Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!ima!ISM780!michaelf From: michaelf@ISM780.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: Re: What's wrong with the NBA? Message-ID: <88@ISM780.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 00:41:37 EST Article-I.D.: ISM780.88 Posted: Thu Feb 7 00:41:37 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 05:27:03 EST Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:cbscc:-471500:ISM780:20900024:000:795 Nf-From: ISM780!michaelf Feb 6 08:29:00 1985 I read an article in Sport that stated "America does not want to see intelligent, articulate BLACK millionaires" playing. For those who have played the game and can appreciate the talent necessary to do seemingly simple things like fade-away Js and no-look-assists, the game has never been better. But, basketball is considered a black sport. Most of the audience wants to see someone who they can perform vicariously through. Most of the audience is also white. I'd like to see some NFL and Baseball fans name two starters on teams other than the Cowboys, Yankees, etc. Does anyone know if NBA attendance is down comparitively with preceding years? WATCH THE SLAM DUNK CONTEST THIS SUNDAY AT THE ALL-STAR GAME!!!!