[Game] Kings vs. Clippers, 12 APR 2014, 15:30 EST, 12:30 PST

Clippers announcers: "Redick hasn't shot well last 3 games". Kings: "You're welcome, JJ!"

Pfft. Reggie Evans is currently outshooting JJ both from the floor and from the line. (And then the ESPN box score changes Redick's 2-3 from the line to 2-2...)
 
You missed the point. Basically, if you watch anything on TV, ever, besides sports and the news, the same exact mirror can be pointed right back at you. Why do people like wrestling? I don't know, why do people like The Walking Dead? People like what they like; what's it to you?

all i said was i can't believe it still has a huge following. With real fighting like the UFC becoming so popular, i would have thought that WWE would be struggling to survive.
 
You missed the point. Basically, if you watch anything on TV, ever, besides sports and the news, the same exact mirror can be pointed right back at you. Why do people like wrestling? I don't know, why do people like The Walking Dead? People like what they like; what's it to you?

My attitude is that anything that has raucous followers and in large quantities may be something I should look into. I don't assume that those people are demented or anything of the sort. For instance I know most people don't "get" NASCAR but I'll bet that if anyone listened to me for a half an hour, they'd "get it" too. And that is especially if they played fantasy NASCAR.
 
My attitude is that anything that has raucous followers and in large quantities may be something I should look into. I don't assume that those people are demented or anything of the sort. For instance I know most people don't "get" NASCAR but I'll bet that if anyone listened to me for a half an hour, they'd "get it" too. And that is especially if they played fantasy NASCAR.

i don't watch Nascar but i do route for the rookie Kyle Larson as he is a local kid and i know him through a family friend
 
all i said was i can't believe it still has a huge following. With real fighting like the UFC becoming so popular, i would have thought that WWE would be struggling to survive.
First of All™, why would it even enter your mind that the existence of mixed martial arts would have anything to do with the popularity of professional wrestling?

Second of all, you're still missing the point, and the question still stands: why does anybody like anything? Some people like to go to the theatre; in fact, some people have seen the same show on Broadway over a dozen times. Do you waste time wondering why they like that? Why do some people like anime? Why do some people like sitcoms with laugh tracks? Why do some people like "mock-umentary"-style sitcoms? Why do some people like reality television? Why do some people like "talent" shows, like The Voice, and Dancing With the Stars? Why do some people like cheesy sci-fi shows?

Surely you don't expect me to believe that you, literally, like everything that comes on TV except for wrestling? So, out of all the different things that people like that you don't like, why do you single that out? What is it about the existence of wrestling that offends your sensibilities, but Keeping With the Kardashians is cool?
 
To touch on the WWE following. Vince McMansions plan backfired on him. Ratings were huge when you had 2-3 franchises. All of them getting 5's. Vince buys wcw and ecw. You think wwe would be off the charts. Nope steady decline ever since. Barley getting 3's now.
 
First of All™

haha i see what you did

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First of All™, why would it even enter your mind that the existence of mixed martial arts would have anything to do with the popularity of professional wrestling?

Second of all, you're still missing the point, and the question still stands: why does anybody like anything? Some people like to go to the theatre; in fact, some people have seen the same show on Broadway over a dozen times. Do you waste time wondering why they like that? Why do some people like anime? Why do some people like sitcoms with laugh tracks? Why do some people like "mock-umentary"-style sitcoms? Why do some people like reality television? Why do some people like "talent" shows, like The Voice, and Dancing With the Stars? Why do some people like cheesy sci-fi shows?

Surely you don't expect me to believe that you, literally, like everything that comes on TV except for wrestling? So, out of all the different things that people like that you don't like, why do you single that out? What is it about the existence of wrestling that offends your sensibilities, but Keeping With the Kardashians is cool?

I grok what you mean. BTW, I am rereading the book to see how Heinlein defines grok as if that is on topic even remotely. ;)
 
Ben is such a mystery. Sometimes you wonder if he will ever have a place, sometimes he makes moves that make you think he will be special
 
Yeah, I hate it when the other team tries to take advantage of the rules to win. Why can't they just lie down and lose?

Those rules do however need to be changed. Such a blatant exploit turning the whole concept of a "foul" (i.e. cheating by the defense) on tis head. Should just give the opposing team the option to take the ball on the side with a new shotclock instead.
 
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