At the Lakers-Pistons game, I detested these fans, listed in no particular order:
1. The Reluctant Attention Whore: If you go to the game with face paint and a crazy hat, and they put your face up on the big screen, don't duck and hide as if you weren't looking for attention.
2. The Unwanted Attention Whore: If you are sitting near someone interesting, and they are put on the screen, don't jump up and wave at the camera. We weren't looking at you.
3. The Jersey Grabber: If you are on the screen, don't grab your jersey and pull it up to your chin. We can see it just fine the normal way.
4. The Aging Whore: If you are old enough to remember Kennedy being shot -- either of them -- you should not wear a leather miniskirt to the game.
5. The Non-Student of the Game: To the dude with the Bob McAdoo Pistons jersey: McAdoo hated his two seasons in Detroit. In 1980-81, he played in only six games for the Pistons before they waived him. Both of his championships rings say "Lakers" on them.
Honorable Mention: The clowns in my section who yell "Can you dig it?" when Shaq shoots a free throw. He misses it every time they do that.
Fans I liked:
1. Michael Clark Duncan.
2. Dick Van Dyke, singing the National Anthem.
3. Magic, Kareem and Worthy.
4. The rapper in the turquoise three piece suit (was that William Drayton?)
5. Some dude I saw in a commercial one time.
In Detroit, 67% of local fans think the Pistons are going to win this series.
Blogging has hit the NBA Finals. The NBA has an official blog of the Finals. And the Pistons have their own blog. If the Lakers have one, I haven't found it. Maybe I should volunteer.
I loved this quote from Pat Riley: "I have Lakers blood flowing through my veins. I owe my basketball life to them. When I retire, I am going to move back to Los Angeles and pay $85,000 to get courtside seats to watch them play. I will always root for the Lakers." I miss that guy.
I loved this one, from Chuck Daly, almost as much: "This guy [Shaquille O’Neal] is very amusing to me. People keep giving the MVP during the season to these other people. But then when we get to the Finals, people are all scared to death of him. They put three guys on him. He is going to be a deciding factor."
The "Kiss Me" feature on the big screen was boring last night. So was the "Ask Jeeves" feature. You know what I want them to ask Jeeves? Why does the Pistons logo have a horse on it?
About the logo - because horses piss-tons.
Posted by: Brian | June 14, 2004 at 12:34