Our friend Bethlehem Shoals is blogging the NBA Playoffs over at GQ.com. He invited the imitable Carles of HIPSTER RUNOFF to talk NBA buzz teams. The results are as glorious as you would expect.
NBA Playoffs Get Hipster Runoff Treatment
↵↵I’d say that the Pacers, 76ers and Grizzlies are getting tons of buzz based on their 2011 playoff performances. The buzz team allows post-knowledgeable NBA fans to project visions of greatness for a team of unlikely players who we want to see succeed in the playoffs, not because of a direct emotional commitment to the team, but because buzzing the right team means that you “get” the NBA.
↵↵This is why we are all Pacers fans.
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