Hockey is closed on account of stupidity this year, so I've been paying some attention to the National Basketball Association. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with pro basketball (mainly the Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association). In time I lost interest in basketball. I probably went 20 years without watching a single game.
Now I see that lots of players I used to watch in the olden days have become coaches, general managers, and TV broadcasters. Some of today's players are the sons of the guys I used to watch. But the most fascinating thing is that a few of the referees I watched are still going today, after more than 20 years. They seem to stick around forever, even as the mere mortals, the players, come and go. Referees in the NBA are kind of like elves in Middle-Earth.
This is very GOOD game...
Jordan forever...
Posted by: Wadim | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 12:19 AM