From: "Gary Britt" 

I think you are right about the playing aspect.  I think that applies to
tennis on TV and Golf on TV as well.

Gary

"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
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> My main complaint about basketball is that there is no scoring drama as an
> invidiual basket is next to meaningless ... football, baseball and
> "soccer" don't suffer from this design flaw. Also in 8 games
out of 10 you
> can safely ignore the first 59 minutes and just tune in to see who scores
> the most in the final minute ... so what's the point of watching at all?
>
> Perhaps it's one of those sports that's more fun to play than watch,and
> perhaps best appreciated by those who have played it growing up. Arguably
> soccer is a bit like that too, my spouse thinks it is boring but I love
> watching it (I played a lot as a kid).
> --
> Regards,
> Dave Ings,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>>I don't agree about basketball being boring, but I do agree its not as
>>entertaining as it could be if they made some rule changes and enforced
>>some of the rules they already have.
>
>

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