I don't know how many days it's been since we all started staying inside, but today is another one of those days. It's been...uh...2 weeks? since the NBA took a breather and is still taking that break, I think. I miss basketball, obviously, but thankfully we get things like Mike Breen reminding us to avoid each other and then breaking out a somber "bang" as his jumper drops. So let's talk about Mike Breen for a moment, I guess?
Can you imagine if that jumper was ugly as hell? It's one thing to do a video where you have to shoot a basketball after a 35-second take and the take is ruined if the shot doesn't go in. It's another thing to think "well, OK, I can probably make a 15-footer, so worst case scenario it takes me 3-4 tries." It's still another to square up, hoist the jumper, and turn back to the camera because you know it's going in.
God dang, Mike Breen. That was nice. That was nice enough that I would even watch the Knicks at this point to hear you talk about basketball during a live basketball game.
But OK, what else.
There's talk of a possible COVID charity basketball game and I really don't understand why or how that would work. It's a lovely idea, but it would come right after all these guys are quarantining and imploring everyone to stay away from each other, so putting them on a court and bodying up against each other for 2 hours seems like maybe it's not the smartest idea? Am I crazy? I mean, trust me, I want basketball back as much as the next guy, but this seems foolish unless there's suddenly a surplus of tests and all these guys get tests immediately before this game.
Am I the only person who doesn't understand why people act like "I tested negative" means "I'm in the clear?" Do people not realize that if you don't have it today, you can get it tomorrow? What is happening in the world and why is everything so terrible?
Let's move on.
I won a title on Basketball-GM the other day and I can barely tell you how excited I was about it. It was really embarrassing. Almost as embarrassing as how I've been unable to remember if it's double R and/or double S in the word embarrassing since I was about 7 years old. I think I'm mixing it up with parallel, which I know has one double letter, and thus I assume embarrassing is the same. But it's not.
God. This is a trainwreck of a blog post. Quarantine is going great.
In case you're wondering what my wife and I have been up to during this time of limited activity, we invented a game called Rug Wars. I talk too fast, but the rules are simple: try to push each other off the rug without using your hands.
We also decided that one round was not enough, so we went back in for a second matchup without socks. I was a lot better without socks. We're idiots.
So...stay safe out there, I guess.
Can you imagine if that jumper was ugly as hell? It's one thing to do a video where you have to shoot a basketball after a 35-second take and the take is ruined if the shot doesn't go in. It's another thing to think "well, OK, I can probably make a 15-footer, so worst case scenario it takes me 3-4 tries." It's still another to square up, hoist the jumper, and turn back to the camera because you know it's going in.
God dang, Mike Breen. That was nice. That was nice enough that I would even watch the Knicks at this point to hear you talk about basketball during a live basketball game.
But OK, what else.
There's talk of a possible COVID charity basketball game and I really don't understand why or how that would work. It's a lovely idea, but it would come right after all these guys are quarantining and imploring everyone to stay away from each other, so putting them on a court and bodying up against each other for 2 hours seems like maybe it's not the smartest idea? Am I crazy? I mean, trust me, I want basketball back as much as the next guy, but this seems foolish unless there's suddenly a surplus of tests and all these guys get tests immediately before this game.
Am I the only person who doesn't understand why people act like "I tested negative" means "I'm in the clear?" Do people not realize that if you don't have it today, you can get it tomorrow? What is happening in the world and why is everything so terrible?
Let's move on.
I won a title on Basketball-GM the other day and I can barely tell you how excited I was about it. It was really embarrassing. Almost as embarrassing as how I've been unable to remember if it's double R and/or double S in the word embarrassing since I was about 7 years old. I think I'm mixing it up with parallel, which I know has one double letter, and thus I assume embarrassing is the same. But it's not.
God. This is a trainwreck of a blog post. Quarantine is going great.
In case you're wondering what my wife and I have been up to during this time of limited activity, we invented a game called Rug Wars. I talk too fast, but the rules are simple: try to push each other off the rug without using your hands.
We also decided that one round was not enough, so we went back in for a second matchup without socks. I was a lot better without socks. We're idiots.
So...stay safe out there, I guess.
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