[RKDinOKC]

my fill of basketball in the HS band and having to play then later direct as drum major at all the games.

The only basketball game I even came close to enjoying was years later when I attended the State Championship game between my old HS and other. My old HS was playing like they were just happy to be in the championship and giving all the team members a chance to play. The other school was playing the heck out of their 5 star players to whole game. The score was so close it when into not just one or two, but at least a dozen overtimes. I don't even remember who won. But remember everyone from both sides commenting what a great game is was as we made our way out of the gym.

It was interesting that you could tell the other team's star players were getting tired and my school would put in their bench warmers and the crowd would cheer like their entire family had come to see them. It became a constant rotation of the entire team against their star lineup.