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[BigDMcGee]

Poppy_Hillis, on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 6:35 PM, said:

Can't be a global icon playing football.

He could be one playing striker for Man U.. can you imagine how good he'd be heading the ball on corner kicks and off crosses?

[keith crime]

tskillz187, on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 7:27 PM, said:

I dunno. It's tough to say right or wrong decision. I think he had a good chance to be best ever at w/e position he'd play. It'll be tougher for him to be considered best ever.

The NFL is the top sport in the world but ...Having people with helmets spearing you makes the Wizards tactics look like patty cakeAve NBA career >>>>> ave NFL careerNBA contracts guaranteed!!!! NFL good luck going over the middle dude :)the truly amazing thing is that with an NBA career and millions a lock that he was allowed to play football as a HS junior at all

[Poppy_Hillis]

BigDMcGee, on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 9:07 PM, said:

He could be one playing striker for Man U.. can you imagine how good he'd be heading the ball on corner kicks and off crosses?

I don't know too much about soccer, except the only game I ever played I got a hat trick against college and pro players. Sorry, that's my only soccer experience and I enjoy telling it.So if he's good at heading the ball he would be highly coveted, even though after he heads it still nothing would happen, the game would end up in a tie and be decided by penalty kicks?

[Jadaki]

Poppy_Hillis, on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 11:26 PM, said:

I don't know too much about soccer, except the only game I ever played I got a hat trick against college and pro players. Sorry, that's my only soccer experience and I enjoy telling it.So if he's good at heading the ball he would be highly coveted, even though after he heads it still nothing would happen, the game would end up in a tie and be decided by penalty kicks?

A forward with lebrons strength balance and leaping ability would be a huge target for any guy who can cross the ball with any accuracy. Whats the difference between penalty kicks and sudden death overtime in football, other than its more exciting.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 6:30 AM, said:

A forward with lebrons strength balance and leaping ability would be a huge target for any guy who can cross the ball with any accuracy. Whats the difference between penalty kicks and sudden death overtime in football, other than its more exciting.

the endless period of utter boredom of watching the ball go out of bounds that leads to the scoreless tie?

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 8:55 AM, said:

the endless period of utter boredom of watching the ball go out of bounds that leads to the scoreless tie?

Ball doesn't go out of bounds much on penalty kicks.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 7:18 AM, said:

Ball doesn't go out of bounds much on penalty kicks.

what about the other two hours of so called action - i'd rather watch curling

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 9:36 AM, said:

what about the other two hours of so called action - i'd rather watch curling

Soccer is to smart and fluid of a game for ADD American kids.But hey, lets watch cars go in a circle for 3 hours! Or games that take nearly a minute between plays because that keeps the action rolling since the ball going out of bounds in soccer really slows the game down. It's no different than the ball going out of bounds in basketball.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 7:43 AM, said:

Soccer is to smart and fluid of a game for ADD American kids.But hey, lets watch cars go in a circle for 3 hours! Or games that take nearly a minute between plays because that keeps the action rolling since the ball going out of bounds in soccer really slows the game down. It's no different than the ball going out of bounds in basketball.

no actually it's like a ball going out of bounds in basketball if the court were ten times as long and there were midgets with tennis racquets sitting on the backboard swatting the balls awayhere's a concession to you thoI agree with bill simmons here(Hold on, I'm breaking out the Lloyd Bentsen voice for this next one ...)I've seen the 'Nique-Bird shootout. I've loved the 'Nique-Bird shootout. I was there for the 'Nique-Bird shootout. Pierce and LeBron, that was no 'Nique-Bird shootout.

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 9:55 AM, said:

no actually it's like a ball going out of bounds in basketball if the court were ten times as long and there were midgets with tennis racquets sitting on the backboard swatting the balls away

I wasn't talking about size of the field of play, just as an effect to how long an inbound play takes. The exception for soccer is corner kicks though, since they are one of the best scoring opportunities teams generally take their sweet time getting the ball in play.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 9:10 AM, said:

I wasn't talking about size of the field of play, just as an effect to how long an inbound play takes. The exception for soccer is corner kicks though, since they are one of the best scoring opportunities teams generally take their sweet time getting the ball in play.

no i was talking about the size of the field of play - the field is so big that nothing ever happensits like a boxing match where the two guys are fighting in a ring the size of a football fieldi liked indoor soccer oknow how add am i

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 12:07 PM, said:

no i was talking about the size of the field of play - the field is so big that nothing ever happensits like a boxing match where the two guys are fighting in a ring the size of a football fieldi liked indoor soccer oknow how add am i

Indoor soccer is the greatest sport in the world. Last time I played I lead the league in penalty minutes... I had a horrible habit of checking people into the wall while running full speed.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 10:50 AM, said:

Indoor soccer is the greatest sport in the world. Last time I played I lead the league in penalty minutes... I had a horrible habit of checking people into the wall while running full speed.

isn't that basically the only reason to play recreational or intramural indoor soccer?

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 1:14 PM, said:

isn't that basically the only reason to play recreational or intramural indoor soccer?

Maybe, I played in some competitive leagues though.

[Poppy_Hillis]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 6:30 AM, said:

Whats the difference between penalty kicks and sudden death overtime in football, other than its more exciting.

The difference is they're actually playing the sport to see who wins, instead of a contrived contest.

[Jadaki]

Poppy_Hillis, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 1:19 PM, said:

The difference is they're actually playing the sport to see who wins, instead of a contrived contest.

This post made as much sense as most of showstopper24's do.

[PMJackson21]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 11:37 AM, said:

This post made as much sense as most of showstopper24's do.

The more apt comparison I would think would be a field goal kicking contest to end an NFL game.Personally I don't have a problem with PKs because as a non-soccer fan I find them exciting. I understand people's gripe with the championship coming down to something like that, but you can't expect the players to keep playing after they are already dead on their feet with exhaustion. Soccer is the 2nd most exhausting thing you can do physically to genocide after all.That being said, soccer is a communist sport brought to America to try and teach American kids not to use our hands....or so I have heard.

[Jadaki]

PMJackson21, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 1:42 PM, said:

The more apt comparison I would think would be a field goal kicking contest to end an NFL game.Personally I don't have a problem with PKs because as a non-soccer fan I find them exciting. I understand people's gripe with the championship coming down to something like that, but you can't expect the players to keep playing after they are already dead on their feet with exhaustion. Soccer is the 2nd most exhausting thing you can do physically to genocide after all.That being said, soccer is a communist sport brought to America to try and teach American kids not to use our hands....or so I have heard.

Nice Dogma quote.The better comparison would be the NHL though.

[keith crime]

Jadaki, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 11:59 AM, said:

Nice Dogma quote.The better comparison would be the NHL though.

The NHL is better - fighting - skating - boards to crash intoI think the nHL would be great if they banned goalies

[Jadaki]

keith crime, on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 2:11 PM, said:

The NHL is better - fighting - skating - boards to crash intoI think the nHL would be great if they banned goalies

Skating sucks and I've been in plenty of soccer fights. I like the concept of hockey, just not the execution. I do love to watch some college lacrosse though, the final four is always good entertainment.