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So you’re saying that basketball is not on the list of ‘good games’ because height as a variable significantly skews the chance of success in the sport?
That is a load of nonsense. Short medium and tall players have all had their mark on the sport from a hall of fame perspective. Allen Iverson at 1.82m? Isaiah Thomas at 1.75m? The shorties have to be extremely athletic but I don’t see that as bad.
Short players and their acceleration, ball handling, speed and better jumpshot making ability are essential. Wings slightly above and below 2m are essential. Big men that are 2.08m and above need to be there for rebounding which supports your point, but again, short, medium and tall people all have a place in that sport as well – maybe not as prevalent as football, but to completely ignore those points above is illogical.
By the way, taller players (2m and above), not playing the GK position are much less likely to succeed in certain positions in soccer, especially midfield, because it’s all about having greater acceleration, control, and most importantly a lower sense of gravity.
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The article talks about the history of Finals MVP’s. You’re going to solely base that statistic on your argument regarding players over >2m?
What about the last 8 regular season MVPs? 4 of them are 6’3 or under.
What about Kwame Brown? Anthony Bennett? Being big doesn’t mean you possess the skillset to play the game and be elite at it.
There are many more variables involved than basing your argument off Finals MVP’s. Just jog on buddy
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Bleacher Report LOL! That’s cute, thanks for quoting a ‘great’ source and article from 5 years ago. 10 of the top 20 scorers in the NBA are smaller guards this season.
Please stop you are making a mockery of yourself. Enjoy your A-league
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No it’s not a major problem, particularly in today’s game. It’s actually dominated by guards these days, 6’3 or shorter, that do not lack coordination at all. not like 10-20 years ago with big men. If you needed a conversion to cm, that’s 191 cm or shorter, not 2 metres. Also, you trying to find points against MJ as one of the best athletes ever is downright appalling. His vertical jump, speed, strength, power, stamina and size make him a candidate to physically dominate most sports if he chose to
Can we agree that we both go back to our respective corners. I thought most would agree that with simple fact that the A-league is declining in quality, but obviously not. And you don’t seem to know much about basketball so let’s call it square.
In the absence of leadership, it's time for fans to support their game
Redondo, how about you stick to football and I’ll stick to basketball, because that comment was utter nonsense from you.
Michael Jordan is regarded by many around the world as the best if not one of the best athletes of all time, and what sport does he play.
Why do 80% of football fans have to bring up the world argument.
Basketball is also a world sport, but soccer being more popular has a lot to do with its accessibility, like cricket, particularly for third world countries. So popularity has nothing to do with whether or not it’s acceptable to follow a particular sport. It’s a flawed argument that I will never use as a football fan. You’re disrespecting many great athletes at other sports with that approach.
I’m not disrespecting football at all, I love my football and enjoy watching top quality around the world. But don’t sit here and bring out the dummy argument I’ve seen time and time again. We’ll leave it at that.
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Someone’s butthurt are they?
Will do – by the way Ben Simmons is being mentored by basketballs greatest player, LeBron James at the moment, and he’s going to win rookie of the year in the world’s biggest league.
That’s like Aaron Mooy going into the EPL for a big club and dominating in his first year, being mentored by one of the games greatest and being the best youngster in the league – but hey, that’s none of my business.
Enjoy champ
In the absence of leadership, it's time for fans to support their game
So the A-league having many current Socceroos makes it great to watch?
Mate, have you realised the Socceroos have arguably (on paper) one of the worst rosters to ever make the World Cup (out of the Aus teams we have put through). Some of the names you are talking about are by far not big names. If we’re talking about the 2006 side, and you had players from that team in their prime, and in the A-League, I would support your argument.
Sorry, Ninkovic is not a “star” football player, he’s shining in Arnold’s system against sub-tier players in opposition. Also, I’m aware brosque has done a lot for the game but he’s 34 years old, give me a break, that does not fit the criteria I speak of.
Put it simply, there aren’t any players with attacking flair that put bums in seats and make the game exciting and the product great. You cannot sit here and tell me that the a league is showcasing a great product at the moment, it’s actually declining in quality. I agree on del Piero part but hey, it brought attention to the league and all the a league had to do was sustain and grow the game from there but now the game is on the downer.
Sorry to burst your bubble but it’s the truth.
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You think the talent in the league is good? Why are you defending a below par league? Related to one of the players?
In the absence of leadership, it's time for fans to support their game
Well it got to that point when I mentioned the NBL was putting out a better product 😛 (at this stage – talent pool, popularity in Melb, Adel, Perth – the wildcats are more popular than the Glory etc)
I really do wish the A-league well because for a while I loved going to games and I thought the intensity of matches were amazing – going back to the old WSWvSYD derbies. Maybe it might help that Western Sydney Wanderers become strong again, because that did big things for the league’s direction
In the absence of leadership, it's time for fans to support their game