The Anticipation of the Grizzlies Upcoming Season as Compared with that of Star Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

As the Grizzlies embark on another journey to the lottery next week, I am reminded of another important time in my life: the release of Star Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.When The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, there was excitement. Fans lined up in anticipation. But after ten or eleven viewings, a disturbing feeling that this movie might not be good began to set in.A similar disappointment followed the excitement prior to previous Grizzlies seasons.Many analysts predict Thabeet's career, much like Jar Jar's, will end soon after it begins.When Attack of the Clones was released 3 years after Phantom Menace, my excitement was mitigated by a nagging feeling that Star Wars prequels might actually suck. Nevertheless, I hoped that replacing Jake Lloyd with Hayden Christensen would save the series.Today, that premise seems as laughable as our hopes that Marc Iavaroni would save the Grizzlies.Iavaroni's love for Padme was his undoing.After 1 and 2, we knew 3 would s...