Re: Lockout: Does anyone care?

[damekmo@teleport.com]

>     While I certainly can't tell you you're wrong, I would beg to differ.
>What I like about the NBA is the game.  A Dr. J dunk; a no-look pass from Gary
>Payton; a Bird 3 at clutch time; the enthusiasm of Barkley; the supremacy of
>Jordan.
>     While I can't claim the expertise of some on this list, I would bet that
>NBA players are much like any other group of 240 (or so) Americans.  Some are
>kind, others are mean; some are flamboyant, others low-key.  I bet many of
>them - probably a heavy majority - are devoted to their families, while others
>are, indeed, irresponsible sperm donors.  Some have good marriages and good
>divorces, or bad marriages and good divorces.  Some are close to their kids,
>others aren't.
>   (Oh my god, I'm starting to sound like a Republican!)

No...you just sound like someone who actually thinks the players are...stay
calm..."human."

> But there is
>something in us that searches for the "bad boy" side of the NBA.

Make that the "'punk' side of the NBA," and you may have your answer.

>Perhaps pro athletes as a group are
>somewhat more selfish and self-indulgent than  others, but so what?

Now that's debateable, but.....nice post Douglas.

Paul M.