Mailbox: Is today's NBA difficult to watch?

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity.

On the NBA

To Mr. White: Thankfully, the WNBA season started none too soon for me. The men in the NBA have forgotten what basketball is about. The playoff games I watched up to this point look more like rugby scrums or B league hockey. I am truly put off by the excessive pushing, elbowing, flopping, too much one-on-one playground moves and physical play. The NBA seems to forget about the art of the game with passing, play execution and taking good shots. That is not to say the WNBA is free of physical play (example: Caitlin Clark’s hard foul on Angel Reese), but the women pass, execute plays and shoot better in my opinion than their male counterparts. I guess the emphasis in the NBA is to minimize trips to the foul line because it is not as entertaining as continuous grabbing, pushing, flopping, etc.

Paul Burnam, Westerville

To Paul: There are NBA teams that pass the ball and demonstrate teamwork. Not many, though. Too many games are clear-out after clear-out, with a lot of wrestling inside.

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On Ohio State football

To Brian: Ban the Ohio Legislature, not OSU noon football games!

Jonathan Greentree

On the Cleveland Browns

To the editor: Just reading today’s article on the Browns still pushing to move to Brook Park. I grew up in Berea about one half mile from the old Browns headquarters and got to meet Brian Sipe right outside the door during the Siper bowl year. He invited us kids inside because it was old. Could you imagine that these days of secrecy? I remember taking the RTA from Brook Park to Browns games at the old stadium. Having my heart broken when they moved. I went to that last game and have been disappointed since. I have to say thank you Haslams for saving the Crew. I worked at Crew Stadium during the entire Precourt era. That said, I feel like the Browns belong on the lake. Bitter winds and heartbreak be damned. One day a Super Bowl championship parade will start there.

Paul Seedhouse, Columbus

On Memorial Day

To Brian: As odd as it may be, let me offer a German soldier of WW2 to be remembered this Memorial Day. Luz Long was the German and European long jump champion in 1936, and the madman who had seized power in Germany was counting on him in those Olympics. After Jesse Owens had fouled twice, Long suggested that with his ability, if he would intentionally leave the ground further back to ensure not fouling again and being disqualified, he would still jump far enough to advance to the next round. That is what happened, and Jesse won the gold and Luz silver. While they left the podium smiling arm in arm, which led to the crowd strongly cheering Jesse each time he then appeared, that madman was watching. I’m guessing Long would have been given a cushy position in Berlin as an army officer once Europe was plunged into hell had he won and shown contempt for Jesse, but he was instead an enlisted man assigned a dangerous front-line position where his young life would soon end. Thank you, Luz Long, for the positive example you were 89 years ago.

Dennis Singleton, Dayton