Should that even be the question? How about “to watch the games or not to watch the games?” Like the Hornets themselves, I’m not originally from New Orleans. That means, I loved the NBA before I loved the Hornets. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Hornets now and am die-hard, or else I wouldn’t even be here writing this. But my question is, with our team out of the Playoffs, what should our role as Hornets fans be? I think it’s still to watch the games that remain.
Sure, I really appreciate what atthehive.com and hornets247.com are doing; both blogs are doing great speculative analysis of what the Hornets should do, which coaches they should go after, analyzing what went wrong with this season, and what the team’s needs are for the upcoming draft. Of course, the media, never failing to miss the point, is focused on manufactured storylines more than actual play, and is too busy crafting headlines like “As Celtics eliminate Cavs, all eyes turn to James.” Thanks Times Pic. Listen, let me start with the easy one. I don’t care about Lebron James. Seriously. If he ends up playing with Josh Childress and Linus Kleiza for Olympiakos for $50 a year so he can become a “global icon” and billionaire by 32, sweet. Seriously. And Nike, what, do you not have a bloody, Steve Nash muppet?
Fuck all that. This is the time of year when only the best of the best remain, and this year that doesn’t include the Hornets or the Cavs. So while I’m always one to hype the Hornets, and glad other people are talking about what our team should do, I can’t care too much myself because I’ve been so focused on watching great Playoff basketball. Hopefully the Hornets are watching too, because it should be making them antsy to know that this is what they want to achieve, and that they have a lot of hard work to do to get there.
Until then folks, enjoy the real final four. Laissez les bons balles rouler.
Lounging
Dwight Howard and the Magic are going to take it all. They are prob. the best unselfesh team playing ball. They remind me of the 2004 pistons just cus how well they play together.
Can I stop speculating on coaching now? Sooooooo tired of it.
Ready for some BBall.
Too right about that. I’m so over the coaching thing.