I’m on Pinterest . My boyfriend is watching game number whatever of the NBA tournament-thingy. I couldn’t tell you who is playing who. I can’t tell you who’s winning and who’s losing. I thought the first game of this series was the national championship. As I understand it, the NBA tournament set-up is the same as the World Series. Regardless, I would still rather be pinning recipes and future home ideas than watching game number whatever.
On the other hand, when I’m at an N.C. State basketball game, I am the girl who will run through the RBC Center-excuse me, PNC Arena-to get the best seat. I will stand the whole entire game. I will cheer for good plays, and my heart will drop at disappointing ones. I scream at the refs and the opposing players. When it comes to college basketball, I am a number one fan.
But, when it comes to the NBA, I couldn’t care less. There are many reasons why I do not like the NBA. I believe that the root of my dislike of the NBA comes from the fact that my dad only watched college basketball. He is a huge UConn fan and, naturally, I followed in his footsteps before coming to N.C. State.
This leads to my second reason for not liking NBA. I have no loyalty to an NBA team. I’m originally from Connecticut where there’s no NBA team. I had no idea the Charlotte Bobcats even existed until a few years ago. And, when I did learn more about the Bobcats, I was tempted to join the Lakers bandwagon.
My biggest problem with the NBA though is that it’s not as fun to watch as college basketball. I’m not talking about the game itself because I’ve seen exciting NBA games. I’m talking about the quite unattractive players. As a female, I must say that the men of the NBA are a little too old for my taste. As handsome as Dwyane Wade is, I would much rather see DeShawn Painter by the pool this summer if you know what I mean.
I might be persuaded to watch NBA, or at least pay enough attention to know who’s playing who in the tournament if the Charlotte Bobcats were actually good and they brought in some young, model-quality men. For now, I will continue pinning pictures of college basketball players hoping that the NBA will learn that girls don’t appreciate a sport without a little eye candy.