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14 Jun 07
Originally posted by Loose ScrewThen again, one of the great sports invented in Europe:
One of the great sports the USA have given us:
http://www.ifoce.com/index.php
😛 😉
http://site.wcbo.org/content/index_en.html
Who here would take part? Not me, I'm afraid. I'm not suited for either blitz chess or boxing.
Richard
14 Jun 07
Originally posted by Shallow BlueThat's awesome!
Then again, one of the great sports invented in Europe:
http://site.wcbo.org/content/index_en.html
Who here would take part? Not me, I'm afraid. I'm not suited for either blitz chess or boxing.
Richard
If we could do that instead of correspondence chess, I'd be able to actually win a few matches.
14 Jun 07
Originally posted by Rooney Once a BlueI have no idea who's wilt chamberlin. I bet you just made that up!
NBA is just not a major world srort, accept it.
I don't care if every entire player in the NBA is European, there is no major world wide competition involving basketball that people follow.
NBA is North American sport only.
It has a small to moderate following in some parts of Europe but it is far from being a world sport of any kind.
For ...[text shortened]...
Larry Bird : 30%
Magic Johnson : 90%
Wilt Chamberlin : 0.02% (really)
Kareem Jabbar : 15%
at least here basketball is next to nonexistent. I doubt an average finn could name a single finnish basketball player, and we are absolutely crazy about sports. still, we had one NBA player a couple of years ago.
14 Jun 07
Originally posted by Shallow BlueYou forgot baseball
Basketball is the only one of the major USA sports which is its own original sport, and not an inferior rip-off of some other, better European sport. Ice hockey is just hockey badly adapted for when the grass doesn't grow. American "football" is rugby for sissies with no real athletic talent, just a lot of weight. Baseball is rounders, a schoolboys' ver ...[text shortened]... I've never seen a European club team rise above the level of rank amateurism.
Richard
14 Jun 07
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Originally posted by Shallow Bluehe is an idiot...just because there might be some semblance of reason in a tiny portion of what he said..doesn't change the fact that he is an idiot.
He's right in essence, though, even if the way he gets to his point is crooked. European teams don't support eachother, usually. After all, be honest: would you, as a Scot, support the English football team? And if so, would you admit to it at work?
Richard
and after reading some of your posts, I have to say you are not far behind.
14 Jun 07
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Originally posted by Rooney Once a BlueThe absolute major flaw in your convoluted arguments is the belief that somehow what happens in england is representqative of what happens in the rest of the world.
NBA is just not a major world srort, accept it.
I don't care if every entire player in the NBA is European, there is no major world wide competition involving basketball that people follow.
NBA is North American sport only.
It has a small to moderate following in some parts of Europe but it is far from being a world sport of any kind.
For
Larry Bird : 30%
Magic Johnson : 90%
Wilt Chamberlin : 0.02% (really)
Kareem Jabbar : 15%
The minor flaws are too numerous to mention.
15 Jun 07
Originally posted by Shallow BlueI completely agree with you Richard.
Basketball is the only one of the major USA sports which is its own original sport, and not an inferior rip-off of some other, better European sport. Ice hockey is just hockey badly adapted for when the grass doesn't grow. American "football" is rugby for sissies with no real athletic talent, just a lot of weight. Baseball is rounders, a schoolboys' ver ...[text shortened]... I've never seen a European club team rise above the level of rank amateurism.
Richard
You have explained the point I was trying to get across in a clear well balanced way.
15 Jun 07
Originally posted by wormwoodYou are exactly right.
I have no idea who's wilt chamberlin. I bet you just made that up!
at least here basketball is next to nonexistent. I doubt an average finn could name a single finnish basketball player, and we are absolutely crazy about sports. still, we had one NBA player a couple of years ago.
The americans just don't get it, NBA and basketball in any form is just not a world sport of note.
Wilt Chamberlain is one of the best players ever, he just played many years ago and I think he managed to score 100 points in a single game.
But I would be surprised if 1 in 10000 people in Europe have ever heard of him.
In comparison Arnold Palmer is one of the top 3 most famous sprots men ever.
