GAME 2 Playoffs 2024: Dallas Mavericks (1-0) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1)

[KillerLeft]

I have avoided the game chat this series, both here and discord, and had the best viewing experiences in a long while. The negativity, hysteria, trolls and hot takes with every possession can be a bit much. 

Do you find it more enjoyable during the break or prefer the in game chat more?

Apples and bowling balls. 

I think the anxiety of the moment is somewhat decreased not being here in live time, which is closer for me to being at the games (I used to play on the drum line, so Iv'e probably been to 300 Mavs games, including every home game during the 2011 run), and that can be exhilarating in the same way a good horror film is. Plus, I'm in music for a living, so all of my "life friends" have either never heard of Luka or are casual fans, at best. The vast majority of my "Mavs friends" are in this community, and if feels right from my POV to experience big Mavs moments here with them. 

But, yes, I do find that I'm less distracted by panic, trolling and just genuinely bad basketball takes when I'm not in the game thread. It really is the worst (or best, from a certain "raw hunanity" angle) thing we have to offer in this community. Again, reading through it the next day (which I've noticed is Dan and Omahen's approach) is like comedy GOLD.