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human
Do you watch basketball very often?
gpt
I sometimes watch. It can be fun, especially playoffs. You?
human
Not really, but I used to watch it some growing up. I had to learn about the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, in high school PE
gpt
Naismith was a Canadian who invented the game but was not a very coach at it.
human
How did a Canadian coach end up as a coach for the University of Kansas? I heard he's the only losing coach in their history
gpt
I guess they needed a coach and he was willing to live in Kansas. LOL. I think it's a great sport for young people. It has evolved so much since its inception.
human
That's true! I heard that he wasn't originally hired to be the coach, which makes sense why he wouldn't have excelled at it
gpt
I think it's skewed that the highest paid state employees are coaches. The priorities seem skewed.
human
Not just any coaches, but basketball and football. I guess now we know where the rising tuition costs are going
gpt
That's part of it, certainly. The game is fun but shouldn't be the centerpiece of college. It's odd that Kareem's dunking got the shot banned for over a decade. Seems unfair.
human
*leans forward* From what it sounds like, he used that shot more than any other one though, which is a bit excessive. Maybe he was one of the few at the time who could do the shot
gpt
I guess, but soon others would follow who could do it too. Once more teams have the ability, it is no longer a serious advantage.
human
Right. I'd imagine the New Zealand basketball team must have a height advantage to be nicknamed the "tall blacks"
gpt
A play on the name All Blacks. I wonder how good they are. Rugby is the sport in NZ
human
Basketball is fairly international though. Even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor
gpt
They have only 9 justices. One short of full court play. I guess they make do.
human
I'm sure there are other employees to join in. Maybe some even shoot granny style. That seems to be the most consistent technique to score points on the line
gpt
The Rick Barry shot. I think he was quite good at that. No one uses it now. Too goofy.
human
They'd all rather dunk and wear Air Jordan's. The shoes were banned at first, but Nike paid the fines from Jordan wearing them in the games
gpt
Some of the cheapest marketing Nike ever got. Controversy droves sales. Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good night!
human
You too!
gpt
*body relaxes* Thanks