The difference between being a basketball fan at 16 and a basketball fan at 26 is, dare I say it, staggering. When you’re 16, you don’t care about deep things like defensive box plus-minus or D-League affiliates. You care about what’s cool — dunks, high-scoring games, crazy bounce passes. You also care more about your favourite players. I remember being such a humongous Kobe stan in my teens that it makes me cringe thinking back on it now. I’d watch most Lakers games, record them onto VHS tapes, and watch them back on weekends. It was pretty sad.
Power Forward Friday: Would Amir Johnson still help?
