Ladies, Change the Channel
After this year's NBA Finals, I'm going to invoke a rule during the off-season: No woman is allowed to watch the Finals unless they have followed the NBA throughout the regular season, or, at the very least, watched at least one round of playoffs prior to the Finals.
If I had a dollar for every time one of my home girls has asked me my thoughts on the match up between Pau Gasol and Kevin Garnett, or whether or not Doc Rivers is outcoaching Phil Jackson, I'd have more money than an NBA rookie. Seriously ladies, it has got to stop.
Here's my problem with women's sudden interest in the NBA. It's not real. You see, men can't get away with all this fronting and grandstanding. I have several friends who have zero interest in the NBA, and they've managed to keep it that way. You know why? Because if they tried to act like they cared about a Paul Pierce versus Kobe Bryant match up, they'd get called out like a co-worker wearing the same outfit two days in a row.
Women don't understand. This year's Finals match-up is a reward for all the hard work we, as men, have endured throughout an 82-game regular season. Not to mention a playoffs that has lasted longer than Roots. It's hard work being a fan, baby. To get through those games, and for the true die hard NBA followers, putting that money down to order the NBA Ticket, it's a lot of money. Whether or not you have a horse in this race, if you're a fan of basketball, and the NBA specifically, this is a match up you deserve.
I have no problem with a woman having some casual interest in the series. I understand that this Finals is transcendent because of the name recognition of the Lakers and the Celtics, but I swear if I hear one more woman say, "Kobe-just-needs-to-get-to-the-line-more" I'm going to challenge her to a game of one-on-one. Hear me out, fellas. Every time a woman comes up to you and asks you your thoughts on last night's game, don't you feel like this guy?
Look, I am all about women's rights, you know, that's cool with me. If you're one of those women who can spot a good pick-and-roll or knows the difference between zone defense and man-to-man, then please, come sit down right next to me on the couch. But if not, I'm going to tell you a quick story to illustrate how wrong it is for you to try and get in the game after it's far too late.
One day, I was flipping channels, and I came across an episode of Greys Anatomy, which as most of you know is a huge, huge hit show amongst women. I only caught one scene, but it was one of those scenes that got me pissed off to the highest point of pissitivity.
So the next day, I went into work ready to rumble and debate with all my female coworkers who watched the show. I had a whole case in favor of my guy, but when I made my argument, my coworkers told me I couldn't talk. You know why? I didn't watch the entire series. I didn't know the whole story. And you know what? They had a point.
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Comments
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UKing510 says:
Check out Consequence's reaction to the Celtic's winning...go C's!
http://www.kyte.tv/channels/browse.html?mode=SEARCHALL&search=Consequence&x=0&y=0#uri=channels/48376/153185
06/19/2008 at 3:52 PM
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Jayda310 says:
Seems unfair to say women can't even watch the finals. I watched the games until my team got eliminated and then I watched the finals. Where's the fault in that?
06/18/2008 at 3:15 AM
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Vitaminbe says:
As an Alpha female and an avid sports fan I'd have to disagree with your blog here... Vitamin Be is a lover of sports ALL sports; some more than others. Like NFL football, I watch the draft, the pre-season and the classic games on NFL Network. I don't watch the NBA until March Madness is in full swing. It seems like the players just go hard around that time, you know. The clock's ticking and everybody wants their spot. So it starts getting interesting then. Before that its just 10 dudes running back and forth down a court throwing a ball in a hole...just my opinion, and I'm entitled to it.
Be
06/17/2008 at 1:07 PM