Watching the NBA

[TheDOC816]

Is there anyone else who couldn't care less about the NBA? Watching the draft when MU players have a chance is the only time I'll watch anything related to the NBA.

[Skatastrophy]

Is there anyone else who couldn't care less about the NBA? Watching the draft when MU players have a chance is the only time I'll watch anything related to the NBA.

I was just talking about this with Utile et Dulce at work.  We're accidentally starting to care about the NBA

[bilsu]

I usually watch the NBA draft. I am always interested in seeing where college players get drafted. I do not watch NBA regualr season games. The playoffs help the withdrawal from the college basketball season. Now onto the Pro Am.

[GGGG]

Is there anyone else who couldn't care less about the NBA? Watching the draft when MU players have a chance is the only time I'll watch anything related to the NBA.

The NBA Playoffs can be the best basketball you will ever see....which is why I wanted the Finals to go 7 games this year.  The regular season is too long, which means players don't give their all at all times.

[TallTitan34]

Just curious, where are you guys located?

I think a lot of it depends on if you have a good team or not.  If I lived in Minnesota, I wouldn't be watching the NBA.

[GuyIncognito]

Just curious, where are you guys located?

I think a lot of it depends on if you have a good team or not.  If I lived in Minnesota, I wouldn't be watching the NBA.

+1
Must be Bucks fans...

[esotericmindguy]

Is there anyone else who couldn't care less about the NBA? Watching the draft when MU players have a chance is the only time I'll watch anything related to the NBA.

I hear this all the time, what is your reasoning? The NBA playoffs format is not as exciting as the NCAAs, but if you love the game of basketball I don't see how you hate the NBA playoffs. The talent level is far, far, far superior of the NCAA and they play every bit as hard during the playoffs. The regular season is to long and boring but IMO the it's tough to beat the NBA playoffs.

You could make the argument that college is now a joke, 2 teams (.006% of DI college basketball) sending 15% off the prospects to the NBA. Virtually the same group of 10 teams win the national championship every year.

[brewcity77]

I sometimes try watching the NBA regular season, but almost always end up just following box scores. As others have said, the season is too long. As far as the playoffs, yes, the talent and effort is there, but it's really not even close to being as exciting as the NCAA tournament. You just can't generate that in a 7-game series. There's just isn't as much immediacy as a one-and-done. Unless it's a Game 7, it just isn't there at the same level because there's always tomorrow. I tried watching Game 5 of the Finals and just felt bored, it all felt like you knew what was coming. I think the incredibly inconsistent reffing really hurts the league as well. Sure, there are inconsistencies in college, but while different crews are inconsistent, I don't feel you have the same inconsistencies within a single game that you see in the NBA.

The NBA Draft is without a doubt the high-water point of the season for me. It's not even close.

[Blue Horseshoe]

The NBA Draft is without a doubt the high-water point of the season for me. It's not even close.

You are a terrible basketball fan.

[TallTitan34]

I have a feeling if the Bucks had a consistantly solid team, more of you would be NBA fans.

[brewcity77]

You are a terrible basketball fan.

LOL why, because I prefer the college game to the pro one? What a moronic statement.

[Hards Alumni]

I have a feeling if the Bucks had a consistantly solid team, more of you would be NBA fans.

As a fairly avid Bucks fan I agree.  It is incredibly hard to root for the Bucks.

[Blue Horseshoe]

LOL why, because I prefer the college game to the pro one? What a moronic statement.

You just said the NBA draft is the high point of the season. That is an incredibly moronic statement.

[LAMUfan]

I think it is easier to have an emotional connection to your college team than a pro team.  I'm a laker fan, they are very good most of the time, I like the NBA, but Marquette games rule my life when they are on.  That being said I'd flip a coin between a random college game and a random NBA game

[Hards Alumni]

You just said the NBA draft is the high point of the season. That is an incredibly moronic statement.

How dare he voice his opinion... BURN THE WITCH!

[Blue Horseshoe]

How dare he voice his opinion... BURN THE WITCH!

How dare I voice mine!

[brewcity77]

You just said the NBA draft is the high point of the season. That is an incredibly moronic statement.

