What to know: In all sports, there is a term known as āgarbage timeā. So what is this garbage time? It is once the game is out of reach, or a blowout, the rest of the game that does not matter. If the Knicks are up 40 against the Wizards with 8 minutes to play. Those 8 minutes are garbage timeā¦or so thatās what they say!
My nightly schedule has become somewhat similar; I finish a bunch of laptop work in the late PM, and usually pair that with some primetime TNT or ESPN action with whatever is on. Volume-wise weāre going to keep the widescreen at around a sub-12. Nothing against the Ryan Ruoccoās of the world (big fan of his actually), but unless itās Mike āBANGā Breen, the volume is low.
The commentary is great, but sometimes, this allows you to come up with your own thoughts on the game instead of being spoon-fed by the play-by-play guys. Last night the late slot on ESPN, we had the Houston Rockets taking on the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are hurting, so it was a tough showing for them. The Rockets our energized them and really took it coast-to-coast. The most interesting thing to me though happened in the last four minutes of the game. In what was the so-called Garbage Time of the game.
The lead went from 25 to 12 in the span of three minutes. It was UNCANNY. It seemed like Houston turned the ball over 5 straight possessions. It wasnāt just bad passes, it was hounding defense from Stephon Castle, Blake Wesley, Julian Champagnie, and Sandro Mamukelashvili. No All-Stars, just GLUE GUYS. If you think Rockets Head Coach Ime Udoka wasnāt HOT after that lead decreased in the blink of an eye, youāre dead wrong. They panned to him a few times during the run and you visibly see the frustration.
That brings me to this point. Iāll share it the only way I know how, by starting with a Seinfeld quote. From the famous birthday episode; āHappy Birthday, no such thing.ā
Garbage time? No such thing! The bench unit for San Antonio gained a lot of respect from me and Iām sure the coaching staff and their teammates last night for their peskiness at the end. And even though they got the win, the reserves from Houston will absolutely be hearing about their sloppy play to end the game. Those are the guys who are fighting for their long-term contracts on both sides! They should be playing the hardest!
No such thing as garbage time. Not in basketball, not in life, not in nothing. Make every minute count!
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