Reply #13: Absolutely, thanks to Chuck Daly [View All]

[Awsi Dooger]

The old Pistons coach saved the sport, IMO. The '80s were a triumph of garbage basketball, essentially a glorified layup drill or uncontested 10 foot jump shot. It is beyond belief that era is so fondly revered. The damn average points per game was 218 when I moved to Las Vegas in the late '80s. I remember telling someone the proper amount should be in the 140 range if they played the sport the right way, contested possessions for 48 minutes.

Well, they haven't gotten there yet, but thanks to Chuck Daly and his Pistons snuffing out the Showtime Lakers the game has matured beautifully. They try all these ridiculous rules changes, like defensive 3 second violations, to bring back the uptempo crap of the '80s, but it will never happen unless they enlarge the size of the playing court. Huge men who are now conditioned to deny, deny, deny are not going back to the pantyhose style of 20 years ago.

Now, if you asked if anyone cares about baseball...

My goal is not to watch a single pitch all season, even via Sportscenter replay.