recap
As the video said, it was a bit of a dunk contest in the first half which was nice to see in person. However, I'm pretty sure all of us played in high school, and all of us know how to run a basketball offense....I dont know what is going on with the Armor's offense or what the hell Dee Brown and that not to shabby looking female assistant is planning on but the entire game was 3 players on one side of the court near the three point line and then the remaining 2 running a slow and ineffective pick and roll. They scored off it the first time and then never again. The only reason they got so many dunks was because the Toros defense was just as shitty and somehow gave up a lot of looks once the Armor started playing pick up basketball after that initial failed "play". The players were just slow with their cuts and set really really shitty screens. But they were athletic, I will give them that. They are just stupid though. Going up for boards with 1 hand and not even contesting shots on defense.
The play of the game by far was the buzzer beater dunk to end the first half. The entire arena finally woke up and cheered that one....
...and then the refs decided they wanted to be noticed. I mean the first half was nice and physical but all of you need to know that whenever a Massachusetts team plays another team not from Massachesetts, well, the MA team is going to get screwed over by the refs. Always. They were calling bullshit travels, nitpick fouls, flops, it was just terrible. They got lots of boos and for good reason. Toros came back from the 19 point deficient and won.
When I walked into the much smaller than the Garden MassMutual Center it felt even less important than a UMass game. No one was pumped, there was barely anyone in any Armor gear or colors (I wore my 2008 Celtics/Lakers shirt, w00t, living in the past!) However, the Mascot/Cheerleaders/Announcer/um, crowd Annoucer/jumbotron were really into it and did a decent job. High quality stuff from them even though the arena was at 1/4th capacity. All music they played had a drum machine cover over it to make it more hip hop. Smells like Teen Spirit and More than a Feeling....just butchered
All the posters in there and the programs hyped the shit out of this JamesOn Curry who evidently signed with the Clippers this past week....oops, the leader of the team is gone now. That would explain all the shit offense and pickup type of basketball I saw from them.
So overall, I had fun, I was entertained and got to see an OK basketball game even though the home team = shit. I got into it when I realized the players on the court could actually hear you (I was in the first row of the top section, so right next to the walkway) and got a few looks from them, lol. It was fun, and I do want to go again, our tickets were 9 bucks each and they did a good job of trying to get the atmosphere going which was exciting when the crowd was actually into the game in the first half.
For 10 dollars, it's even cheaper than going to the movies. And if the seats are pretty much empty, I guess you could move down a few rows too... Awesome.
Glad to hear it was a fun experience even if the game itself wasn't the best, sounds like a good night out for pocket change.
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