Pace on Earth

Amazing

This is a great time of year to be a sports fan. In addition to the NHL and NBA playoffs, baseball has started so you have something to nap to, and even rugby has a tv presence. For Canadians though, the NHL playoffs are the big ticket draw and this year's playoffs have breathed new life into the league. Despite my Habs unceremonious first round dispatch there were great first round series' and even better second round series'. Not better than the marquee matchup of Sid vs Ovie which goes to game 7 tonight. It's lived up to all the hype and is even getting primetime press on ESPN. Two more game 7s tomorrow night mean that the NHL might actually be able to claim it is a top 4 sport in the US again.

Despite the epic 7 game Boston-Chicago 1st round series the NBA playoffs have been a bit of a letdown. Fortunately someone out there has put their own spin on the NBA's Where Amazing Happens commercials and made basketball awesome again:

And this one:

Thanks jwoodzii, whoever the hell you are.

Pace out.

Labels: Great moments in Advertising

posted by Vitamin S @ 5:58 p.m.