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"I’m on Pinterest. My boyfriend is watching game number whatever of the NBA tournament-thingy. I couldn’t tell you who is playing who. I can’t tell you who’s winning and who’s losing. I thought the first game of this series was the national championship. As I understand it, the NBA tournament set-up is the same as the World Series. Regardless, I would still rather be pinning recipes and future home ideas than watching game number whatever. On the other hand, when I’m at an N.C. State basketball game, I am the girl who will run through the RBC Center—excuse me, PNC Arena—to get the best seat. I will stand the whole entire game. I will cheer for good plays, and my heart will drop at disappointing ones. I scream at the refs and the opposing players. When it comes to college basketball, I am a number one fan. But, when it comes to the NBA, I couldn't care less. There are many reasons why I do not like the NBA. I believe that the root of my dislike of the NBA comes from the fact that my dad only watched college basketball. He is a huge UConn fan and, naturally, I followed in his footsteps before coming to N.C. State. This leads to my second reason for not liking NBA. I have no loyalty to an NBA team. I’m originally from Connecticut where there’s no NBA team. I had no idea the Charlotte Bobcats even existed until a few years ago. And, when I did learn more about the Bobcats, I was tempted to join the Lakers bandwagon. My biggest problem with the NBA though is that it’s not as fun to watch as college basketball. I’m not talking about the game itself because I’ve seen exciting NBA games. I’m talking about the quite unattractive players. As a female, I must say that the men of the NBA are a little too old for my taste. As handsome as Dwyane Wade is, I would much rather see DeShawn Painter by the pool this summer if you know what I mean. I might be persuaded to watch NBA, or at least pay enough attention to know who’s playing who in the tournament if the Charlotte Bobcats were actually good and they brought in some young, model-quality men. For now, I will continue pinning pictures of college basketball players hoping that the NBA will learn that girls don’t appreciate a sport without a little eye candy."

http://www.technicianonline.com/viewpoint/why-i-don-t-like-the-nba-1.2743164#.T9ZoR9VPqPs

6/11/2012 5:50:14 PM

I'd prefer to see Lorenzo Brown poolside....if you know what I mean.

6/11/2012 5:51:03 PM

This is why I don't read the Technician.

6/11/2012 5:55:55 PM

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"I’m not talking about the game itself because I’ve seen exciting NBA games. I’m talking about the quite unattractive players."

lulz

6/11/2012 5:56:39 PM

yeah, this is terrible.

6/11/2012 5:56:57 PM

the technician has been unfit for even cunt-rag usage for quite some time

6/11/2012 6:00:11 PM

#1 worst possible opening line for an article

6/11/2012 6:01:37 PM

Quote :

"yeah, this is terrible."

[Edited on June 11, 2012 at 6:02 PM. Reason : ]

6/11/2012 6:02:29 PM

this sounds like one of those things we had to write for the writing test in 4th grade. introduction, 3 supporting paragraphs, conclusion. use transition words. that kind of shit.

6/11/2012 6:04:37 PM

I'm secure enough with my sexuality to acknowledge when a dude is attractive

with that said, the best she could hope for is DeShawn "my head looks like a big toe" Painter???

6/11/2012 6:05:06 PM

https://www.facebook.com/madison.murphy1

6/11/2012 6:07:28 PM

Quote :

"I might be persuaded to watch NBA, or at least pay enough attention to know who’s playing who in the tournament if the Charlotte Bobcats were actually good and they brought in some young, model-quality men."

she might not have any idea what the draft lottery or NBA draft are, but if she did, she'd be glad the Bobcats didn't get the #1 pick

6/11/2012 6:07:47 PM

fyi this is the same chick from a few months back that wrote the article about science being a myth or whatever it was.

6/11/2012 6:09:01 PM

of course it's this dumb bitch:

6/11/2012 6:09:51 PM

also, unless things have changed recently, isn't it assigned seating in the student section at PNC?

6/11/2012 6:10:19 PM

^^,^^^message_topic.aspx?topic=623692

6/11/2012 6:10:24 PM

^^They changed it this year to be similar to football. First come, first served, run through the RBC (I refuse to call it PNC) to get the best seats once inside. They give you a wrist band to a certain section based on where you are in line, and you get to choose where to sit within that section.

6/11/2012 6:16:19 PM

Quote :

"My biggest problem with the NBA though is that it’s not as fun to watch as college basketball. I’m not talking about the game itself because I’ve seen exciting NBA games. I’m talking about the quite unattractive players. As a female, I must say that the men of the NBA are a little too old for my taste. As handsome as Dwyane Wade is, I would much rather see DeShawn Painter by the pool this summer if you know what I mean."

