[Vampyr]

I tried to get into hockey a while back, but I just got frustrated because I could never tell what was going on.

The thing about basketball is that it is lauded as a "fast paced sport"...when, as you mentioned, the play gets stopped as soon as things are getting good, for the sole purpose of breaking the other teams pace. And there are some cool plays that occur throughout a game, but they just feel so meaningless when the other team turns around and hits a lay up and reties the game. It's more of a test of endurance and who can do the best during those last few minutes, which is just kind of boring to watch for me.