An unbelievable NBA statistic
January 25, 2009
In the car today I was listening to the BBC World Service broadcast of the 4th round of the FA Cup (Liverpool v. Everton), which in and of itself was pretty cool. During the halftime break, the studio announcers were discussing NBA All-Star voting and, in particular, why Dwight Howard of Orlando was the biggest vote-getter with over 3 million votes cast for him. One theory — not sure how credible it was but it was interesting — was that Chinese voters respect NBA centers because of Yao Ming, and Howard especially because he played well at the Olympics. And they also said online Chinese voters don’t have to vote against Yao because he’s in the Western Conference. Oh, and 30% (30%!!) of all online votes for the All-Star Game come from China. Mind-blowing stuff. Too bad I don’t live in an NBA city — I should bring some jerseys with me . . .
Ten days to go
January 23, 2009
Are you excited yet? Heck, yes, but packing for five months has a way of dampening the spirit.
Slow cooker football
January 12, 2009
In a recession, people hunker down. More use of the family crockpot, less eating out. (Though we love ours in all economic climates and had a great dish from it yesterday.) Is it any wonder that the three teams with the best defenses (in yards per game allowed) won their playoff games this weekend?? I am of course sad to see the Giants make an early exit, but they played their way right out of contention.
