Drop the ball Dec12 '06
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# (2 of 2): Matthom
9 hours, 50 minutes after the fact. (Tue 12 Dec 2006, 6:32 PM CST)
Yeah I agree it's a piddly excuse for news. But it was slightly controversial, because the NBA "commish" didn't even get players feedback before he introduced the ball, at the beginning of the season. It's no surprise that now they are complaining, after having been used to the old ball, for so long.
This is probably why it's considered "news":
- The fact that the "big wig" guys (NBA execs) made a mistake.
- The new ball does affect the game itself to a certain extent, because if the players aren't happy with it, it affects their performance, etc.
Mark Cuban discusses the impact of the ball a little more, from his more prominent perspective as an NBA team's owner.
Also, to compare this to a software programmer - imagine if you used a certain text editor for so many years, and became used to it. Then one year, your boss makes you use a new text editor, without even getting your feedback. I think you'd be slightly peeved.
Overall though, I agree with your point that this has very little relevance with the reality of the world. Still, it is an entertainment business, like any others.
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The NBA is getting rid of the current ball, for the old ball. I would expect the price to drop, then.
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# (1 of 2): Andy » anatkinson.com
6 hours, 5 minutes after the fact. (Tue 12 Dec 2006, 2:47 PM CST)
Some day if I am ever a stand-up comic, I will have a bit where I compare professional sports to "Real Life." I think the fact that there is a USA Today article about which f'in ball the athletes are using is ridiculous, and think most aspects about professional sports, put into a traditional 9-5 workplace context sound absurd. I work in software, can you imagine a USA Today article on "software company says curly brackets belong on the same line, updates code accordingly."