Hello HOB. The UK softball team will be having media day on Tuesday in conjunction with the basketball team, so it seems like a good time to start a new season thread and pin it. Looking forward to talking about Lawson's Cats with you guys again this season!

2025 MEDIA GUIDE LINK

Here's who we're scheduled to speak with on Tuesday...

McKenzie Bump, Senior, INF

• Transferred in from Ohio State University this offseason and will spend her final season with Kentucky
• A career .300 hitter for the Buckeyes, where she clubbed 21 doubles, a pair of triples and seven home runs
• Last season had a .410 on-base percentage in Big Ten games with a .336 batting average in conference games

Hallie Mitchell, Senior, C

• Scored 15 runs last season with two doubles and three RBI
• Saw significant playing time behind the plate as a catcher last season, working with all of Kentucky’s pitchers
• Voted as a team captain for the 2025 season

An “unexpected” 14 degree drop in temperature between 2003 and 2018. Neptune’s 40 earth-year summer is confusing researchers. They expected a gradual increase in temperatures. Then, between 2018 and 2020, there was a raise by 20 degrees. This kind of polar warming has never been seen on Neptune until now. Neptune’s average temp is a chilly -340 degree Fahrenheit. Researchers still don’t know what is causing the temperature shifts.

Tee Higgins with the franchise tag again. Sam Hubbard announced his retirement yesterday. Alex Cappa was cut earlier in the week. What are we looking forward to in free agency and the draft?

They struggle to sign the stars that are already on their team, so they will probably go cheap or heavily discounted in free agency. Bringing Joey Bosa back to Ohio would be amazing, but I'm dreaming.

They have the 17th pick in the NFL Draft. Several pundits expect them to put another weapon around Burrow. I would love to see one of Ashton Jeanty or Tyler Warren fall in their lap, but I also wouldn't be disappointed with Colston Loveland (TE from Michigan). There are some very nice WRs expected to be available in the second round this year as it looks like they are already going to need to replace Jermaine Burton.

What else you got?

Its 1:26 AM and Indiana still sucks.

What was the thought process on deleting the thread that chronicled the entire Covid fiasco?

I wonder how many other consolidated years long records like that exist on the internet.

What has been your go to music these last few weeks?

Spring training is underway, and the first game is just over a week away.

2024 was a disappointment, primarily due to injuries, a crap bullpen, and terrible game and roster management by David Bell. Despite all of those and an awful record, they still had a positive run differential, meaning there were several wins left on the table.

2025 brings another year of experience for the talented, but young roster, a much improved bullpen, the return of Matt McClain, a legit 5-man rotation, and perhaps most importantly the addition of Terry Francona. I think 90 wins and a wild card slot are on the table, and I don't think that's a hot take. ESPN ranks them as the most improved team in the MLB heading into the season.

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Plus they have that one fast guy

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Still not sure what the best way to watch them is. I think you can subscribe through the MLB network this season and get all of the games for $19.99/mo or $99.99/season. Think I'd rather do that than get Fubo again this summer. YouTubeTV is the far superior product, but doesn't have FanDuel Network (formerly Bally). Just not sure about blackouts on MLB network.

Let's start a Stock Advice thread where posters can drop stock tips for each other and dissect each others investments. I will start.


For all you value investors out there, there is a really good play in Gilead Sciences GILD. They are currently trading at only 7.2X their earnings. They have a dividend yield of 2.3%. The payout ration is tiny at 15% so the dividend is more than safe. Their Hepatitis C business is declining, but it will be a cash cow for years to come. They have new HIV drugs in the pipeline and a possible cure for non-alcoholic fatty liver coming as well.

This is not a buy and sell soon, this is something to add to your IRA and set on it for 10 years. Good luck and do your own research before buying!!!

I don't necessarily believe UK's coaches are getting close yet to getting the first commitment in their 2026 class. But they have already given out a bunch of 2026 scholarship offers (see below), and we are getting into the early part of a time frame when the first 2026 commitment could happen. In any case, there are a lot of legitimate 2026 prospects for us to discuss on a new thread.

Here is a list of 2026 prospects known based on public information to have received UK offers. This is surely not a complete list. It is way too early to know where any of these players will end up. Just starting the conversation here.

