Friday, January 17, 2003 :::
A couple weeks ago, driving into Iowa, I found a high school basketball game on the radio, and I found I had no interest in it. Driving through Ohio on a Friday night once, I listened to much of a high school football game between two teams whose names I wouldn't even recognize today; I'm not sure why I find college basketball interesting but no other level, while in football I have a reasonable level of interest in any of it. (I do think one of the problems with the NBA is that it emphasizes its individuals; thus while some argue that they're losing viewers because they lack stars, they lose me because they have them. College basketball, especially in the Ivy League and especially women's, are still team sports. The NBA shot clock doesn't even allow you to set up a play.)
::: posted by dWj at 1:44 PM
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