before team" mentality, the expectations that the "greats" are expected to achieve greatness and why the greats consume so much of the conversation every year. It's one of many reason I don't like the NBA; it's a "me" league, and that's just not interesting to watch beyond being such a back-and-forth game to spectate. Also the flopping; I'm sorry, when drawing/faking an incidental foul that slows the pace of an already drudge of a game is a tactic, I'm out. Yes, I know flopping isn't unique to the NBA, but at least in a sport like football you're in full contact with 250-300lbs men where serious injury is a real danger every single snap; in basketball, someone elbows your ribs, and you're suddenly on the ground in agony until a ref gives you some free throws.
Ah, so you've a stake in his getting out; I see. I don't care either way (49ers fan, and we've had his number quite a few times,) but good luck. I suspect he'll remain a cheeshead this year, though...
First part is mostly a joke but I am sincere when I say the whole Rodgers situation was going to come to this eventually. Even if he stays that is just carry a bad vibes in locker room and up top. Been interesting to keep up with overall.
I agree. They just expected his talent to carry the team without investing in weapons for him to work with. You could see him getting progressively frustrated over the years, and, after seeing Tom Brady make his move after two decades with the same team, it became more and more possible Rogers might grow the cojones to do the same.
If I had a nickel for every time there's some story about Messi changing teams I'd be rich enough to make it true.
I'd prefer if he just straight up retired instead of going to some random team in China or the US. God knows he doesn't need any more money, dude should just enjoy life.
Me too. But the reality of hotshots like him has always been they retire by 40 and then get co-opted by some eccentric third world Midas to coach a hopeless team. That and ads for Swatch or whatever.
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I guess the fans will either come up with a name that sounds better or just call it the old stadium. I mean if ask any White Sox fan its either Comisky Park not US Celluar Field or the worst Guaranteed Rate Field .Well, the venue that hosts the Phoenix Suns here got a new name, and boy it sucks: Footprint Center
Arena for the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury has a new name: Footprint Center
Footprint is an Arizona-based, plant-based technology and materials company that makes biodegradable and compostable packaging
Well, not a fan of basketball, but even less of a fan of terrible names, and holy shit is "Footprint Center" a stinker. First Bank-One Ballpark and now this.
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I don't know I wanted a game 7 but damn all games in the series were certified bangers not a bad game to be found. I thought Phx was going to take it but then Giannis said 50pts. Best finals in a long time.
I tried to get into hockey way back in the day when the league expanded into my home town of Columbus, Ohio with the Blue Jackets, but I couldn't get it to stick. It's just not exciting to spectate on television. However, several years ago when I was relatively new to Texas, the Dallas Stars were playing the Blue Jackets, and some unfounded hometown pride welled in me. I was the only person cheering for the Blue Jackets in the whole pub, and they ended up winning, much to the chagrin of the Stars fans, and I ate it up. Outside of that one game, though, I really can't get into it. Same reason I can't get into soccer; there's a lot of action, but not enough happening, i.e.: you can watch for almost 2 hours and maybe see 1 or 2 goals?
That's fair enough though. My brother has always said to enjoy hockey you need to train yourself to see the puck on tv/at the games. I can see why having to learn something like that would some people off trying to get into it. Probs doesn't help that the Blue Jackets always seem to have always been trash (no offence)
Oh, no offence taken; I already said I'm not a fan. I couldn't name a single Blue Jackets player if you held a gun to the stomach of my pregnant wife (not married or expecting, just letting you know how far removed I am from any sort of loyalty to a franchise within a sport I couldn't care less about if I tried.)
I think Americans struggle appreciating soccer because we're used to sports that have overtly dominant players who consistently net results and are game changers. Like, when a team gets into the red zone in football (NFL,) it's not a matter of if, but WHEN they break the plane and put up points. Or big plays that shorten the field, or amazing catches that make highlight reels for the next week before the next round of games. Soccer, it just feels like both teams are up against insurmountable odds, trying to find that rare window when an attack actually does something to affect the course of the game; those moments are too few and far between to hold [my] attention. When a goal is scored, it's only exciting because of how unlikely it was, and that's not appealing to me (like the episode of The Office where the entire conference room is just waiting for the floating DVD symbol on the TV to hit the corner perfectly; rewarding to witness, but the time leading up to could have been better spent.) If that's a cultural thing, fine, I guess. But I don't like basketball for the same reasons; it's too back and forth, and between the flopping/fouls and the constant screeching of their shoes on the court, the game just feels... needlessly protracted? I like sports where I can see a plan unfolding, but dozens of guys standing in a field kicking a ball around or slapping a puck to the mostly likely, open person only to net a couple points over the course of HOURS if they're lucky? I'll wait and watch the highlights.
