Western Conference v. Eastern Conference: Yes, I get it. The Western Conference is stronger than the Eastern Conference. It is also nice hearing it 20 times per hour, thanks to the ESPN/ABC reporting teams. I personally am getting frustrated with ESPN reporters. Great information available? Absolutely. But they feel the need to repeat things such as the conference difference every 5 minutes. Please give it a rest. Being a Ohio State fan, and a Cleveland Indians fan, this past fall I have continued to hear about strength of schedules, which conference is better than which, and so on...I am sick of hearing it. Is it Ohio State or the Indians fault they play in a weaker conference/division? No. Same with the Cavs, if they can sneak a way into the playoffs I'll be the first one to say it may be because of them being in the Eastern Conference. But nonetheless that is how sports work. Are commissioners really going to realign conferences/divisions every year based on projections? No. So every conference/division/league isn't going to be equal every year.
Christmas Day Uniforms: I'm all for switching things up on Christmas Day in terms of jerseys and shoes. But I'm wondering who thought up this years uniforms and socks. I mean, they weren't terrible by any means. I just wasn't a fan of the sleeves. I thought the logo look was unique and cool which I applaud. But the sleeves made it look in sorts like a recreation game at a community fitness center. The socks looked liked different colored candy canes which was also strange. I'm a fan of something different but maybe this was too different.
Brooklyn Nets: The worst team in the National Basketball Association. Led by Jason Kidd, this program is just a wreck at 9-19. Now with Brooke Lopez out, who knows what is going to happen to this team now. The team has talent, that is for sure with Jason Terry, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams, the team is not clicking. And with Jason Kidd not knowing how to coach a team that isn't helping. Stupid decisions such as benching his starters on Christmas Day as the game went along, the crowd at the Barclays Center had every right to boo. And then there was the pop spilling incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2BaJFvpSFk. Not only are the Nets the worst team in my mind, Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets are just something else that is showing Jason Kidd should not be a coach.
NBA Christmas Day Schedule: I have heard many complaints about the schedule of games yesterday, asking why the LA Lakers, NY Knicks, and other "bad" teams are playing while teams like the Trail Blazers and Pacers are not playing. It's simple. It is not about how good a team is. It's about the market. The Lakers have the 3rd biggest market in the NBA as of last year (behind the Spurs and Heat) so why wouldn't they play on this holiday? After all, the NBA is a business. They also almost always play on this holiday anyways. Also, David Stern and his staff do not schedule solely on the premise of who they think is going to be good each year. Who knew the Trail Blazers would be this good? I sure didn't. The Pacers you could make a case for not playing, but then again their market is not the best (It's not even in the top 15 according to http://wagesofwins.com/2013/03/28/the-best-nba-markets-of-2012-13/). So please do not complain about the scheduling. Just watch and soak it in.
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