Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Legend of Ray Clay.
It's an NBA night. I don't get the chance to say that very much anymore, but with the Yankees and Red Sox on the shelf for the night and the Mets already packed up for the day . . . TNT is the channel of choice for the evening.
More than just the lack of action from the three locals, there is a matter of a Game 3 in the Celtics-Bulls series, which would've drawn my attention regardless of what was taking place on the baseball diamond. The Celtics look competent (Paul Pierce especially is having a nice half); the Bulls look terrible, with a flurry of missed free throws and a bakers' dozen worth of turnovers. Three minutes in the half and Boston's up 12.
I fully expect to Chicago to be in this game down the stretch, but the anticipated frenzy of the Chicago crowd and energy of the young Bulls have been muted to this point.
There is no one who can get more revved up for an NBA game than Bill Simmons. In fact, he might be the only person who could get me revved up for an NBA game, no small feat at that.
It's an NBA night. I don't get the chance to say that very much anymore, but with the Yankees and Red Sox on the shelf for the night and the Mets already packed up for the day . . . TNT is the channel of choice for the evening.
More than just the lack of action from the three locals, there is a matter of a Game 3 in the Celtics-Bulls series, which would've drawn my attention regardless of what was taking place on the baseball diamond. The Celtics look competent (Paul Pierce especially is having a nice half); the Bulls look terrible, with a flurry of missed free throws and a bakers' dozen worth of turnovers. Three minutes in the half and Boston's up 12.
I fully expect to Chicago to be in this game down the stretch, but the anticipated frenzy of the Chicago crowd and energy of the young Bulls have been muted to this point.
There is no one who can get more revved up for an NBA game than Bill Simmons. In fact, he might be the only person who could get me revved up for an NBA game, no small feat at that.
