Context: Jazz lose by 30 points to a mediocre but desperate team. The game is out of control by the 9 minute mark. The team has lost 10 out of their last 15 games. Have you ever dated a girl that’s smart but also a bit wild and crazy? Things are hot, heavy, and even intimate at first. An incredibly exciting experience overall, you just can’t get enough. But sooner or later, the “crazy” part catches up. There is that distinct moment—it could be when she quits her job over something minimal, or sleeps with another guy because she was “drunk and didn’t know what she was doing”— and from that point on you know it's over but can’t leave because she’s upset and vulnerable and you still care. You can see the exit, but aren’t quite sure how to take it graciously.
This is how I feel about the remaining five games of the 2007 Jazz season and the upcoming playoffs. Whether I like it or not, I’m tied to this team and can’t shop around for a better organization that would fulfill my needs...of living vicariously through televised athletics.
The next three weeks are going to be painful, but unavoidable. How bad are things going to get? That's about the only question worth debating at this point.
5 comments:
I am pretty sure the Jazz put my pet rabbit in a boiling pot of water.
I'd have to agree with everything you said. The Jazz are just like you described them. Stupid things.
...and then donated the soggy corpse to "Harpring for Kids."
Did you steal the "crazy girlfriend" analogy directly from ESPN's Bill Simmons?
Always steal from the best, as they say. Some of the Billy Knight stuff in the first column might of been lifted as well, I'm not sure though ...I've been really distracted working out a detailed theory about Patrick Ewing and the odd ineffectiveness his teams displayed when he was on the court.
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