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Nice scrollwheel JCT-it worked so well that you responded to 2 of Trev's posts.


Dumbshit.

JCT's Smack Ability wrote:I'm always the knife in a gunfight.

We know, Tard. We know.

Nishlord wrote:Nottingham Forest

Well, okay, I'm also a fan of The Avenue Of The Giants and I think Yosemite is pretty swell as well.

Big Sur is pretty deece too.

:D

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Van, what you posted has me scratching my head.

Van wrote:NBA: The Kings, I guess

Van wrote:Dunno how it happened but somehow, somewhere along the way the NBA managed to become the only major professional sport that still keeps me rooting hard at various times.

First, you post an only slightly less ambivalent take than mine viz. your rooting interest in the NBA. Then you turn around and say that the NBA is the only major professional sport that still keeps you rooting hard.

Where's the confusion?

I still find myself rooting fairly actively on NBA games and I find myself now being a fan of the Kings, pretty much by default.

College hoops: Ruined for me these days. I guess if I had to pick I root for Louisville and North Carolina.

. . .

That being said though, even college football is also hurtling headlong towards irrelevancy for me, just like college hoops has, and for the same reason: too many underclassmen leaving early is diluting the sport and ruining rivalries. There's less and less continuity now and with so many more key underclassmen leaving early these days the key re-match games either don't come off at all or, if they do, they've lost most of their luster...

We've had this discussion before, but although we agree about what happened, we disagree as to what was ruined. For me, it was the NBA.

We don't disagree there. I agree that the NBA is definitely being hurt too. It's just not getting hurt nearly as badly as college hoops, which is now nearly ruined for me.

Part of the beauty of the old-school NBA was that it was the easiest sport to follow. You only have 12 players to a team, and most of the guys on the roster had a built-in fan following before they even got to the league. Those days are long over, what with the NBA's obsession with high schoolers, Euros and guys who had only one year in college (the latter group being the only ones I heard of).

Watered down talent levels, definitely. The NBA, absolutely, but even moreso the college game.

20 years ago, I could probably name from memory 90% of the players on NBA rosters. Today, I probably couldn't name more than three players on any one team.

Nor would anyone particualrly want to, these days.

:P

College basketball will always be relevant to me, even if the talent level is slightly diluted, because of the rivalries and the fan followings the teams have, which are far more rabid than anything the NBA ever has seen or will see. I think Dick Vitale is generally an idiot, but he's got one point right: the college game is about the name on the front of the jerseys, and the NBA game is about the name on the back of the jerseys. And when I, as a fan, don't even recognize most of those names on the back anymore, it's time for me to go.

That's all true, which is why college football is still #1 for me. College football just hasn't had the chance to see its game decimated by early defections yet, at least not to anywhere near the same degree as college hoops. College hoops is now a mere shadow of its former self. All you really root for now with college hoops is the laundry. It used to be the laundry plus the familiar players wearing the laundry, including star players who stayed through their senior seasons in order to right some wrongs or to defend what they earned...

These days, if you're the very best, it's one and done...if that.

Matt Leinart would be one glaring exception, and look how it cost him. He'll be the last guy in that position to ever make that same decision and like you said, both the pros and the college game will continue to suffer for it...

NHL: Edmonton
NFL: Seahawks (we alway got their feeds growing up)
MLB: Toronto
NBA: Really don't care, Grew up cheering for Portland. Then it was Toronto when they got a team but now it's whoever Nash plays for
CFL: Edmonton Eskimos
College Football: Don't have one, I usually cheer for the underdogs
College Basketball: Gonzaga
CIS College Sports: University of alberta

I had a heart breaking year this year with the Oilers and Seahawks getting eliminated in the finals and the Suns losing in the semi's... Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. At least the Eskimo's won the grey cup (but their are only 9 teams) and the U of A always dominates.

Nascar - 9 and 88
CBB - DUKE
MLB - Houston
NFL - Houston and whoever plays the Cowgirls
NBA - Houston (though the NBA is 95% unwatchable)
Hockey - Houston
Soccer - Brazil
CFB - Underdogs from smaller conferences that make dudes like Van melt (see Utah for excellent example)
Golf - Fred Couples (from Houston of course)

Rozy, before I'd ever melt about anything I'd first have to care.

Utah and their ilk, they never even make me care.

Detroit Lions
Oakland A's
Detroit Pistons
Michigan State Spartans

That didn't take much...

It never does...

It's why we're here.

rozy wrote:That didn't take much...

And since we've added soccer . . .

Soccer: USA and Rochester Raging Rhinos (currently USISL 1st Division, but will probably have a MLS team soon).