Zakir Abdul-Salaam, LB, Powder Springs, GA
Tre Aiken, OL, Clinton, SC
Carsyn Baker, RB, Fairburn, GA
Adam Balogoum-Ali, LB, N Palm Beach, FL
Brandon Bennett, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Kamari Blair, DL, Clarksville, TN
Javar Bowden, ATH, Panama City, FL
Jabari Brady, ATH, Hollywood, FL
Jaydin Broadnax, DB, Boca Raton, FL
Cam Brooks, LB, Thomasville, GA
Ace Brown, ATH, Akron, OH
Bryshawn Brown, QB, Cincinnati, OH
Davion Brown, WR, Richmond, VA
Daniel Burns, OL, Montgomery, AL
Naeem Burroughs, ATH, Jacksonville, FL
Simeon Caldwell, DB, Jacksonville, FL
Chancellor Campbell, OL, St Petersburg, FL
Khalief Canty, OL, Detroit, MI
Devin Carter, WR, Ellenwood, GA
Jordan Carter, LB, Douglasville, GA
Kasiyah Charleton, OL, Brunswick, GA
Jakobe Clapper, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Andre Clarke, DB, Richmond, VA
Amari Clemons, RB, Marianna, FL
Vodney Cleveland, DL, Prattville, AL
William Conroy, OL, Cleveland, OH
Payton Cook, WR, Akron, OH
Jordan Crutchfield, DB, Ft Pierce, FL
J'Zavien Currence, LB, Rock Hill, SC
Markel Dabney, ATH, Richmond, VA
Marquez Daniel, ATH, Tuskegee, AL
Kentrell Davis, WR, Birmingham, AL
Titan Davis, LB, St Louis, MO
Scottland Dover, OL, Gaffney, SC
Jorden Edmonds, DB, Marietta, GA
Jireh Edwards, DB, Baltimore, MD
Zion Elee, LB, Poppa, MD
Justice Fitzpatrick, ATH, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Duyon Forkpa, LB, Hoschton, GA
Deuce Geralds, DL, Suwanee, GA
Kamdon Gillespie, DL, Mooresville, NC
Darius Gray, OL, Richmond, VA
Desmond Green, OL, St Stephen, SC
Aaron Gregory, WR, Douglasville, GA
Xavier Griffin, ATH, Gainesville, GA
Zach Groves, LB, Cross Plains, TN
Adam Guthrie, OL, Washington CH, OH
Kaiden Hall, DB, Milton, FL
Sam Hamilton, TE, Cincinnati, OH
Eli Hamrick, QB, Ashville, NC
Marlon Harbin, ATH, Louisville, KY
Kaden Harris, DB, Brownsville, TN
Keenan Harris, DB, St Louis, MO
Kendre Harrison, TE, Reidsville, NC
George Haseotas, OL, Naples, FL
Calerbe Hermane, ATH, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Allen Hill, WR, Youngstown, OH
Elbert Hill, DB, Akron, OH
Devyon Hill-Lomax, WR, Edwardsville, IL
Savion Hiter, RB, Mineral, VA
Elijah Hutchinson, OL, Roanoke, VA
Michael Ionata, OL, Clearwater, FL
Brody Jennings, DB, Jacksonville, FL
Anthony Jones, LB, Mobile, AL
Ja'Michael Jones, RB, Pike Road, AL
Cincere Johnson, LB, Cleveland, OH
Sean Johnson DB, Severn, MD
Chauncey Kennon, DB, Sarasota, FL
Heze Kent, TE, Brunswick, GA
Tyreek King, ATH, Knoxville, TN
Breck Kolojay, OL, Bradenton, FL
Robert Lathon, RB, Columbus, OH
Amari Latimer, ATH, Tyrone, GA
Zion Legree, ATH, Pensacola, FL
Ronald Lunz, ATH, Ratcliff, KY
Justin Lyles, DB, Cincinnati, OH
Javian Mallory, RB, Baton Rouge, LA
Samari Matthews, ATH, Cornelius, NC
Dylan McCoy, RB, Buford, GA
Iverson McCoy, ATH, Tupelo, MS
JaReylan McCoy, DL, Tupelo, MS
Nassir McCoy, DB, Buford, GA
Cooper McCutchan, TE, Cincinnati, OH
Jesiyah Miguel, DB, FT Lauderdale, FL
Storm Miller, LB, Strongsville, OH
Landen Miree, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Malik Morris, LB, Lakeland, FL
James Morrow, LB, Buford, GA
Ryan Mosley, WR, Carrollton, GA
Chris Newell, ATH, Cleveland, OH
Daniel Norman, LB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Cam O'Hara, QB, Union, KY
Javian Osborne, RB, Forney, TX
Gabriel Osenda, OL, Chattanooga, TN
Zantreacs Otey, DB, Murfreesboro, TN
Jamar Owens, DB, Jonesboro, GA
Andre Parker, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Milan Parris, WR, Stow, OH
Gregory Patrick, OL, Portage, MI
David Pellman, OL, Louisville, KY
Bryce Perry-Wright, ATH, Buford, GA
Eli Pietrowski, ATH, Corbin, KY
Kaiden Prothro, LB, Bowdon, GA
Dawson Quarterman, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Cortez Redding, DB, Jonesboro, GA
Maxwell Riley, OL, Avon Lake, OH
Bryce Robinson, LB, Marietta, GA
Donel Robinson, OL, Lexington, MS
Jarius Rodgers, LB, Orange Park, FL
Hakim Satterwhite, DB, Washington, DC
Keeyshawn Schneider, WR, Chattanooga, TN
JB Shabazz, OL, Winston Salem, NC
CJ Sibley, DB, Buford, GA
Derrick Singletary, LB, Middletown, OH
Victor Singleton, DB, Toledo, OH
Chaston Smith, DB, Knoxville, TN
Javonte Smith, WR, Jackson, TN
Micah Smith, OL, Vero Beach, FL
KD Smith, ATH, Charlotte, NC
Carson Sneed, ATH, Nashville, TN
Dylan Steen, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Jarvis Strickland, OL, Paducah, KY
Jardon Stringer, ATH, Lagrange, GA
Aaryn Tate, ATH, McLeansville, NC
Malachi Taylor ATH, Pickerington, OH
Cam Thomas, ATH, W Chester, OH
Camron Thompson, OL, Savannah, GA
Xavier Tiller, ATH, Fairburn, GA
Craig Tutt, DB, Murfreesboro, TN
Jordan Vann, ATH, Middletown, OH
Marcello Vitti, ATH, Dearborn, MI
Jeff Ward, WR, Cleveland, OH
Joel Wyatt, WR, Bell Buckle, TN
Jontavius Wyman, ATH, Jonesboro, GA

