A Long December: Why Watching the Lakers Makes Me Sick

I waited almost 24 hours after Sunday nights Bucks vs. Lakers game before writing this entry. I had to wait that long for the nausea to stop. The Milwaukee Bucks are far from contenders. It would be a stretch to call them pretenders. In fact, they don't "tend" to do much of anything, especially play defense. Which made them the perfect dance partners for the Los Angeles Lakers last night, as the Lakers don't like to play defense either. It's difficult to put into words just how utterly painful it was to watch this game. The outcome wasn't a matter of who wanted to win. It was more a matter of who stunk up the joint least. Missed layups, bad passes, and ill-advised shots make up the myriad of images flowing through my mind as I remember this game. And that's without thinking about the 38 points they gave up in the fourth quarter. The best way to describe this game is like watching my two-year-old daughter color a picture in her coloring book. By the time she's done—sure the picture ... (link)