Jon at Albloggerque has a great take on the choreography of basketball and why today’s uniforms are harming the aesthetic of the game.
Read it all but here’s the jist:
But when it comes right down to it, there is more to sport than winning. It has to be enjoyable to watch. And basketball has a special place in sports. For one thing bball is the most like dance. The ball is the melody and the players, like dancers, leap and streak into a multitude of jazz variations of that one theme: the flight of the basketball. It flies from player to player, end to end, riff to rumble, and eventually we watch someone with artistry and deftness stick it just right.
Part of the beauty of it is watching the athletes themselves. Their physiques are totally awesome. At least we think they are…because we really can’t see them for all that loose and shapeless clothing.