Dorian Craft and Clair Crouch.....they ok, Craft is thick! An extremely poor man's Pflum

The engines start back up this weekend with the Busch Clash. Will you be watching?

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So, this older man was hit by a car or truck on his bicycle. The police pulled up and the old guy was trying to get his stuff together and looking for his wallet when the cop decided to bash his head against the blacktop for not listening to him.

The older fellow had a brain bleed and spent the night in jail for being intoxicated. There are other videos on this. He was not intoxicated. He died of a stroke shortly afterward related to the policeman attacking him. The police did a bang up internal investigation on this and found no wrongdoing. The district attorney or county attorney or whatever in Texas followed up with his own investigation and the policeman was arrested. He is still awaiting trial. If you need someone for the jury, I'm available.

Official Visits

April 12:
Oscar Rios- 5.7 3* QB from CA. 6'3 175lbs. Offers: UK, Zona, ASU, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, Kansas, Mich St, Nebraska, OK St, Oregon St, Purdue, Utah, Washington, VTech
Terry Wiggins- 5.6 3* LB from PA. 6'3 205lbs. Offers: UK, Penn St, BC, UC, IU, UMD, Mizzou, Mich St, Pitt, Minn, VTech committed to Penn St

April 26:
Richard Thigpen- 5.7 5.7 3* OT from TN. 6'6 310lbs. Offers: GTech, Miss St, WVU, Tulane, no UK offer yet

