My Obsessive Thoughts

Posted on April 10th, 2007 by Ed Lau in Random


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  1. Gary Lee said on April 10th, 2007 at 10:49 am

    You want to know why Americans don’t like hockey? It’s because American love the drama of the underdog . . . down one run, 2 outs, bottom of the 9th, limping to the plate – it’s gonna be a homerun! . . . 5 seconds left, down 3, hasn’t made one shot all night, it’s GOOD! . .. . 2 minutes left, down 4, 1 timeout left, TOUCHDOWN with 37 seconds on the clock!

    No knock on hockey cuz I actually like going to a game once in a while, but even the announcers don’t know when the players gonna score . . . “ya bob, he just recovered from a serious knee SCCOOOORREEE!!!!! injury that might” . . . it’s just too random . . but i guess that’s why you have to pay attention!

    btw . . i agree that bball has a bunch of overpaid $(*#$*&$, but try watching the Phoenix Suns once in a while to see how creative and fast paced bball can really be!

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  2. Ed Lau said on April 10th, 2007 at 11:26 am

    Y’know why the Suns are awesome? Because Steve Nash is on that team. He doesn’t whine, doesn’t bitch, doesn’t fight and plays with class…and he’s Canadian.

    Hockey announcers in the States do suck…mostly because they don’t know how to follow hockey. If you want drama…the NY Islanders vs the NJ Devils on the weekend had the Devils tie with less than a second left…and then the game went to a breakaway shootout to determine who would get the final spot in the playoffs. This was with the Islanders having a rookie goalie in net after their star was injured.

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  3. msdanielle said on April 10th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    ya i think our whole generation has a problem with keeping our attention on things for more than 10 seconds. i always try to keep entertaining people around me… gary’s a great example of that! ;)

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  4. Everyday Weekender said on April 10th, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    very nice ;) … we live in a very fast pace, i want things yesterday kind of world…

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  5. Gdog said on April 10th, 2007 at 7:20 pm

    “you learn all kinds of weird and morally grey ways to make a buck” that is probably one of my favorite lines on your blog so far…maybe because I can relate to it.

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  6. Shawn Knight said on April 11th, 2007 at 7:35 am

    Another reason I dont think hockey is bit here in the US is because… well its kinda like golf, its very boring to watch on tv. I never gave two thoughts about hockey until I went to a minor league game and watched it in person. Then, I was hooked!! I only wish there was a pro team around my way to get involved with :(

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  7. KellyCho said on April 12th, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    You’re comparing hockey to golf?! There’s action in hockey!
    Personally, I’m more of a soccer fan (but that’s probably cuz every Brazilian is one).

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  8. Thor Schrock said on April 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    But you have to admit, there is nothing like a 40 OZ Jack and Coke, a can of silly string and a bunch of guys beating the living crap out of each otyher! great drunk fun!

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  9. Saman Sadeghi said on April 16th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

    Not all Americans don’t love Hockey – I’m a fan!

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  10. Saman Sadeghi said on April 16th, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    That’s why Hockey and Basketball are great! Football is so slow… five minutes of waiting for 30 seconds of action!

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  11. Saman Sadeghi said on April 16th, 2007 at 2:36 pm

    There is a lot of back-and-forth in Hockey and not a ton of scoring, I think that’s what he was referring too….

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