Last weekend we took our kids to see the quarter finals of the British Basketball League, where Guildford Heat took on London United.
I have been to see the Seattle Supersonics play a few times at the Key Arena, and saw the Boston Celtics a long while back, and have had great fun every time. Somehow though, it was much more fun watching Guildford play.
- Maybe it was because they are effectively my "local" team?
- Maybe it was watching my 7 year old daughter eat a foot long hot dog while my son banged the noisy blow up sticks together (do those things have a name?!)?
- Maybe it was because Guildford trailed by 16 at the half, but managed to pull it back in exciting 3rd and 4th quarters to win 71-68 and go through to the semi-finals?
- Maybe it was because the 1,000 strong crowd had a surprising amount of passion for the team?
Anyway, whatever the reason, we all had a blast. We will definitely be trying to catch a few home games when the season returns in October. If you live near a town that has a British Basketball League team, I highly recommend going along to check them out.
