Basketball > Football

[Kempo]

true, whats the point in trying to use our feet to control something when our hands are much more dexterous and suited to the task? The tricks and skills you can do with a basketball are so much better than anything you could do with a football. People sit for 90 minutes to maybe see one or two decent plays in football whereas in basketball you get ~100 points from both teams regularly, loads of good moments rather than just a few per game. Its indoors so you dont have to stand about in the cold and rain etc. If your interested to see the game at its best then fire up kazaa and search for the and1 mixtapes as these are streetball competitions and are simply amazing.. they are quite big tho. for a lighter download try searching for vince carter slam dunk contest to see one of the best pro's really pushing the boundaries like his between the legs dunk.. wow

(just so its not all about footie in here )

 

[old.UKTwister]

see one or two decent plays in football whereas in basketball you get ~100 points from both teams regularly

Thats because basketball is a pussy non contact sport.

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

The more points you get in a game the better it is!!!!!!!

Every basket is the equal of a goal!!!!!!

 

[ECA]

Basketball non contact? rofl.


Erm maybe in your pussy games :-]

When I played at college about 4 fights broke out per term and you'd see a lot of people hit the deck :-]

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by ECA
Basketball non contact? rofl.

Supposedly. i.e. you can't touch another player when tackling for the ball.

 

[ECA]

Originally posted by mank!
Supposedly. i.e. you can't touch another player when tackling for the ball.

True but if an attacker runs into a defender whilst the defender is moving thats perfectly legal.

Its only illegal if the defender is standing still in which case he can stick his shoulder out and the bugger with the ball :-]

 

[doh_boy]

Basketball == Gh3y american sport. :/

 

[Clowneh!]

its only about footbal cuz its football season [end of] (i think)

i hope when wimbledon comes we will have mature convefrsations about anna kournikova

 

[Kempo]

http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_a.html?nav=ArticleList

first section first sentance is all u need about contact.

every basket is equal to a goal i'd say, crowd erupts in the same way and they are just as important, as games usually finish close.

its true enough that its mostly americans who play it, and for that i have no excuse

and its not just cos its the end of the season, people wil talk about transfers all summer, then the football during the season..

anyway argue away, btw i like football too just got back from playing infact

 

[mank!]

I think you're gonna have to put up with the fact I'm a footy fan and will talk and talk and talk and talk and talk etc about it.

 

[Kempo]

i wasnt complaining about the football threads, like i said i like to watch and play footie as much as anyone, just thought it would be nice to try and get other people interested in basketball, would be nice if it was on tv over here a bit more, i think its on sky but i live in teh stone age and dont have such luxuries (next year in my flat tho!!! \o/ (maybe ))

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by Kempo
would be nice if it was on tv over here a bit more, i think its on sky but i live in teh stone age and dont have such luxuries (next year in my flat tho!!! \o/ (maybe ))

Sky show a fair bit of British basketball I think, and there's a channel dedicated to basketball too I think Not sure though, cos I never watch em

 

[old.UKTwister]

The only decent American sport is American Football, but even that suffers from damn adverts every 30 seconds.

 

[Kempo]

british basketball is shit

 

[-adz-]

agreed, but basketball is teh win

streetball > those footie knockarounds

 

[bodhi]

Kempo, my flat r haev teh sky!.

 

[dysfunction]

technically football is a non contact sport.

American football and Rugby on the other hand are contact sports

Football > rugby

Basketball isnt too bad...













/I think rugby is played by closet gh3ys cos they leik to hug one another and tug on one anothers lunch boxes in the scrums...and they have a hooker in case nobody is getting any

 

[Sar]

Bollocks BBall is better than Footy - I don't see most of the world playing BBall at a national level, or at club level. It's a US-centric sport, for a reason - it's shit with lots of points for stupid yank fucks with no patience.


These are the people that have GW Bush as president ffs...

 

[Kempo]

well bods i have sky if you inclue european eurosport, german mtv2 and cnn europe :/ no idea whats with the random channels, but dont watch much tv anyway

all the people saying that basketball is shit etc, have you ever played or watched it? try downloading the vids i said before if not, its really good

ps bodhi, check ur pms

 

[ECA]

Originally posted by Sar

These are the people that have GW Bush as president ffs...

Yeah and we're the people who's prime minister is that thickies lapdog.

 

[Sar]

Also true...

 

[nylex23]

/me hugs Kemp. There's nothing better than watching players like Tracy McGrady go for a dunk or hitting big shots and hearing the arena go mad (unless of course the team is on the road).

Didn't know you thought British ball was shit too . Favourite team Kempo?

 

[-adz-]

#1 play of the week on nba.com = winnar imo

 

[nylex23]

Originally posted by -adz-
#1 play of the week on nba.com = winnar imo

The one on there right now with Portland running? Portland had it going like that through the whole game.

 

[gremlin]

Originally posted by Sar
It's a US-centric sport, for a reason - it's shit with lots of points for stupid yank fucks with no patience.

This reminds me of a conversation I was having with an american once about football. He said he couldn't understand why, as a nation, we love a sport where only one or two points might be scored in an entire game. Cue plenty of sighing and rolling eyes.

 

[nylex23]

Anyone going to go to the Rough & Ready tryouts today??

 

[Kempo]

knicks natch

 

[nylex23]

Natch? Yes I know they suck if that's what you mean

 

[nylex23]

I wanted to go and watch the R&R tryouts .

 

[nylex23]

Kemp: predictions for this year's title? Mine: Spurs over Pistons 4-0.