TenTallBen wrote: College - The University of North Alabama

FTFY and Rack TUNA


NFL: Bears and the Bucs now since the oilers are gone
MLB: Cubs.
NBA: Quit getting into this sport a while back ago. Use to go for the pistons. It is a shame what they did to this sport
NHL: It is a shame what they did to this sport, the MLB, the NBA, and Boxing.
College Sports: FSU and TUNA

NFL- 49ers
MLB- Giants
NBA- Kings
NCAA Football, Baseball & Basketball- Fresno State
NHL- San Jose Sharks (my cousin owns the team)

see also
The Fresno Grizzlies, Falcons and The Fuego

Y2K wrote:NHL- San Jose Sharks (my cousin owns the team)

Who gives a shit about your cousin?

Eagles
Flyers
Phillies
Hate the NBA.

College

Anything local except for Temple football.

CFB - UCLA

CBB - UCLA

NBA - LAKERS

NFL - TEAM WITH MOST UCLA BRUINS

NHL - LA WHEN IN FINALS OF STANLEY CUP

MLB - DODGERS (ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE NAMES ON THEIR UNIS)

EVERYTHING ELSE - UCLA

NCAA - all sports: Penn State
MLB: Chicago White Sox
NFL: San Diego Chargers
NHL: Colorado Avalanche
NBA: hate it
Nascar: Ryan Newman
Soccer: Manchester United and Celtic

not a bad combo coming from someone born and raised in Wisconsin

NFL: Buccaneers
MLB: Mets/Rays
NBA: Magic
NHL: Lightning
College football: Gators
College basketball: Gators

NFL - Dallas

MLB - Braves, Astros

NBA - Rockets


College - Tulane

Baseball... Cards
Football... Rams
Hockey... Blues
NBA... whatever Euro team Kleiza lands with.
College... Mizzou, former home of Kleiza.
MSL... huh?
Indoor football... How goddamned bored are you to watch this?
Golf... I'm not white enough
NASCAR... I wasn't raised in a trailer park.
Poker... Can't watch Vietnamese people interacting. Flashbacks.
Battle of the Network Stars... Teresa Ganzel
Caber Tossing... Seamus MacDougal
Terminate... with extreme prejudice

88 wrote: So now I root for everyone who wants to crash Tony Stewart.

That's a different bandwagon every week...

CFL: Edmonton Eskimos

NHL: Buffalo Sabres

OHL (Ontario Hockey League): Brampton Battalion

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: Wexford Raiders
That's right, Milton IceHawks, EAT A DICK! EAT A FUCKING DICK, you bitches!

In order of importance:

NFL: Chiefs
MLB: Royals
CBB: Mizzou
CFB: Mizzou
NASCAR: RCR and DEI
NBA: Kings...because they used to be from KC... :x

NFL:Raiders
MLB:Dodgers
NBA:Lakers
NHL:Sharks
College:UNLV

Shoalzie wrote:

Y2K wrote:NHL- San Jose Sharks (my cousin owns the team)

Who gives a shit about your cousin?

Are you kidding me? I used to be a LA Kings fan before I found out I could have seats in the owners box or at center ice whenever I wanted...............

CFB: PSU
NFL: Stillers
NBA: Sixers
CBB: PSU (fumbles for shotgun)
MLB: Buccos (places shotgun in mouth)
NHL: Pens (applies even coating of lead)

NFL: Chiefs
MLB: Royals
NBA: Who gives a fuck
NHL: Blues
College football: Mizzou
College basketball: Mizzou

MLB: Dodgers

NFL: Was once a huge Rams fan but stopped caring when they went to the 314. I'll watch now and then.

NBA: Lakers

NHL: Don't care that much to follow it. Might watch a Kings game if I got free tickets.

CFB & CBkB: UCLA & Notre Dame

Sahkuh: U.S. in World Cup. Don't have a favorite professional team. Prefer watching soccer now than most sports.

CBaB: CSU Fullerton

MLB - Houston Astros
NBA Houston Rockets
NFL - Tennessee Titans (followed the team from Houston, but will not ever buy merchanside or go to their games even though I live 3 hours from Nashville. Thanks, Bud)
NHL - Dallas Stars

College - Texas A&M (This catagory should not be split into different sports)

NFL - NY Giants
NHL - NY Rangers
MLB - NY Yankees
NCAA Football - USF Bulls
NCAA Basketball - USF Bulls
NBA - Atlanta Hawks (due to a former USF player being on the team (Solomon Jones). I'll root for whatever teams signs Chucky Atkins as well.)

College - Texas A&M (This catagory should not be split into different sports)

Please don't be a meanie.

