I saw a sports report on the playoffs and I'm gettingthat old feeling, but no, we have decided that NBA isway too much of a time commitment. My wife is not keeping me from watching it but I gave it up voluntarily for time issues. I'd rather be with her anyway, and I don't think that '30 games in 40 nights' is appeals to her very much. Besides, she gives me March Madness, and that's fine by me.

What got me interested again was that my old favorite team, the Houston Rockets, is doing well, but then again there's nobody I care about on that team any more. The days of Olajuwon, Drexler, Barkley, Bird, Jordanand Johnson, Stockton and Malone are done. (Sigh)

Those were some personalities. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but the NBA had its hay day, and that seems to have passed. But there's a part of me that thinks that if I watched it, I'd get into it again. But they just change teams so much. For example: Olajuwon, Bird, Magic Johnson, Stockton and Malone--one team throughout their entire careers. Jordan two, but really, we know he was a Chicago Bull first. Drexler-2 teams. I just can't connect with a player when they keep moving around.

I suppose every generation reflects on their own sports heroes as the best; you hear of all those old Yankees from the 50s and 60s, or players from all over baseball that just were larger than life. Maybe every sport has its own pinnacle.

Time to look forward to football season I suppose.