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Subject: OT-Harlem Globetrotters were a dissapointment! Posted by: Im better than Marve - [2410192222] Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 16:56 I decided to go see the Harlem Globetrotters with a couple friends today at Continental Airlines Arena. It sucked! There was barely any basketball. It was all little kids going on the court and the globetrotters prancing around grabbing the refs butt and the other teams players while they shot free throws. The other team obviously wasn't playing defense but it seemed like no one else in the arena realized it. SURE they are all great bball players and have amazing dribbling skills but I think they need to be more specific in there advertising. Maybe something along the lines of The Harlem Globetrotters traveling Comedy show. All I can say is it wasn't worth my 30 bucks. Has anyone else seen them before? :-) IBTM | ||||||
| 1 | Memphis Fan ID: 341015260 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 16:59 |
Yup. Thats what they're notorious for. I saw them about 6-7 years ago. Its never been a real game, just a show and some dribbling/half court shots. (BTW; GTrotters always win ;) | |||||
| 2 | CanEHdian Pride ID: 426351415 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 17:13 | How long have you been living under a rock? Just curious because I think pretty well everyone knows that the Globtrotters are more of a comedy troupe then a basketball team. | |||||
| 3 | SillySpheres ID: 551031723 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 17:15 | The best Globetrotter's games to see are when they play a real team, not the Washington Generals or some other fool team. I saw them play Michigan State on TV last year and wow, it was a helluva game. You really get to see their skills when they play real opponets. | |||||
| 4 | Im better than Marve ID: 2410192222 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 17:19 |
Can, I knew it was comedy but I thought i might be able to see 20 mins of basketball instead of 2 mins! :-) IBTM | |||||
| 5 | PhillyTom ID: 101055821 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 17:33 |
I saw them a long time ago. I will always remember it because at half time they announced the score of the Duke (after winning back to back) California (with Jason Kidd) game which I had decided to miss in the midst of March Madness. California 81, Duke 77. | |||||
| 6 | joe suspect Donor ID: 441143311 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 19:34 |
IBTM - call me when YOU make an appearance on Scooby Doo, OK? | |||||
| 7 | Ender ID: 13443221 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 19:55 |
Or, remember this?, your own separate Saturday morning cartoon. IBTM, I'm not sure what you were expecting, but it sounds like their standard routine to me. | |||||
| 8 | Im better than Marve ID: 2410192222 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 21:30 |
Guys, i was expecting to see some BASKETBALL, and good basketball at that. The only other time I had seen them play was on t.v. against a real team so I guess I was expecting a real and exciting game. :-) IBTM | |||||
| 9 | Rand al'Thor ID: 364152215 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 21:51 |
When I was a kid, in the early and mid seventies, The Globetrotters were spectacular. All I can remember now is Meadowlark Lemon and that bald dude, Curly (?). Seeing the Globetrotters play was really eye-opening stuff for me as a kid. I don't know anything about the team now, but they have a rich past and maybe, indirectly, have influenced the way the NBA is produced today. They put a certain style and flair into the game that probably still resonates today. | |||||
| 10 | Bungers ID: 38082016 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 22:10 |
IBTM and Rand al'Thor, do you guys have monitors for your PC that are like 4 inches wide or are you just carriage return junkies? ;) BTW, it was Curly Neal, IIRC, and they were pretty entertaining to me back then too. | |||||
| 11 | Rand al'Thor ID: 364152215 Sat, Feb 09, 2002, 23:21 |
Bungers, '4 inch wide monitor'...lol. Truth is, I gotta stop using this old Underwood typewriter as my Keyboard. | |||||
| 12 | TaRhEElKiD ID: 42109719 Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 00:37 |
IBTM (post 4)- In the local papers before the gms it always tells about how they play real ball until they get a lead then just screw around. They are great ballers, but when they get a lead they just mess around. 2 yrs ago- Mich St-86 Harlem GTrotters-84 Seen them 3 times, court side....mom was sat on, and thrown water on 2 times THK | |||||
| 13 | TaRhEElKiD ID: 42109719 Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 00:38 |
Gotten 2 arm bands and a head band too! LoL THK | |||||
| 15 | blade ID: 29154102 Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 03:08 | The Globetrotters have more than one team on the road. they have a "serious" team which is the one you see play real college teams and they have a comedy team which is the one that plays the same team every time. obviously the comedy opponent is in on the joke and is basically the "straight man" to all their antics. it is similar to pro wrestling in which the opponent (and referees) know exactly what to expect and act accordingly. | |||||
| 16 | joe suspect Donor ID: 441143311 Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 12:19 |
The Globetrotters started going downhill when Meadowlark Lemon left and started his own team. It wasn't the same after that. | |||||
| 17 | joe suspect Donor ID: 441143311 Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 12:31 |
Here's a pic of the cartoon:
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