NBA article in the Observer

["J. Mark Estepp" <esteppjm@conrad.appstate.edu>]

http://www.charlotte.com/hornets/
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Interesting article in the Charlotte Observer today.  Bonnell comments on
the agents desire to establish a rival league.  I would not pay a penny to
watch anothe league.

I believe what they fail to realize is that most "real"  fans are not fans
of players,  but of teams.  I'm not the least bit interested in watching
Mercer, or Walker, or any of them, compete for a championship with some
other team or some other league.

Maybe that is one of the big differences in fans of different generations.
Some follow teams, others follow players.  Sometimes the noon pickup game I
play in is moved to a location where lots of younger folks play.  I have
noticed that I see few folks wearing team jerseys (pro teams), but lots
wearing individual player jerseys. 



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