Bob Ryan Also Sucks –
Here’s a quick little interesting blog
entry from Bob Ryan. Interesting in the fact that it was
written before Game 7, but PRINTED TODAY (May 5th). We’ve
already completed Game 1 of the semifinals series against
Enjoy the Moment
You know, last Saturday. Enjoy it then.
Sometimes people really amaze me.
My editors for one. My
pastry chef for another.
I've actually read stuff from people questioning the
greatness of this Celtics-Bulls series on the basis of
You dare question the excellence of
What difference does that make?
What difference does that make if we play a good team or a bad team. They’re still good! (Unless they’re
bad.)
For that matter, what difference does it make that Kevin Garnett has not played when we're discussing the
historic relevance of this series?
BECAUSE HE IS UNSPORTSMANLIKE.
The games either did or did not unfold as we've seen them.
Um…did not!
They either were or were not superb sports entertainment.
And we all know they were,
Bob Ryan’s Blog! Now with thirty
percent more commas than periods!
It doesn't matter of the Bulls
You’re goddam right it doesn’t matter
of them!
were 21-61, 31-51, 41-41,
51-31 61-21,
71-11, 81-1, 91-(-)9..
or whatever, What matters is how they're
playing now.
Were playing then.
Once again I remind people they are putting out on the
floor a No. 1 (Derrick Rose), a No. 3 (Ben Gordon),
Gordon can’t be a number two guy? Really?
a No. 4 (Tyrus Thomas), a
No. 7 (Kirk Hinrich)
and a No. 9 (Joakim Noah).
Nine’s the scrappiest number there is.
That's a lot of raw talent. Whatever problems they had
they don't have now. And they became a much better team when they added John Salmons and Brad Miller
in that
But they gave up Michael Ruffin! MICHAEL
RUFFIN!
Why can't people simply sit back and enjoy the show?
Because our chairs are very
uncomfortable.
You can nitpick specifics all you
want.
Thanks, I will. How about the specific where this column came
out on a Tuesday, yet it’s previewing a game from last Saturday?
Nitpick’d.
But all the couldas, shouldas and wouldas are what
make the enterprise worth talking about. If every team played a perfect game in
every sport every time out, no one would ever lose.
CHAOS!
This will be a tough series for someone to lose, sure,
No,
but it's pretty obvious
it will be tougher on the Celtics,
Nope.
who, Garnett or no
Garnett, were expected to win and who have blown more chances to win games that
they eventually lost than the Bulls have. So much for
"experience."
So much for “writing talent.”
So much for “sports analysis.”
So much for “newspapers.”
They should win Game 7.
Bold predictions. After
the fact. Only here at the Globe.
But if they don't, it would be nice if people would give
the Bulls proper credit and move on.
Fuck that noise!
No-ah sucks! No-ah sucks! No-ah sucks!
This series isn't solely about one team or the other. It's
about two teams giving us the kind of sports experience to tell the grandchildren
about.
Ah, but my tubes are tied! Damn you, Bob Ryan!
One of them happens to be a defending champion trying to
make do
I’m gonna print this article out and
“try to make do” all over it.
without its true leader (Kevin Garnett) and an important auxiliary piece of its
puzzle (Leon Powe).
POW!
The other happens to be a relatively young team with some
extraordinary talent that may have finally found itself.
Until Ben Gordon signs with the Knicks in the offseason.
What they've given us is sport at its best. Anyone who
doesn't appreciate that should stick with UFC.
Whoa, random UFC slam there at the end. Classy move, snappin’ on the most
popular/fastest-growing sport since NASCAR. Especially
when basketball is just about the most hated sport out there right now.
If nothing else, Bob Ryan knows his audience: Old assholes.