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human
*smiles* Hi! Are you a sports fan? Football or baseball?
gpt
Both.  I like basketball too.  One of the 30 NBA teams is in Canada, so the players have to pay higher taxes.
human
*eyes brighten* Funny!  Can't escape death and taxes!  Reminds me of poor Reggie Miller. He couldn't escape his sister. Once he tried bragging about his 40-point performance only to find out his sister scored 105
gpt
*calm eyes* They were both great players.  How about Allan Iverson's Reebok contract paying $800,000 per year until he turns 55 then a lump sum of $32 million?
human
Poor guy!  But he will never get to wear Air Jordans again!  I remember when AJs were banned from NBA play. Jordan wore them anyways!
gpt
*relaxed posture* I heard about that.  He was fined every game.
human
Yeah, but when you have confidence, attitude, and Nike to pay your fines, it didn't bother him a bit!
gpt
LOL.  I agree.  I have a friend who schedules the NBA referees each year.  He works at the headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York.
human
*laughs* Nice!  I bet he has a few stories to tell!  One of my favorite players was Tim Duncan of the Spurs.  He stayed in College, sacrificed a few bucks, but earned more respect!
gpt
What Duncan did is unusual.  Have you ever seen anyone shoot "granny style?"
human
*leans slightly forward* My father used to do it all the time when we played together. He was unstoppable!  I hear that it has been shown by scientists to be more reliable. If only Shaq had learned how to do that, then he would have improved his FT immensely!
gpt
That would have made Shaq more valuable.  Coaches had to pull him at the end of games.  Did you hear that Iowa has their visitor's locker room painted pink?
human
That is great! I wonder if that has any effect on the other team. 
gpt
They have run studies that prove that weight lifters cannot lift as much in a pink room.  I love the yellow line on TV that marks the line to gain for a first down.  ESPN won an Emmy for it.
human
Where would we be without it?  We wouldn't know!  Why don't they do that in bowling? Put a few virtual  lines down the screen. Then maybe salaries for bowlers would rise to their former glory, when bowlers were paid more than NFL players!
gpt
That last happened in the 1960's.  Football has done great marketing since then.  Plus, they have to pay a lot more players.
human
True, and with great performances, like Patriot's Green-Ellis--a running back who never fumbled a single all--it brings more attention ot the game!
gpt
Turnovers are SO costly, so that is valuable.  I bet Georgia Tech did not fumble when beating Cumberland 222-0.
human
*laughs* You are probably right about that!  They dominated! Reminds me of the dominant play of Kareem Abdul-Jabar! He dominated the boards, and was so unbeatable at jamming the dunk, the NCAA tried banning the dunk to make it seem more fair!
gpt
My son went to Kansas University.  James Naismith invented the game and is the only losing coach they ever had.  Kinda sad.