This spectacle is insane. It's 1am on a Thursday and me and 80,000 other people are watching two 16 year olds play in a game that doesn't count.
They know it's showtime too. Zion caught a lob off the glass then Melo pulled up for an off balance 30 footer to answer.
No different than America's got talent drawing 20 million to watch a 8 year old sing chitty chitty bang bang, or the millions of parents who watch 6 year old little girls dressed as 19 year old drive in movie skanks in pageants.
Don't be so hard on yourself, at least these are professional athletes in a few years, and there's nothing creepy about it when you consider the upside. As a grapher I got over the embarrassing aspects a long time ago.
Case in point, example:
Someone would think me and my father are total nuts for driving around the country to chase 17 and 18 year olds for autographs, until you realize men would give both testicles for what we have now. In the 70's I'm sure grown men thought my father was nuts. "What man would want a kids dirty ass shoes, or sweaty ass jersey?" Fast foward today, and some of this stuff UK could use in the museum.
So I don't care. Until you spend 10 hours graphing, and go back to your hotel with countlees signed jersey's, balls, hats, unique pieces etc, it's tough to understand.
Now the downside to it is when you end up in confrontation with the Ole Miss athletic director, or nearly watch Gary Gaetti beat the sht out of your old man in downtown st. Louis, but the upside is watching your mom hit on the montreal Expos radio announcer at the request of your father, allowing me to spend an entire day in the locker room, bullpen, field, and warm ups at Busch Stadium in 1995.
"Honey, that's the Expos radio announcer in the bar at the Marriott. Take that ring off and get this kid some access. (True but long story). It worked. Still have the game used Bat Ray Lankford gave me that day. Thanks mom.
So, I guess what I'm saying is...well F I don't even remember now. Oh well.
It's my friday night so these post runn togetber.