2 weeks ago, a kid from a school smaller then UWSP scored 138 points in one basketball game, one single game. This caused the media to go in a frenzy and every news channel across the country was covering it. Which they rightfully should, it is an incredible feat that your average person who doesn't watch sports should know. The article "Are You Not Entertained?" by Chuck Klosterman addresses the simple idea of what Americans should care about when watching pro sports. Pro sports are suppose to be about entertaining the American public, that's what they have always been about. Super natural athletes competing at a high level that no person sitting on the couch watching could even imagine doing. But after the controversy of Greg Popovich and the Spurs leaving 4 of their stars home and the league fining them 250k for taking away from the fans the entertainment and competitiveness of the game, it seems sports are going political. The Spurs still played a competitive game and gave the fans hopefully what they wanted, so why is the league's panties in such a bunch about it? Both sides of the argument have valid points and are right in their own way, but let the coach do what he pleases. It's a long season and is a very taxing one along with that. So resting your players should be a normal thing, regardless of the supposed competitive aspect and why people watch pro sports in the first place. I think sports are so silly with all their guidelines and how they are perceived by every media post in the world, some choices will affect how we seem them. But that doesn't fade our love for the sport in the first place, pro sports are becoming to ridiculous and should get back to the basics that made them great.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8709510/chuck-klosterman-gregg-popovich-entertainment-sports