Yes, it's the high point of the NBA season. It is by far the most exciting day because it lets me know where the Marquette guys I enjoyed cheering for will be playing. I get more amped up to hear Lazar Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Jae Crowder, or DJO's name get called than I do for any regular season or playoff game. I would take more enjoyment out of one Marquette game than I would an entire NBA season. The closest I get to a Marquette game is watching those guys enjoy the success of getting drafted. As far as who wins between the Celtics and Hawks, I could care less.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

I strongly prefer college bball over the pros. I may watch a lot of pros for the first few weeks of the season but the rest of the time I just watch to see MU players. I cannot watch the Bucks. I rooted for them to lose every game last year so that they would get a high draft pick. I am bandwagon when they are good but every year they are at the middle of the pack regarding draft picks, meaning they didnt make the playoffs but werent bad enough to get a good pick, which is the worst position to be in. Last night they took John Henson, which made me mad. I want them to get better. Taking a guy that plays a position that they are already stacked at doesnt make sense to me (PF/C). He is pretty much a skinnier Larry Sanders. I wanted them to take Perry Jones or Mo Harkless as a SF, which was their biggest need since they already traded for a C before the draft.

[GGGG]

I think it is easier to have an emotional connection to your college team than a pro team.  I'm a laker fan, they are very good most of the time, I like the NBA, but Marquette games rule my life when they are on.  That being said I'd flip a coin between a random college game and a random NBA game

Yeah, I watch Marquette basketball because it's Marquette.

I watch the NBA playoffs for the basketball.

[Hards Alumni]

I strongly prefer college bball over the pros. I may watch a lot of pros for the first few weeks of the season but the rest of the time I just watch to see MU players. I cannot watch the Bucks. I rooted for them to lose every game last year so that they would get a high draft pick. I am bandwagon when they are good but every year they are at the middle of the pack regarding draft picks, meaning they didnt make the playoffs but werent bad enough to get a good pick, which is the worst position to be in. Last night they took John Henson, which made me mad. I want them to get better. Taking a guy that plays a position that they are already stacked at doesnt make sense to me (PF/C). He is pretty much a skinnier Larry Sanders. I wanted them to take Perry Jones or Mo Harkless as a SF, which was their biggest need since they already traded for a C before the draft.

Sam Dalembert is an expiring contract... and getting old.

[BrewCity83]

I am a fairweather Bucks fan.  I think the college game is far superior to the NBA game, probably because the NBA regular season is filled with games where the players are playing half-heartedly.  The NBA playoffs are much more watchable than the regular season, that's for sure.  The only NBA games that I can generally get interested in are ones where MU guys are playing (Wade, Novak with the Knicks, Matthews with the Blazers, JFB with the Bulls).  I cannot sit and watch a regular NBA game without one of those guys in it.  I just can't get interested in it.

[RawdogDX]

LOL why, because I prefer the college game to the pro one? What a moronic statement.

If you think the NBA playoffs where the best players, in their primes, attempt to establish legacies, leaving nothing in the tank is less exciting than sitting there and watching someone read a name off a card(It's not even close!), then yes, that does say something about your basketball acumen.

[Blue Horseshoe]

Yes, it's the high point of the NBA season. It is by far the most exciting day because it lets me know where the Marquette guys I enjoyed cheering for will be playing. I get more amped up to hear Lazar Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Jae Crowder, or DJO's name get called than I do for any regular season or playoff game. I would take more enjoyment out of one Marquette game than I would an entire NBA season. The closest I get to a Marquette game is watching those guys enjoy the success of getting drafted. As far as who wins between the Celtics and Hawks, I could care less.

No, the Championship is the high point of the season. You can enjoy whatever you like, but it is flat out wrong to call the draft the high point. I am happy for the MU guys getting drafted and then getting a chance to play against the best in the world. Some make it, others don't. I appreciate talent over everything else. I want to see the best.

[RideMyBuycks]

Just curious, where are you guys located?

I think a lot of it depends on if you have a good team or not.  If I lived in Minnesota, I wouldn't be watching the NBA.

NBA is too much 1-on-1 ball for my taste.

That said, I'm from Minnesota! Zar was on the bench for a season over here...best NBA season here for me in 10 years.

[Silkk the Shaka]

No, the Championship is the high point of the season. You can enjoy whatever you like, but it is flat out wrong to call the draft the high point. I am happy for the MU guys getting drafted and then getting a chance to play against the best in the world. Some make it, others don't. I appreciate talent over everything else. I want to see the best.

"The NBA Draft is without a doubt the high-water point of the season for me."

Operative phrase in that statement: for me.

I agree with you that the draft is exciting when an MU guy's name gets called, but the playoffs are far superior for me.  However, that doesn't mean that Brew can't enjoy the draft more than the actual games.  It's a matter of taste, like arguing music.  It's just what someone enjoys more, there's no objective right or wrong.  Does that make sense?