Oh I won't know the outcome before I sit down to watch. I always stay away from social media if I plan on watching a game later. There are some events, like a Timbers game or Ducks football game that I'll watch even if I happen to have heard what happened.
Was it an acquired taste for you as life got busier?
Ya, I think because I am always working sports, I never actually watch anything in a "group", besides the wife and kids. If you notice I never post in the game threads. If we are on the road, the team will have viewing parties. Like for the Super Bowl, or the other day with the NCAA Championship. Thats the only time I watch anything with other people.
I thought you stayed away from game threads because its, (wow how do I say this gently) a little emotional at times...
Now with technology it's obviously easier to record and watch later. But when I was a kid, I'd record almost every NBA game that they aired. Back then it was only Blazer games and CBS/NBC/TBS games. So a handful a week. I'd set the VCR up to record games. Even if I was watching. At low quality, you could get 3 NBA games on one tape. I'd label the tapes, then throw them on my parents bookshelf. Watch them again in the summer. I have always been a hoop junkie. My mom recently brought over a huge moving box full of the tapes from her garage and they are now in mine. Eventually transferring them to MP4s and keeping them on a drive.
If I didn't do what I did, I'm quite sure I wouldn't check out game threads anyway. Too many bi-polar nut jobs in here. Trade CJ one minute, he should be in the hall of fame the next. Fire Stotts at halftime, by the end of the 4th he should be coach of the year!
Well I love watching “old” games, even just a season back or two, I can do that. Watching 80’s basketball the ball movement back then was so awesome to watch. Its more like the experience changes for me when its the “current” thing.
I love the suspense of knowing the rest of the game hasnt happened yet, and that I'm watching something as it develops. Could never record games and be into it the same way.
But when you watch them recorded, isn't it the exact same situation? You don't know what has happened yet or what will develop.
Tunchi thought he was slick with his avatar picture but his twitter was also a pic of Tupac. It's like he's just flaunting being here still now.
And the mods are behind, again. His posting style is so obvious.
Doesnt matter to me. Its like cheering for an outcome that's predetermined.
Surely you at the very least realize that you're massively in the minority in this one. I mean, there's a reason that Dame's most recent commercial is about Hulu having "LIVE" sports.
I like to record, then start watching about 30-45 minutes in. Gives me all the benefit of skipping over the dead time, but then I catch up to live TV somewhere in the 4th quarter. Best of all worlds, IMO.
I think a lot of people record games, and its perfectly ok just not how I personally enjoy it.
With how busy your life is what happens if you can't watch a game? Knowing I can watch a game later if I'm doing something with the kids or at work is great in my opinion. Sure, I'd rather watch it live (especially the playoffs) but watching some regular season games on delay isn't a big deal at all. I almost always am able to avoid knowing the score so it's still a good experience. Because of the DVR I was able to watch every game this year with the exception of the first game we lost at Minnesota. I was at a restaurant and there was a TV right by our table with the game on that was impossible to not look at. So I saw about 1/3 of it and knew we lost and didn't feel like watching it when I got home.
I missed more games this year than I have in the past I'd still say I got about 75 of them. It can be pretty hard to make things work out so I can watch every game. When I miss one I'll usually read some recaps. The good thing about being a nerd is my house and my work (heck even the gym) has "screens" almost everywhere so there were a lot of nights I watched games on my phone while I helped out with getting the kids ready for bed, not the best viewing experience but it works.
