So do you remember that movie that came out a year or two ago, the greatest game ever played? It was about some kid who was a golf prodigy playing some older golfer who was a real meany but I am guessing warmed to him at the end. Anyway that movie needs be renamed because today I saw the real greatest game ever played, in fact I saw about 4 of them.
I went to the gym to workout and try to get ahead of Jacob because once he starts crushing tennis balls while waiting in the courtroom with his new workout partner I won't have a chance. When I was there I noticed the main gym was super busy and there were people all over the place. I went in to check it out because I had a few minutes and there it was the Buffalo masters 5v5 basketball tournament (see website http://www.buffalomasters.com/). I only watched the divisions over 60 years old. Here's what I saw (Imagine the YMCA but only with teams of Barrys and Jacks) .
The Games:
I don't think I have ever seen a game where on average it took more the three possesions before a single shot was taken. Everytime the ball came down the floor it was thrown away or dribbled of a knee or bounced off a face (this happened more than three time in the games I watched). The running was great because every single player wore two knee braces and they were so tight no one could bend their knees, so they all had to shuffle down the floor. Luckily no one could get to tired because play was stopped every 20 seconds due to the constant fouling.
It was kind of like watching a old NBA game from the 1950s. Everyone dribbled with their hand over the ball and shot over the window jumpers. Also next to the sidelines of every court there was literally buckets of ice for constant therapy. Warm-ups were also awesome it was the exact opposite of every warmup I have ever seen. No one was more than 10 ft from the hoop and no one made a shot.
The Locker Room:
When i was changing in the locker room there were team talking about all the games they played. One guys said, "that one fella was good, he shot like Geogre Mikan." George "fucking" Mikan! Also they were three deep lining up for the steam room. They actually moved pretty quick in the locker room because they had to get to Ted's for dinner at 3PM.
I'm sure I am forgetting other things but it was awesome.
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This story cracked me up. The Ted's punchline really got me. You tell jokes like Jack Benny.
You like old man porn.
In all fairness, the sauna is busted so the steam room was their only option...and 10 ft is more than 10 times the size of a basketball...so isn't that a reasonable distance...o I'm sorry everyone's not as good as you Pete!
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