We all woke up this morning and the world had changed. Nothing would ever quite be the same again, and we wondered what our lives would be like from now on.
I refer, of course, to the expiration of the free trial period of NBA League Pass. NBA League Pass is a (pricey) cable package that allows you to watch every NBA game of the entire season. This is a most valuable commodity to a Utah Jazz fan who is stranded in the Detroit area, since the only time I can see the Jazz is when their games are nationally televised, which is only 10 times this whole season (compared to 24 times for the Lakers and 25 for the Celtics), and the first nationally televised game isn't until December 5th! December 5th?!? I can't wait that long to watch them play!
But thanks to the free League Pass trial I got to see the Jazz's first three games, and so far I have been very pleased by what I have seen. Even with team leader/best player/heart and soul Deron Williams out with a foot injury (I feel your pain, D-Will!), the offense has looked remarkably efficient. New backup point guard Brevin Knight looks like he was a real steal and Ronnie Price is getting better all the time at the point too. In the second game of the season the Jazz only had 5 turnovers for the whole game (new franchise record), compared to about 15 a game last year. Andrei Kirilenko seems to be thriving off the bench - he looks like the AK-47 that wreaked havoc with opposing team's offenses and made the All-Star team in 2004.
So even though I can't watch all 82 games this season as I'd like, from the small taste I've gotten of this team I feel very confident going forward. Plus I'll get to see them in action in person on December 19th when they come to the Palace of Auburn Hills to play the Pistons. If you are going to be in Michigan that day and are interested in going to the game, let me know and we'll make an excursion out of it. And if some benefactor out there would like pay for League Pass for me, I would be okay with that.
P.S. - Whenever I write Jazz-related posts the number of comments I accrue goes way down (except for comments from my friend Aaron). If you are trying to send me the message that I should stop writing about the Jazz, nice try but you'll never stop me!
14 years ago
6 comments:
You could always call back and ask if you can have it back as a complimentary service. I've been reading Consumerist.com, and they frequently recommend just asking for things like that. What's the worst they can do? Say No? Best of luck!
Here's a link to all of their stories, and it seems it usually helps to have some sort of reason why you are asking for the NBA season pass: Consumerist.com
The PS on this post cracked me up. Also, I've been wanting to go to a Pistons game for awhile now so I'll join you for that game in December! I think Katherine would probably be up for it too. Deeeeeeetroit bas-ket-ball! ;) Are you ready to hear that chanted a lot? By yours truly? You'll never stop me.
I fully support blogging about the Jazz and it's all I can do to hold back the flood of comments that your basketball entries inspire in me.
When you ask for the free NBA season pass, your reason could be, "cuz I might die without it" I know it isn't the same as watching the game, but I've found that you can listen to the local sports cast online of all the games if you get a login at nba.com Leage Pass or All-access or something like that. Then there are the video recaps on nba.com and ksl.com, I guess you'll have to settle for that until you find you benefactor. This isn't going to be a fun season if we are plagued by injuries. And yes I did say we. Can't you see the results already of Brian's stint in that boot!
Whenever you say anything at all related to Utah, I just imagine that you're referring to me. ;)
So keep it up.
you're adorable!
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