Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of the interplay.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I get angry when I think that people are blatantly incorrect on matters of fact.
I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?
Sports is entertainment.
I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in Indiana, where if you didn't at least attempt to play basketball, you were considered of dubious moral character.
The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of Dumbness and overweening Greed. There is no Mystery about it, and no need to change any rules.
Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how you respond to that tension.
Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence.
There is so much hypocrisy in sports.
When you write about sports, you're allowed to engage in mischief. Nothing is at stake.
I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it's our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us.