Time for a little YMCA.
The show was really geared towards kids, but was still so entertaining for the rest of us. I laughed and laughed. Some of their antics were really cracking me up. It was nice to see people who are that skilled have fun with the game, stop and mess with the refs or bring little kids onto the court. At one point, they took some lady’s purse and brought it out on the court and passed it around like it was in play. Then they handed it to a member of the other team who couldn’t figure out what to do with it, so he put it over his shoulder and continued to play.
A lot of their silliness is clearly scripted, and certain plays are planned, but it seemed like there was a lot that was a legitimate demonstration of their skills, like how they passed the ball. Talent, attention, and communication. I thought if the pros did more of that, they’d be even better players. When I say they passed the ball, I mean like 45 times before they’d shoot the ball. It was like the shell game, trying to keep up with where the ball was. They are very practiced at what they do, but sometimes the scripting was a surprise, like when some guy interrupts the game and the ref misses a call and they rewind for an instant replay. Everybody moves backwards quickly, reversing their movements and it was all a plan when it just looked like they were all just freely playing basketball. That in itself was hysterical, but for the slow-motion replay, they replaced the ball with a basketball shaped balloon, Globetrotters colors and all. It was so funny.
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