--Sissyroux/Crown

NFL: Buccaneers
NBA: Heat
MLB: Devil Rays, Mets
CFB: Florida St
CBB: Duke, Florida St

THE BADEST TEAM IN SPORTS NOW AND YOU, HEARD IT HERE FIRST WILL BE THE ARIZONA CARDINALS. #13 IS KURT WARNER YEAH THAT,S RIGHT!!!!1! YOU HEARD ME ALLRIGHT. HE HAS A SEASON UNDERNEETH HIS BELTS NOW IN ARIZONA AND WILL BE THE NFL COMEBACK MAN OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. HE PLAYS THE POSITION LIKE IT SHOULD BE PLAYED STANDING UP TALL IN THE POCKET AND NOT RUNNING AROUND LIKE A GIRLIE QUARTNERBACK. YOU HEARD OF THE OTHER 13 DAN MARINO DIDN,T YOU? YEAH, I SEE YOUR HEAD NODDING. GOOD DOG. HAHA KURTN WANRER IS DAN MARINO LITE/. HE STILL HAS HIS BIG ARM AND I SEE THE ARIZONA CARDINALS GOING A REAL LONG WAY. I,M OFF TO 2 A DAY PRACTICE NOW BECAUSE SUMMER DRILLS HAVE BEGAN IN THE CALIFORNIA LEAGE. SO YOU FINGER TOY MADDEN GAY LOSER BOYS CAN DIDDLE AROUND WHILE I PRACTICE THE REAL GAME., ,POUND BEERS AT NIGHT, AND BANG YOUNG COEDS IN THE NIGHT TOO. IT,S GOOD TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. AND GOOD TOO. GOOD NIGHT NOW GIRLS. BAHWAWAHAHAHHAHH


T13 is out !!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!1!!!!!

poptart wrote:THE BADEST TEAM IN SPORTS NOW AND YOU, HEARD IT HERE FIRST WILL BE THE ARIZONA CARDINALS. #13 IS KURT WARNER YEAH THAT,S RIGHT!!!!1! YOU HEARD ME ALLRIGHT. HE HAS A SEASON UNDERNEETH HIS BELTS NOW IN ARIZONA AND WILL BE THE NFL COMEBACK MAN OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. HE PLAYS THE POSITION LIKE IT SHOULD BE PLAYED STANDING UP TALL IN THE POCKET AND NOT RUNNING AROUND LIKE A GIRLIE QUARTNERBACK. YOU HEARD OF THE OTHER 13 DAN MARINO DIDN,T YOU? YEAH, I SEE YOUR HEAD NODDING. GOOD DOG. HAHA KURTN WANRER IS DAN MARINO LITE/. HE STILL HAS HIS BIG ARM AND I SEE THE ARIZONA CARDINALS GOING A REAL LONG WAY. I,M OFF TO 2 A DAY PRACTICE NOW BECAUSE SUMMER DRILLS HAVE BEGAN IN THE CALIFORNIA LEAGE. SO YOU FINGER TOY MADDEN GAY LOSER BOYS CAN DIDDLE AROUND WHILE I PRACTICE THE REAL GAME., ,POUND BEERS AT NIGHT, AND BANG YOUNG COEDS IN THE NIGHT TOO. IT,S GOOD TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. AND GOOD TOO. GOOD NIGHT NOW GIRLS. BAHWAWAHAHAHHAHH


T13 is out !!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!1!!!!!

Do you do sports radio in St. Louis?
There are plenty of Warner freaks still here.

True allegiances never change.

All U of Michigan teams, and all Detroit pro teams.

NFL- Da Birds
MLB- The Phillthies
NBA- Sixers
NHL- The Flyers (When I watch- which is almost never anymore)
College- Notre Dame

NFL: Buffalo Bills (note, I also follow the NY Giants, as a born-downstater, but my painful, true loyalties are to the Bills...)
NHL: NY Islanders. Been a fan since their founding.
NBA: hate basketball; you couldn't pay me to watch it
MLB: don't care for it...to me it's like watching paint dry
CFB: don't have a favorite, as my alma mater didn't have a team, so I pretty much love watching it to see good games

NFL: Steelers. As a child of the 70s, the Bills were not yet a regional team for western NY. By the time they were, I had already chosen my path.
MLB: Stopped caring after the Expos moved. Have a passing interest in the Pirates that matches their desire to field a worthy team.
NHL: Buffalo Sabres (NHL) Rochester Americans (AHL)
NBA: Don't care
NASCAR: Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports in general. Anybody who pisses off that many necks is OK in my book.
NCAA: Syracuse Orange (Was accepted there. Chose SUNY in-state tuition instead. My SUNY School had no D-1 sports)
Soccah: Rochester Raging Rhinos
PGA Golf: I home for the Western NY guys on tour (Jeff Sluman, Joey Sindelar and Dudley Hart) and appreciate the mad skills of guys like Tiger, Phil, Vijay et al.
LPGA Golf: Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Nancy Lopez to name a few.

MLB: Mets
NFL: Giants
NBA: Knicks
NCAA: Rocky Top, baby!

NCAA (All): The Ohio State University
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NFL: Cincinnati Bengals
MLB: Cincinnati Reds (2nd - ChiSox)
NBA: Phoenix Suns
NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets
ATP: Andre Agassi
PGA: Tiger, Phil, Freddy