Nap Time in Naptown: Indiana Fever

Growing up in Indiana meant my knowledge of basketball revolved around Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers. Eight points in 8.9 seconds? Yeah, that was my team.

But for Madeline and her generation, they will grow up knowing that women can play too and here in the best state for basketball, our women are the Indiana Fever.

Last weekend, my family went to our first Fever game and I left wondering why I waited so long.

I've been to nearly every professional sporting event in Indianapolis but that game convinced me that the best Hoosier fans are wearing Fever gear. That crowd knew the team, knew the game and knew how to scream, cheer and stomp non-stop.

I'm also pretty convinced I will never again hear "Defense! Defense!" that many times in a two-hour span. You might be thinking, "Dude, go to a Colts game and you'll hear it" but to that I say, "Been there, heard that, go to a Fever game."

The Fever know how to play good ball which was incredibly exciting to watch but I also loved that Fever games are truly family-friendly. There were rows and rows of families and kids and even the people without kids were super friendly to and conscientious of the kids around them.

Also, unlike other local professional cheerleading squads, the Inferno Dance Team didn't make me blush and scramble to cover Madeline's eyes. 

Huge points there, Fever folks. Huge points.

And because I'm totally a spectator and not an athlete, I feel an obligation to also say, "Get thee some Conseco Fieldhouse chicken fingers." It's a good thing those aren't sold in Broad Ripple because I would be tempted to eat them every day.

If this were Madeline's blog, I think she would recommend the pink cotton candy.

Buy some tickets, have some fun and eat some chicken fingers for me.

** Disclaimer: I was provided Fever tickets through the One2One Network but as always, all thoughts and opinions are mine.