As a heterosexual male, I may not be the best judge of the level of attractiveness of other men. But, DeShawn Painter? Really? Before I read that paragraph, I was ready to say that this girl simply prefers white American men. But then she threw a wrench in my idea by pulling DeShawn Painter, no longer even enrolled at NC State, out of left field.

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"I had no idea the Charlotte Bobcats even existed until a few years ago."

That's probably because they've only been a franchise for a few years.

[Edited on June 11, 2012 at 6:18 PM. Reason : f]

6/11/2012 6:16:26 PM

^^^nailed it

6/11/2012 7:08:13 PM

This chick's thesis is I don't like the NBA because I don't like the NBA

And she structured that shit like the 7th grade writing test

I weep for you, Technician

Deworming agent

6/11/2012 7:10:19 PM

lets see what nice things we can say about her:

- she is apparently a big Wolfpack fan, so thats good
- she correctly used "couldn't care less" instead of the often mis-used "could care less"

thats all i can come up with

6/11/2012 7:13:07 PM

her dad is a bitch

6/11/2012 7:13:31 PM

nevermind

[Edited on June 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM. Reason : d]

6/11/2012 7:35:48 PM

good lord

6/11/2012 7:38:42 PM

Quote :

"I had no idea the Charlotte Bobcats even existed until a few years ago. And, when I did learn more about the Bobcats, I was tempted to join the Lakers bandwagon."

i have to say, she has a point here.

6/11/2012 8:13:32 PM

I FOLLOWED IN MY DAD'S FOOTSTEPS EXACTLY UNTIL I CHOSE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PATH

6/11/2012 8:17:57 PM

wonder what her major is

lol if it's English or Communication

makes them more suspect than African Studies at UNC

[Edited on June 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM. Reason : turrbl]

6/11/2012 8:25:45 PM

^

Quote :

"Major:English, Teacher Education Option Class:Junior"

6/11/2012 8:27:36 PM

she got some big ol titties to be such a dumb bitch. wait...

6/11/2012 8:29:37 PM

There are far better reasons to not like the NBA....but the ones she listed...not even worth listing.

6/11/2012 8:34:38 PM

The first time she said "NBA tournament" I thought it was a joke...but she continually calls it a tournament throughout the piece. It's one thing to be unfamiliar with the sport and its playoff system, but at least get the terminology right. Otherwise it comes off as, "I don't like the NBA and I've also never seen an NBA game."

6/11/2012 8:37:29 PM

when I was VPE I would have sent this shit back

6/11/2012 9:42:17 PM

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"From Bristol, Connecticut"

Yankees

6/11/2012 9:50:15 PM

6/11/2012 9:57:07 PM

you know you haters would watch the WNBA if they had model-quality womed

6/11/2012 9:58:50 PM

gd technician and mm, this is massively terrible

6/11/2012 10:45:15 PM

that's just fucking terrible.

6/11/2012 11:16:00 PM

I would like to politely kick her in the throat

that was terrible

6/11/2012 11:22:16 PM

Could you at least try to make an effort and name it something a little more specific than NBA tournament thingy? If you're going for the whole apathy thing, then it failed.

6/11/2012 11:55:34 PM

Hopefully her titties can get her a teaching job.

6/11/2012 11:58:07 PM

Quote :

"you know you haters would watch the WNBA if they had model-quality womed"

Ya that's why I watch the Lingerie Football League so much

(I don't)

6/12/2012 12:33:28 AM

I'd still hit.

Maybe I'll send her a friend request.

6/12/2012 12:39:51 AM

when you do, show her this thread

maybe she'll write an opinion piece about it

6/12/2012 12:41:41 AM

Why I don't like TWW.

Not enough hot dudes

6/12/2012 12:47:21 AM

The NBA tournament is a theory and should be treated as such.

6/12/2012 5:33:18 AM

I thought this was a parody

6/12/2012 6:27:10 AM

I dont like nba either. maybe if they really really used zone defense

[Edited on June 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM. Reason : sa]

6/12/2012 9:58:33 AM

yeah they have the 3 second rule in place simply to create more dunks. let people play zone defense and it would take away from the "excitement" of the game and lead to better basketball.

6/12/2012 10:05:16 AM

I don't want to be mean, but i read this again, and holy shit, it's terrible, terrible writing for a newspaper, even if it is a college newspaper. Terrible idea and terrible execution. One reason she doen't like the NBA is because some of the players aren't college-aged? She thinks the NBA should have more "eye-candy"? Deshawn Painter?

6/12/2012 10:10:15 AM

cue pg 2

6/12/2012 10:14:29 AM