Comments on: What if basketball were played like hockey? http://www.nittanyturkey.com/archives/2010/03/07/1760/ Mostly about Penn State football, this is a tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jadeddee http://www.nittanyturkey.com/archives/2010/03/07/1760/comment-page-1/#comment-109660 jadeddee Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.nittanyturkey.com/?p=1760#comment-109660 Hockey is so much like basketball. I wish the NBA realized that. All of these foul calls interrupt the spirit of the game and then what ends up happening is that theyre a lot of cheap fouls and you see the worst in players. Hockey doesn't have that. I hope that someday someone with the power in the NBA changes this because its so irritating. Just because we're in the 21st century and less of a mobile community doesn't mean our sports have to be wimpy. And I hate how the damn fans are so close to the players. They are not part of the game and I can only imagine how much it ruins a players body to have to force yourself to stop yourself from hurting a fan. The fans need to get the hell out of the way. I honestly wish that the court had that barricade around it like the hockey rinks have. The question is can this seriously change? Hockey is so much like basketball. I wish the NBA realized that. All of these foul calls interrupt the spirit of the game and then what ends up happening is that theyre a lot of cheap fouls and you see the worst in players. Hockey doesn’t have that. I hope that someday someone with the power in the NBA changes this because its so irritating. Just because we’re in the 21st century and less of a mobile community doesn’t mean our sports have to be wimpy.

And I hate how the damn fans are so close to the players. They are not part of the game and I can only imagine how much it ruins a players body to have to force yourself to stop yourself from hurting a fan. The fans need to get the hell out of the way. I honestly wish that the court had that barricade around it like the hockey rinks have.

The question is can this seriously change?

]]> By: The Nittany Turkey http://www.nittanyturkey.com/archives/2010/03/07/1760/comment-page-1/#comment-101274 The Nittany Turkey Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:33:32 +0000 http://www.nittanyturkey.com/?p=1760#comment-101274 I remember when people were thinking that the "third man in" rule would destroy the NHL. However, I think it worked out well. No one wants to see a bench clearing baseball melee. :) Show me anything in basketball as exciting as a penalty shot. There is nothing. Bob Cousy, back when he was doing color commentary during CBS broadcasts of NBA games with Chris Schenkel, used to frequently say, "Anyone who says basketball is a non-contact sport ought to get in there under those boards." To the venerable Mr. Cousy, I say, "Peeeshaw!" Hockey is in my blood. Basketball is a mere alien presence. Back when I was a young guy living in NYC, I used to take a train down to Philly to see the Rangers play the Flyers, because I couldn't afford scalpers' prices for tickets at MSG. Back then, in the 1970s, the Rangers were actually good. I remember when people were thinking that the “third man in” rule would destroy the NHL. However, I think it worked out well. No one wants to see a bench clearing baseball melee. :)

Show me anything in basketball as exciting as a penalty shot. There is nothing.

Bob Cousy, back when he was doing color commentary during CBS broadcasts of NBA games with Chris Schenkel, used to frequently say, “Anyone who says basketball is a non-contact sport ought to get in there under those boards.” To the venerable Mr. Cousy, I say, “Peeeshaw!”

Hockey is in my blood. Basketball is a mere alien presence. Back when I was a young guy living in NYC, I used to take a train down to Philly to see the Rangers play the Flyers, because I couldn’t afford scalpers’ prices for tickets at MSG. Back then, in the 1970s, the Rangers were actually good.

]]> By: jd http://www.nittanyturkey.com/archives/2010/03/07/1760/comment-page-1/#comment-101263 jd Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:59:04 +0000 http://www.nittanyturkey.com/?p=1760#comment-101263 hockey fans are rarely fans of basketball, and vice-versa. i just see no reason to celebrate like an epileptic squirrel when someone flushes a dunk. the greatest dunk ever was only worth two points. maybe three, if fouled. a goal in hockey is worth celebration. and who, besides gary bettman, doesn't love a good, fair fight? hell, most people who fight in the nhl have no animosity toward each other. very rarely does someone get hurt. the players don't mind it (i still play FWIW), the fans love it, etc. hockey fans are rarely fans of basketball, and vice-versa.

i just see no reason to celebrate like an epileptic squirrel when someone flushes a dunk. the greatest dunk ever was only worth two points. maybe three, if fouled.

a goal in hockey is worth celebration.

and who, besides gary bettman, doesn’t love a good, fair fight? hell, most people who fight in the nhl have no animosity toward each other. very rarely does someone get hurt. the players don’t mind it (i still play FWIW), the fans love it, etc.

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