Quagmire
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The Sports Guy got control of NBATV for a weekend in August. He is taking suggestions for games to air. I first became a Suns fan when Barkley met Jordan in the Finals, so I'm a newbie. I figured that some of the more passionate fans might be able to convince Simmons to air a few classic Suns games. I'll be watching to see some of the classic moments in the 80's and to re-live those in the 90's.
By Bill Simmons
Page 2
POSTED 4 p.m., JULY 28
I have an announcement ...
On the last weekend of August, the guys at NBA TV have graciously agreed to let me program their channel for an entire weekend. Sure, I had to put David Stern's pet rabbit in a pot of boiling water, but in the words of George Costanza, "I'm in, baby!"
Friday, Aug. 27: 6 p.m., ET, to 4 a.m., ET (10 straight hours).
Saturday, Aug. 28: Noon, ET, to 4 a.m., ET (16 straight hours).
Sunday-Monday, Aug. 29-30: Noon, ET, to Noon, ET (a 24-hour marathon).
Yup, you read that correctly: 50 hours total. I'm only showing old games from the '80's and early '90's. That's it. They're giving me access to the complete NBA Entertainment library -- if the game was played and there's an exisiting tape of it, I have the right to show it. Hey, I love the Isiah-Bernard game in '84 or the Larry-'Nique shootout in '88 as much as anyone, but you can catch those games on ESPN Classic or NBA TV anytime. I'm concentrating on games that haven't been shown before -- stuff you haven't seen, lost classics that represent the glory days of the league (1980 to 1993), that glorious span from "Uncomfortably Tight Shorts" to "Baggy Shorts," the heyday of Bird, Moses, MJ, Magic, Doc, 'Nique and Isiah, when players actually knew how to run a fast break and throw a sneaky elbow, when you could clothes-line someone and remain in the game, when every team went eight or nine deep, when playoff series were described as "battles" and the comparison didn't seem absurd.
So here's where you come in. I have 50 hours to fill. Each game runs two hours, although I'm probably showing only second halves of a couple of games (like the Sleepy Floyd game, which runs from time to time on Classic but needs to be involved this weekend for obvious reasons). That means I have about 25-to-30 spots to play with here. And like any good video DJ, I'm open to suggestions.
If you have a game you want to see, e-mail me at [email protected] and tell me why. Give me a good reason. Tell me what made the game special. You don't have to send me 500 words about it -- just send me a paragraph or two. I already have about two-thirds of my lineup set in stone -- including a Larry Legend 24-Hour Marathon on Sunday, followed by the premiere of Mel Gibson's new movie, "The Passion of The Basketball Jesus" -- but there are about 16 hours of wiggle room here. If there's a particular game you would love to see, or a particular game that you feel was lost in the shuffle over the years, please pass along your thoughts.
A.) Games that show the absolute best of a great player in his prime. Like MJ slapping up 55 in Game 4 against the Knicks in '93, or Bird's 39-12-10 in Game 7 of the '84 Knicks series.
B.) Really fun games with two teams that complemented one another, like Game 2 of the Warriors-Lakers series in '91 (TMC against Magic and Worthy), or Game 5 of the Pistons-Celtics series in '85 (Bird and McHale against Isiah and the Microwave).
C.) Classics that have been lost in the shuffle over the years. Like Game 5 of the 1980 Finals -- Kareem sprains his ankle, comes back in and carries the Lakers down the stretch (ending up with a 40-15), giving them a 3-2 lead in the series. You always hear about Magic's famous Game 6, when he started at center for Kareem, but you never hear about Kareem dragging himself up and down the court to save the series for them on an ankle so banged up that he never even stepped on the plane for Game 6. And I can't stand Kareem. But how does that game keep getting overlooked?
Again, the e-mail address we set up: [email protected]. The suggestion box is officially open.
By Bill Simmons
Page 2
POSTED 4 p.m., JULY 28
I have an announcement ...
On the last weekend of August, the guys at NBA TV have graciously agreed to let me program their channel for an entire weekend. Sure, I had to put David Stern's pet rabbit in a pot of boiling water, but in the words of George Costanza, "I'm in, baby!"
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[font=verdana, arial, geneva]Expect to see plenty of Larry Bird and Dr. J this weekend.[/font]Here's how the weekend will shape up: Friday, Aug. 27: 6 p.m., ET, to 4 a.m., ET (10 straight hours).
Saturday, Aug. 28: Noon, ET, to 4 a.m., ET (16 straight hours).
Sunday-Monday, Aug. 29-30: Noon, ET, to Noon, ET (a 24-hour marathon).
Yup, you read that correctly: 50 hours total. I'm only showing old games from the '80's and early '90's. That's it. They're giving me access to the complete NBA Entertainment library -- if the game was played and there's an exisiting tape of it, I have the right to show it. Hey, I love the Isiah-Bernard game in '84 or the Larry-'Nique shootout in '88 as much as anyone, but you can catch those games on ESPN Classic or NBA TV anytime. I'm concentrating on games that haven't been shown before -- stuff you haven't seen, lost classics that represent the glory days of the league (1980 to 1993), that glorious span from "Uncomfortably Tight Shorts" to "Baggy Shorts," the heyday of Bird, Moses, MJ, Magic, Doc, 'Nique and Isiah, when players actually knew how to run a fast break and throw a sneaky elbow, when you could clothes-line someone and remain in the game, when every team went eight or nine deep, when playoff series were described as "battles" and the comparison didn't seem absurd.
So here's where you come in. I have 50 hours to fill. Each game runs two hours, although I'm probably showing only second halves of a couple of games (like the Sleepy Floyd game, which runs from time to time on Classic but needs to be involved this weekend for obvious reasons). That means I have about 25-to-30 spots to play with here. And like any good video DJ, I'm open to suggestions.
If you have a game you want to see, e-mail me at [email protected] and tell me why. Give me a good reason. Tell me what made the game special. You don't have to send me 500 words about it -- just send me a paragraph or two. I already have about two-thirds of my lineup set in stone -- including a Larry Legend 24-Hour Marathon on Sunday, followed by the premiere of Mel Gibson's new movie, "The Passion of The Basketball Jesus" -- but there are about 16 hours of wiggle room here. If there's a particular game you would love to see, or a particular game that you feel was lost in the shuffle over the years, please pass along your thoughts.
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[font=verdana, arial, geneva]Plenty of MJ highlights will probably be shown, too.[/font]And just so you know, I'm looking for games that fit one of the following categories: A.) Games that show the absolute best of a great player in his prime. Like MJ slapping up 55 in Game 4 against the Knicks in '93, or Bird's 39-12-10 in Game 7 of the '84 Knicks series.
B.) Really fun games with two teams that complemented one another, like Game 2 of the Warriors-Lakers series in '91 (TMC against Magic and Worthy), or Game 5 of the Pistons-Celtics series in '85 (Bird and McHale against Isiah and the Microwave).
C.) Classics that have been lost in the shuffle over the years. Like Game 5 of the 1980 Finals -- Kareem sprains his ankle, comes back in and carries the Lakers down the stretch (ending up with a 40-15), giving them a 3-2 lead in the series. You always hear about Magic's famous Game 6, when he started at center for Kareem, but you never hear about Kareem dragging himself up and down the court to save the series for them on an ankle so banged up that he never even stepped on the plane for Game 6. And I can't stand Kareem. But how does that game keep getting overlooked?
Again, the e-mail address we set up: [email protected]. The suggestion box is officially open.