15 Jun 07
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Originally posted by Red NightThe 'collection of words' you posted sort of defeats your own argument, as usual your posts have more holes in than Hadrians Wall.
The absolute major flaw in your convoluted arguments is the belief that somehow what happens in england is representqative of what happens in the rest of the world.
The minor flaws are too numerous to mention.
So for example, if England is not represensitive of the rest of the world, why are all the posts in this forum written in English?
Why don't you post in your natural language instead of using my countries great language?
Red Night you need to stick to promoting basketball games that start at 3.00am or 4.00am in main land Europe and re-runs of the great Arnold Palmer, the greatest golfer ever apparently.
Our Arnold is even a more famous sportsman than Ali or did you have to correct yourself on that one McNight?
If you're ever in the LA or Vegas area, why don't you pm me and we could continue to discuss related toppics over a can of Iron Brew?
15 Jun 07
Originally posted by PocketKingsPeople only come from all over the world for your sports only for the ridiculous amounts of money being offered.
See, the problem here is that Europe thinks of itself as Europe the continent, and not as the individual countries that are Europe. Are these people making it a Europe (continent) vs. USA (country)? Or is it their country vs the USA? If they want to make it a continent battle than they should say Europe vs. North America. If North America could make an A ...[text shortened]... s in sports. Maybe a forum Mod could take care of that for me please. I'm going to bed 🙂
15 Jun 07
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Originally posted by Shallow BlueI like this post, however, basketball is just a rip off of netball, you know the game that 8-14 year old girls play at school! That’s where that comes from. The americans have no culture, they don’t have the history we Europeans have, so what they try to do is take what we have and make it their own ("american English" for example), in this case they have taken all the sports such as cricket, rugby, netball etc and made their own version, however the rest of the world are like "well yeah your sports are ok I guess but we prefer the original versions" hence why the americans are now flocking to football. They can now see they will never be able to firstly create a game that is so brilliant and loved by so many, secondly their own sports will never reach the same fame football has acquired around the world. This is going to be an education to the americans.
Basketball is the only one of the major USA sports which is its own original sport, and not an inferior rip-off of some other, better European sport. Ice hockey is just hockey badly adapted for when the grass doesn't grow. American "football" is rugby for sissies with no real athletic talent, just a lot of weight. Baseball is rounders, a schoolboys' ver I've never seen a European club team rise above the level of rank amateurism.
Richard
The usa in terms of countries is the equivalent of a petulant teenager, (only being 400 odd years old compared to nations around the world that have evolved their culture over thousands of years as opposed to just inheriting it) it wants everything its own way and when it doesn’t get its own way it stamps it feet and throws its dummy out of the pram. As I said america becoming involved with football will be an education, because like it, lump it, what ever way you will with it, Europe is the centre of the footballing world, and will be for longer than any of us live, the best leagues in the world, the best players in the world, the best clubs in the world, the best supporters in the world, the best competitions in the world and the best standard of football in the world is played in Europe.
As for who ever said the best sports people flock to america, well sorry they don’t, a lot do for money, but I think you will find the best footballers in the world continually flock to Europe. Yes you can come back and say Beckham blah blah but he is 32 end of career and needs to make a buck before he is past it so he can keep posh happy, he is not going to america for the standard of football. He is only one, 95% of world class players play in Europe not American. So usa let your education begin, you can not have it your own way this time, you cant have the best sport in the world as your own or even claim it yours, you cant have the best footballers in the world flock to your country, your domestic league sucks compared to the premiership, serie a or la liga, your nation are third rate, and just because football is getting popular in American its not a revolution the rest of the world is going through, it did it way before you decided to think football was great, your just playing catch up people. For once be humble and learn to live with it.
15 Jun 07
Originally posted by Rooney Once a BlueRubbish
The 'collection of words' you posted sort of defeats your own argument, as usual your posts have more holes in than Hadrians Wall.
So for example, if England is not represensitive of the rest of the world, why are all the posts in this forum written in English?
Why don't you post in your natural language instead of using my countries great l ...[text shortened]... y don't you pm me and we could continue to discuss related toppics over a can of Iron Brew?