Allen wrote:

edited for brevity

You and your fellow "proper Bostonians" can celebrate the Celtics'
17th NBA championship, after Tuesday night's (6-17-08) annihilation
of the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92.

Not from Boston, but I loved watching every minute of the utter rout,
in lovely, High Definition resolution. :-P


I was very impressed with the Celtics in this game. They obviously
consider themselves a team, not a bunch of individual superstars doing
their thing. I'm not a big basketball fan, but my 11 year old grandson
eats, dreams and sleeps the game, along with playing it. He was rooting
for the Celts in this series and I know he's happy. He was off at camp
this week but I hope he set the DVR to record it. I remember when he was
six years old he was watching the NBA draft at my house; he came in to
where I was on the computer and said (Team A) traded two named players
to (Team B) for another named player and some draft choice and asked
"What do they expect to get out of that!" I didn't have a clue what he
was talking about so I answered "I don't know".
Allen


Hello, Allen:

Yes, I tend to agree! Boston got it done, in the traditional "Celtics
way" of rebounding, defense and patient offense. Whereas, the Lakers
are little more than a loose collection of basically-mediocre players.
They've deluded themselves into believing that a lone superstar (i.e.,
Kobe Bryant) can lead them to ultimate glory, nearly single-handedly.

I was a huge basketball fan (both college and pro), from 1972 to the
early 1990's. Then, I suddenly became sick of it, as it simply seemed
to become a rather sleazy business.

Although, during the past few years, I have followed the NBA playoffs,
to a limited extent; the collegiate game still turns me off, for some
reason. (Maybe, because it's sheer hypocrisy to continue calling it
an "amateur" sport?)


Cordially,
John Turco