May 30:
Joel Ervin- 5.7 3* OT from FL. 6'6 310lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, Auburn, CU, Florida, FSU, UGA, UofL, Miami, UNC, South C, USC, WVU committed to Miami FL
Justin Williams- 5.7 3* WR from FL. 6' 190lbs. Offers: UK, FSU, UF, IU, Mizzou, UofL, UNC, Ole Miss, Utah, Wisc,
Roderick Tezeno- 5.7 3* WR from LA. 6'2 175lbs. Offers: UK, Georgia, Houston, GTech, Miss St, UCLA, USC committed to USC not expected to visit
Jamyan Theodore- 5.7 3* CB from TN. 6'0 171lbs. Offers: UK, Duke, GTech, UofL, Mich St, Miss St, Tenn, Syracuse, Wisc, WF
Jarvis Strickland- 5.6 3* OT from KY (4* on 247 & On3). 6'6 290lbs. Offers: UK, GTech, IU, UofL, Mich, MSU, Ole Miss, Tenn, Vandy - Committed to UK!
Amante Martin- 5.6 3* RB from TX. 6'0 180lbs. Offers: UK, Cal, Houston, Kansas, K-State Missouri, OK St, SMU, Texas Tech
Tyran Evans- 5.6 3* WR from NC. 6'3 185lbs. Offers: UK, UC, Florida, FSU, Miami, UNC, NC St, South Car, VTech, Tenn commit
Cameron Miller- 5.5 3* OT from IN. 6'5 310lbs. Offers: UK, IU, Purdue, Texas Tech, WVU
Charlie Edgeworth- 5.5 3* OT from TN. 6'7 325lbs. Offers: UK, Florida, UofL, Purdue, Syracuse, VTech
Davis Maccray- unranked WR from TX. 6'2 190lbs. Offers: UK, Miami FL, OK State, TTech

June 2:
Jackson Ford- 5.7 3* (4* on 247) ATH from PA. 6'4 240lbs. Offers: UK, Mich, OSU, Penn St, USC, Wisc, Stanford, BC, Mich St, IU, UMD, Minn, Pitt, VTech, WVU
Prince Jean- 5.7 3* WR from GA. 6'1 180lbs. Offers: Uk, Bama, Auburn, UGA, GTech, UofL, IU, Miami, Miss St, Nebra, UCF, UVA, Vandy
Isaiah McMillian- unranked (high 3* on 247) CB from TX. 6'1 170lbs. Offers: UK, Zona, Houston, Iowa, Pitt, K-State, Miss St, Northwestern, OK St, TCU, Utah, Wisc

June 6:
Dallas Dickerson- 5.8 4* WR from GA. 6'1 180lbs. Offers: UK, UC, Duke, Florida, Okla, IU, K-State, Northwestern, WF, WVU, Wisc
Jordan Crutchfield- 5.7 3* DB from FL. 6'3 200lbs. Offers: UK, A&M, Auburn, Baylor, BC, UC, Florida, FSU, GTech, IU, UofL, Miami, Miss St, UNC, Penn St, South Car
Marcus Almada- 5.7 3* DL from MA. 6'4 280lbs. Offers: UK, Auburn, AZ St, Clemson, ND, Minn, OK St, Ole Miss, UVA, UCAL, WVU
Elijah Satchell- 5.6 3* Edge from NJ. 6'3 225lbs. Offers: UK, GTech, UMD, NC ST, Northwestern, Pitt, WVU
Dylan Purter- 5.6 3* CB from AL. 6'1 172lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, Auburn, Duke, UF, LSU, Miami, Miss St, Mizzou, S. Car, Vandy committed to LSU
Amiri Acker- unranked WR (mid 3* on 247) from SC. 6'2 186lbs. Offers: UK, App St, BC, UC, Liberty, GTech, Mich St, NC St, USF

