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il Padrino Ute · 04-21-2006, 05:23 AM

Amen.

It really is a shame that kids can go straight from high school to the pros. They have no concept pf the team game.

Another problem is that ESPN and it's highlights have ruined the game. Kids are no longer interested in learning the fundamentals. All they see is dunks and want to do the same. Rick Majerus was correct when he commented that the reason his Utah teams never had any highlights shown on ESPN was because nobody wants to see a down screen and a jumpshot.

Expansion has also been bad for the game. Far too many teams have diluted the talent.

I get the feeling that someday, expansion will move into Europe and we'll end up seeing the NBA Finals as the North American Champion vs. the European Champion. :evil:

04-21-2006, 05:23 AM	#5
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Amen. It really is a shame that kids can go straight from high school to the pros. They have no concept pf the team game. Another problem is that ESPN and it's highlights have ruined the game. Kids are no longer interested in learning the fundamentals. All they see is dunks and want to do the same. Rick Majerus was correct when he commented that the reason his Utah teams never had any highlights shown on ESPN was because nobody wants to see a down screen and a jumpshot. Expansion has also been bad for the game. Far too many teams have diluted the talent. I get the feeling that someday, expansion will move into Europe and we'll end up seeing the NBA Finals as the North American Champion vs. the European Champion. :evil: __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.