game fixing sucks

while the nba is attempting to weather the storm on this game-fixing scandal, i can't help but feel disgusted and disillusioned with the pro game. not that it may not happen with college b-ball (after all, march madness is HUGE with gamblers), but i'd like to think that the refs won't fix the college games.

while both the nba and college b-ball have their share of me-first players, at least in college, there is more of a push towards making the game a team game and not just about individual egos.

that being said, nothing will dampen my enthusiasm for the 2007-2008 and the 2008-2009 college basketball seasons. again, here is another rosy outlook for ucla's future:

"I really think UCLA has the best class (of committed players due to graduate next June) in the country," another Pacific-10 Conference coach said about the apparent fruits of the recruiting efforts of Bruins coach Ben Howland and his staff.

and here's another rosy outlook for the near future:

Love Dunked on Emeka Okafor during the 5 on 5 scrimmage, blocked Josh McRoberts shot 3 TIMES, and he also showed everyone who watched the game his famous outlet pass.

Apparently, Love belonged on the court with the best of the best.