June 13:
London Smith- 5.9 4* WR from TX. 6'2 185lbs. Offers: UK, Bama, ASU, Ark, Aubur, UGA, Mizzou, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn St, Tenn Baylor commit
Amari Thomas- 4* RB from FL. 6'1 185lbs. Offers: UK, Auburn, UC, UF, Ill, IU, UofL, Miami, Ole Miss, Miss St, Mizzou, NC ST, South Car, UCF, VTech, WVU, Wisc FSU commit
Adam Balogoun-Ali- 4* LB from FL. 6'2 205lbs. Offers: UK, A&M, Auburn, CU, UF, FSU, Ill, IU, UofL, Miami, Mich, UNC, Okla, Penn St, South Car, Tenn, UCF, WVU, Wisc
Andre Clark- 4* CB from VA. 6'1 175lbs. Offers: UK, Duke, FSU, IU, UofL, Michigan, Miami, Minn, NC St, Ole Miss, Pitt, S Car, Tenn, UVA, VTech, Wash, WVU, Wisc
Da'Ron Parks- 4* OT from FL. 6'5 325lbs. Offers: UK, A&M, Auburn, Bama, UF, UofL, Miami, Mizzou, Ole Miss, UNC, OSU, Okla, Oregon, Penn St, S Car, Tenn, Vandy, VTech, WVU
Larry Miles- 4* WR from FL. 6' 174lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, A&M, FSU, Ill, IU, UofL, Miami, Mich St, Ole Miss, Mizzou, UNC, WVU, Wisc
Keymian Henderson JR- 5.7 3* WR from TX. 6'4 180lbs. Offers: UK, Arkansas, K-State, Miss St, TCU & Tulane
Darnell Collins- 5.7 3* WR from GA. 6'4 190lbs. Offers: UK, Auburn, UC, IU, GTech, Miss St, Tenn, Vandy, Wisc committed to GTech
Brian Williams- 5.7 3* WR from FL. 6'4 185lbs. Offers: UK, Bama, Auburn, UF, Ark, FSU, ND, NC St, Penn St, WVU, Wisc, Vandy
Justin (JJ) Edwards- 5.5 LB from FL. 6'2 205lbs. Offers: UK, UCF, Ole Miss, Rutgers, Syracuse, WF
Josiah Hope- 5.5 3* DT from KY. 6'4 300lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, Auburn, LSU, UofL, Purdue, Vandy, Wisc committed to UofL
Rinaldo Callaway- unranked (mid 3* on 247) Edge from GA. 6'5 205lbs. Offers: UK, GTech, Rutgers, WF, flipped from USF to Rutgers
KJ Deriso- unranked CB from GA. 6'1 165lbs. Offers: UK, GTech, UofL, Mich St, Miss St, Syracuse
JT Barlow- unranked S from AL. (mid 3* on 247) 6'2 180lbs. Offers: UK, UofL, Miss St, Memphis, Wake Forest
Delvecchio Alston- unranked (mid 3* on 247) RB from AL. 6'0 200lbs. Offers: UK, Minn, Virginia
Max Mohring- unranked LB from PA. 6'3 215lb. Offers: UK, UCF & smart schools- Princeton, Harvard, GTown, Dartmouth, Navy
Delvecchio Alston- unranked RB (mid 3* on 247) from AL. 6'0 200lbs. Offers: UK, Minn, Memphis, UVA
AAden Aytch- unranked edge (mid 3* on 247) from IN. Offers: UK, Iowa, Mich St, Minn, Purdue, Rutgers committed to Minnesota

June 15:
Asharri Charles- 4* Edge from FL. 6'2 230lbs. Offers: UK, A&M, Duke, IU, UF, FSU, UofL, Miami, Mizzou, Penn St, Pitt, WVU,
Tyler Duell- 4* OT from PA. 6'6 265lbs. Offers: UK Pitt, UC, Duke, Mizzou, Nebraska, Cuse, Rutgers, VTech committed to Rutgers
Benjamin Corhei- 5.7 3* OT from GA. 6'5 280lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, FSU, IU, ISU, Miss St, UofL, Miami, Ole Miss, Pitt, UCF, VTech, WVU
Jeffar Jean-Noel - 5.7 3* WR from FL. 5'11 170lbs. Offers: UK, BC, UofL, GTech, Miami, Michigan, Mizzou, NC St, Pitt, Purdue, UCF, UCLA, Washington, WVU, Wisconsin
Garret Witherington- 5.6 3* Edge from AL. 6'5 265lbs. Offers: UK, BC, Cal, GTech, Miami, Miss St, ND, UNC, Penn St, South Car, Stanford, Vandy, UCF

