Adolph Rupp Was Right

You know... if we'd listened to Rupp back in the 50's, we could still be enjoying the game of basketball today. Instead... we got streetball...

I hate watching brothas play basketball... with their baggy shorts 27 sizes to big... You get 1 pass, then it's a shot. They drive to the basket and try to put up some ugly trick shot that they made one damn time in their whole life... but it went in that once... so from now, until their 50 they'll be throwin' the ball over their head with their weak hand... Spare me.

I'm standing in the University Rec Center... watching... appauled... it's 5 on 5... full court... 8 black guys... 2 white.

I can call the action before it happens. white boy brings the ball up the court... of course.. this is only allowed because the white boy stole the ball on D. Black folks never miss an opportunity to strut up the court and pose for the ladies...

White boy has eyes. He sees a back door cut developing, but it's two passes away. He makes the first pass to a dude out on the wing... there's the cut... but the winger? He ain't looking for to pass. He ignores the wide open cutter slashing to the basket, and drives on his own through two guys. Of course he loses the ball...

Back down the court we go for some ole' defense. 1 pass... one bad shot... happens to go in... big deal.

The boys have run up and down the court 4 times now... and these ripped up muscle boys are grabbin' their shorts. Funny... They don't look out of shape... course... looks all that matters right?

What's that? Fast break.. two passes! Easy layup! Brilliant! Ball goes all the way down the court without touching the ground! Oh.. of course... white boy passes to white boy.. who passes to the black dude who never bothered to run down and play D... Figures.

What's the difference between this and the NBA? I see Reggie Miller blowing Free Throws. I see easy 6 footers passed up for the opportunity to attempt some circus shot... or... missed entirely...

I miss basketball.