Basketball Stuff

In 5th grade, everyone in my class was a big basketball fan. Towards the end of the school year, the NBA playoffs were about to start. I decided that I could have some fun by starting a poll—gambling rink, actually. People could put in 50 cents, and then they could pick the team that they thought would win the finals.

Finally, the last series came around, and there was about 5 dollars in the pool. Now, in 5th grade, that was a lot of money. I mean, you could buy 10 ice cream bars with that! It was a HUGE amount of money.

And then, oops!, school ended before the finals did. It was a seven game series, and lasted longer than expected. What would I do with the money? Maybe I should give it back in September. But, gosh darn, I changed schools after 5th grade. I would never see these guys again. Maybe I should just hold on the money. I think that that would be the best thing to do.

Speaking of the NBA finals, what is with the post-game show? They always interview the MVP, the winning coach, the losing coach, the best player on the losing team, the water boy, some person pulled randomly from the stands, and anyone else who was within 60 miles of the court. It is the dumbest thing.

I mean, what do you expect the guy to say? "You just won the NBA finals, and you are the MVP. How do you feel?" DUH! "I feel tired!" Come on, guys. These players have been running for nearly 40 minutes and are exhausted. What do you expect them to say?

And then the reporter asks questions, like, "Describe the enormous gamut of emotions that you are experiencing due to the superior performance in the incredibly demanding confrontation." "What?" Hello! These guys are basketball players, not English majors. Don’t ask any question with more than four syllables. "How do you feel?" "I need to pee."

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