June 20:
Kamari Blair- 4* OT from TN. 6'6 280lbs. Offers: UK, BC, FSU, GTech, IU, UofL, Miss St, NC St, UNC, Ole Miss, Penn St, Pitt, South Car, UVA, Vandy, VTech, WVU no longer visiting
Tyreek Jemison- 4* Guard from GA. 6'5 315lbs. Offers: UK, GTech, UNC, Nebraska, Pitt, Rutger, Stanford,
Jaedyn Terry- 4* CB from TN. 6'3 175lbs. Offers: UK UC, Duke, GTech, Mich St, Miss St, UCF, Vandy, WVU committed to GTech
Tyrell Simpson- 5.7 3* OT from NC. 6'7 310lbs. Offers: UK, Florida, Rutgers, VTech committed to Rutgers
Karsten Busch- 5.6 3* LB from KY. 6'3 225lbs. Offers: UK, UC, IU, GTech, UofL, Mich St, Minn, Purdue, WF, WVU, Wisc committed to UofL
Jack Fuchs- 5.5 3* OT from TN. 6'8 285lbs. Offers: UK, Ark, UC, GTech, IU, KU, K-State, UofL, Ole Miss, Miss St, Northwestern, Penn St, South Car, Vandy
Den Duncum- unranked DE (high 3* on 247) from TX. 6'6 255lbs. Offers: UK, BYU, Cal, UMD, OK St, UCLA, Utah, Wisc, Wash St,
Kosci Barnes- unranked (high 3* on 247) CB from NC. 6'3 190lbs. Offers: UK, UC, UofL, Mich St, Rutgers, South Carolina, VTech
Walt Frazier- unranked DT from PA. 6'3 295lbs. Offers: UK, Syracuse, UConn

I used to watch the NBA a little bit between middle school and college. Recently, though, I have no desire to sit and watch at all.

I saw a tweet by Clay Travis that suggests I might not be the only one, with NBA viewership decreasing by 48% since 2012.
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Replies largely mirror my qualms with the NBA: players sitting out, tons of games, and a near complete homogenization of systems and player skills. It's boring watching an NBA game.

Players can carry the ball and travel. Defense is basically punished. Offense sold tickets, but we now have too much of a good thing, IMO. NBA games are lifeless, stale products. Moreover, personally, I feel like defense has suffered for the same reason it has in the NFL – stars are commodities and investments, and hard fouls or aggression towards them should be punished severely.

That's great from an investment standpoint, but it's kind of like having a really nice China set that nobody's allowed to use. The pieces are just for looks and once viewing it has lost all novelty, the set has completely lost its utility.

Furthermore, the NBA has a near universal system: drive, kick, shoot, rebound, drive, kick, shoot.... Yeah, that's great, but basketball now has something of a "meta build," to borrow a gaming term. Everyone does the same thing and strives for the exact same players. The NBA isn't a chess match, it's a game of who's got better cards.

An idea I've toyed with for a while is how the NBA would look if half the games were 3 point "on" games and 3 point "off" games. I watched UK's win against Duke in '78 when Goose got loose, and it's such a completely different game that emphasized post moves, strength, interior passing, cutting, and more.

Teams wouldn't be able to sell out on buying three point experts at each position. You'd need traditional big men, and they'd have to have expanded roles even in the 3-point games because they're an investment just like a Klay Thompson or Steph Curry.

Now, I don't think that'll solve the NBA's myriad problems, and I certainly don't think it'll ever get implemented. However, as a biologist, I know that if you have an environment suited for one organism and one organism only, it'll fill all the niche space available. We need a diverse ecosystem to create a space where multiple organisms (styles) can compete and thrive.

So, I'm interested in what your ideas are or how you'd react if the NBA has 3pt on and off games. Maybe even on or off halfs or quarters.

Of course, defense needs to be rewarded again, offense needs to be punched down a bit, and other factors need to be addressed, so again, I'm interested to hear what your thoughts are on all this.

If nothing is done, I doubt I'll ever watch even a quarter of an NBA game again, and it seems that's a growing sentiment among basketball fans.

Thinking about it, but don't know anyone personally that has one.