Never Look Inside Another Man's iPod

Via Hoops Addict, The Toronto's Star's rundown of athlete playlists. Morris Peterson and T.J. Ford are the Raptors involved, and theirs are pretty eh, with the exception of Peterson's lone Oasis track and Ford's fondness for Otis Redding and Lionel Richie. I'd say the most you could conclude from these is that Peterson liked that Chris Martin/Jay-Z collabo, and that Ford is either wise beyond his years or has a healthy respect for tradition.

The Star got some "music experts" to weigh in on the players' taste, with some unintentionally hilarious results. They're especially smitten with the playlist of Maple Leaf Boyd Devereux, which boasts indie rockers like Explosions in the Sky, Dead Meadow, and the Mountain Goats.

Here's deejay Dave "Bookie" Bookman on Devereux's taste:

His list is getting passed around the indie rock world faster than a lost Replacements track.

It's no surprise this 1996 OHL Scholastic Player Of The Year digs the finest in rustic literate Canrock (Constantines, Cuff The Duke) along side North America's answer to Mogwai the "can't talk thinkin" Explosions In The Sky.

I wonder if this is some sort of clever, outside-the-box marketing ploy to lure hipsters to hockey. Seriously though, I'm kind of bummed that me beloved, style-laden NBA can't manage any better. I know they play corny music in the arenas, but who would've thought it was all hand-picked by the players?