The NBA: Where Artificial Sound is louder than the fans.

Watching the Game 1 of the Cleveland/Orlando series, two things struck me, LeBron James is unstoppable, and NBA crowds are a joke. It's sad when the loudest noise you can hear watching on TV is the artificial noise that is pumped into the arena. If you're not going to have real fans that make noise, why not just save them the trouble of showing up? I don't just blame Cleveland fans, it's clearly all NBA fans. It seems like the most important thing for most fans isn't the game, but getting on the Jumbotron in any way possible. It's not like I go to a ton of NBA playoff games, but that probably has something to do with my team not getting out of the 1st round. I've been to one Sixers playoff game in each of the past 2 seasons so I am sort of familiar with the live atmosphere, and it's horrible. During the latter part of game four of the Sixers/Magic series after Hedo Turkalou hit which ended up being the game winner, what do you see but two girls with a beer in their hands dancing on the Jumbotron. These are the kinds of fans we have sitting in the two front rows. Orlando fans have gotten some attention so far this year for using what looks like a plastic plate with clappers attached to it to attempt to distract opponents. Ask Andre Iguodala how that worked out. Now what happens in the EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS? Cleveland fans sitting in their seats waiving a white towel and not making any noise. I guess the shirt is right Cleveland fans; you are witnesses and not fans. Fans don't sit there and wave a towel, they stand up and do whatever possible to cheer the Cavs on. Someone please prove me wrong. I hope that in Denver on Saturday night there are more blonde blow-up dolls than there are witnesses. If there is anything that's actually distracted Kobe in his career, it was a blonde in Colorado. I can only hope that Nuggets fans realize this, or you might as well you waive a towel and dance for the camera, just like everyone else.