As a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, I’m really excited for the 2011 NBA Draft on Thursday (6/23). After a pretty miserable season there is reason to celebrate, a reason to look forward to next season. With a savvy front office willing to make moves, I can’t wait for the draft. Of course, Cleveland wasn’t the only team that was bad last year, so why not throw a NBA Draft Watch Party?
This will be a Cleveland-centric based party, so just change it up based on your hometown.
Decorations. Hang banners/jerseys/pennants from the glory years of your respective franchise. In fact, display all memorabilia from all of your teams. You want to build a lot of good karma for the newly drafted players.
Cleveland Food. I’m going for an all around Cleveland feel for this Draft Party. So before the actual draft I’ll be serving delicious corned beef, hot dogs with Cleveland Stadium Mustard, Pierre’s Ice Cream, Malley’s Chocolate. And of course Great Lakes Brewing Company beer to wash it all down. Is this the healthiest menu of all time? No, not at all. Will it be delicious? Of course it will be.
Activities. Like the Super Bowl this is an event that is based on watching an event on T.V. I’m going to have an inflatable basketball (or two) and I’m going to challenge everyone to dunk contest. Because it’s inflatable basketball, the chances of hurting ourselves (or my flatscreen) is minimal. Another activity is having a gentlemen’s bet on the draft itself. Who’s going to be the number one pick? The number two? The sixth pick? Nobody really knows, so you’re guess really is just as good as the experts. This is also a way to keep everyone interested in the draft all the way through.
Enjoy your NBA Draft Watch Party. And if the chips don’t fall the way you want remember, there’s always next year :)
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Good idea, I will have to throw some of this together quickly after work! Hope the Cav fans are happier this year, I'm anxious to see where the Morris twins end up.
Make sure all the guests wear jerseys or team gear too!
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Posted by: Liz | June 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Great idea!! Im an American living in France and you just gave me a wicked idea for my next house party for all my foreign friends!!
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Posted by: dd@deguisement | June 23, 2011 at 11:16 AM