Last week, I watched an NBA basketball game from a second row courtside seat. This was the third or fourth time I’ve watched from these seats over the years, enough to make some veteran observations:
- NBA players play HARD. So many people who watch college basketball will call it physical, but it isn’t remotely close to the physicality of an NBA game. These guys are much bigger and stronger, and bodies are banging around like crazy, over a much longer period of time, and with more possessions.
- NBA players do play good defense. I get so tired of hearing people say that NBA players don’t try that hard on defense. Sure, there are a few bad defensive players, and everyone takes a possession off now and then, but the fact is these guys are consistently playing tough, aggressive defense.
- NBA franchises put on a big show both on the court and off. There is never a moment during a time out or quarter break that something isn’t going on to entertain fans. It’s a sporting event, video game, and Las Vegas light show rolled into one. [Aside: The t-shirt gun wasn’t a one-barrel launcher, it was a gatling-gun style-device that spewed out multiple shirts in a few seconds. Impressive!]
- NBA officials have an impossible job, deciding which fouls to call and which ones to not call, because fouls are happening all of the time. Plus, they have to hump it up and down the court the entire game trying to keep up with some of the biggest, fittest athletes on earth.
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