Welcome to This (Non) Sporting Life, a blog post about sports by a guy who does not care or know much about sports.
But I do know this: basketball games are 40 minutes long.
Which is an important piece of information.
In today's NCAA Men's Tournament Game between Duke and UConn, Duke was winning after 39 minutes and 50 seconds.
Which is great!
But...
What's that important piece of information?
Let's say it together: All bubble-blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able-bodied patron in the bar.
NO! Not THAT!
Say THIS with me: basketball games are 40 minutes long.
So....
At 39 minutes and 50 seconds, Duke had the ball and a 2 point lead, 72-70. All they had to do for 10 seconds was keep the ball away from UConn and Duke wins and advances to the Final Four.
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
This game is pretty much over, ain't it?
Except....
Basketball games are 40 minutes long.
And UConn steals the ball.
And some UConn player named Braylon Mullins heaves a desperation shot at the basket. Oh, there's NO way that ball is.....
It went in?
Nooooo! It didn't! It couldn't!
IT DID?!?!
IT WENT IN!
For 3 points!
UConn is up 73-72.
What the unholy hell was that?
I mean, 39 minutes and 50 seconds and... and... and...
Damn it! Basketball games are 40 minutes long.
Now if there is a sense of deja vu in this post, well, it's because the same goddam thing happened back in February when Carolina snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last second basket from Scott Trimble.
And the conclusion I came to then?
Damn basketball games are a damn 40 minutes damn long!
Damn!
OK, so the bad news is Duke has lost and been denied a shot at the national championship. And that sucks.
The good news is I can finally stop caring about sports.
It really is out of character for me.
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