Lebron James

In southside Virginia for a week with both lots and little to do, watching the NBA tournament games has been a godsend of sorts. As a fair weather friend of viewing sports, I show up for tournaments at the end of season only and only at the end of those, so this comment is not especially informed. That said, what does one really need to know to watch Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Carmelo Anthony play basketball.

Lebron James is a special case because, it seems from here, that he is the real coach of the team. Last night he called timeouts, not looking at or being near the bench. Part of the game jabber was that he had decided that a reserve with little playing time would get a much bigger role in the game. The reserve did and when asked James directly explained how he talked to the player, Sasha somebody, and prepared him for his role. Sasha played well. The final shot of the game was a stunner, what the jabberers called "a part of the highlight films for the ages". To be fair the announcers were decent for the game, not too intrusive at all.

Three nights in a row, NBA games that I watched by life's default and allowed time to pass and my attention to be distracted. Now I am actually looking forward to the weekend games, into it.