Twenty-four hour news networks require a lot of material. That is why we know a lot more about McCain and Obama than we have any other presidential candidates in history. The talking heads are constantly coming up with nuances and tidbits and nitpicks to fill those incredibly long hours.
So, it is with some pride that I believe I have noticed something that they missed. It is particularly hard to believe that Oberman missed it, considering his ESPN resume.
We see footage of Obama playing basketball daily on one of the news outlets, most recently in McCain's ad. Obama is smooth. He even beat a few young folk who depended on their own skills and never thought to look for Obama's weakness.
But after you get old (er) you learn that you must win by looking for the weakness in your opponent. Obama is awesome going left. But, it is a strain for him to go right.
To his credit, he seems to realize that in order to effectively use his best moves to the left, he must occasionally go right, even if no one really believes he could take it all the way to the hoop. It makes lesser opponents play him straight up.
But an experienced opponent will gladly give him his moves to the right, until he proves he can score, or until he dribbles off his foot.
You gotta be able to go to the left and the right, but ultimately you can't win playing your opponent's game.
What a great game.
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