When is the stupid (frank)ing basketball tournament over so I can turn my TV back on ??
- Pairo11

Tonight at midnight.

When is the stupid (frank)ing basketball tournament over so I can turn my TV back on ??
- Pairo11

Last game is tonight at 9pm.

It's funny. I say the same thing about the World Cup. Thankfully, I only have to do that once every two years (men's and women's).

Ive blocked them and now I have 100 stations instead of 2000.
- cabin

I'm waiting for two (too, to) things to watch. NHL draft slotting and NFL draft.

I REALLY enjoy the NFL draft.

All the kids must be sleeping in this morning .
- cabin

- 51_Killer

go get your cereal.

Last game is tonight at 9pm.

It's funny. I say the same thing about the World Cup. Thankfully, I only have to do that once every two years (men's and women's).
- buffalofan19

I'm not a soccer fan either but at least the World Cup can be exciting. Watching basketball seems stupid because every play is the same and every game is determined in the last minute and a half. Too many timeouts, etc etc...

I'm waiting for two (too, to) things to watch. NHL draft slotting and NFL draft.

I REALLY enjoy the NFL draft.
- Pairo11

And it's all about preference. Some people think the constant talk about a bunch of young overhyped athletes being lined up and selected is a waste of time too. Just like some think the NCAA tourney is a waste.

I'm not a soccer fan either but at least the World Cup can be exciting. Watching basketball seems stupid because every play is the same and every game is determined in the last minute and a half. Too many timeouts, etc etc...
- Pairo11

Saying everything is determined in the last minute just shows you don't like basketball. It couldn't be further from the truth. We all have preferences. I find the nfl draft stupid and way over televised but whatever.

Saying everything is determined in the last minute just shows you don't like basketball. It couldn't be further from the truth. We all have preferences. I find the nfl draft stupid and way over televised but whatever.
- SabresFaninIndiana

The Kentucky Wisconsin game was great start to finish! One of the best ball games I have seen in a long, long time.

I'm not a soccer fan either but at least the World Cup can be exciting. Watching basketball seems stupid because every play is the same and every game is determined in the last minute and a half. Too many timeouts, etc etc...
- Pairo11

Say what you will about it, but this country's best athletes are still playing basketball, and it has been this way for a long, long time.

It's also why USA hockey will never completely "catch up" to Canada.

Say what you will about it, but this country's best athletes are still playing basketball, and it has been this way for a long, long time.

It's also why USA hockey will never completely "catch up" to Canada.
- buffalofan19

NFL average salary - $2MM
NBA average salary - $5.5MM

One sport you get your face bashed in average career is 3 years and under. The other you don't and an average career is 5+ years. It makes sense honestly.



Why any kid still plays football is beyond me.

Good morning everyone!

Have things settled down here a bit after this weekend?

Good morning everyone!

Have things settled down here a bit after this weekend?
- HonkFortheGoose

I got yelled at when I checked in from vacation ... .

NFL average salary - $2MM
NBA average salary - $5.5MM

One sport you get your face bashed in average career is 3 years and under. The other you don't and an average career is 5+ years. It makes sense honestly.


- ImThatGuy

One sport has about 13 players per team, one has 53 per team. Much tougher to get into the NBA

NFL average salary - $2MM
NBA average salary - $5.5MM

One sport you get your face bashed in, the other you don't. It makes sense honestly.
- ImThatGuy

Those figures are a little misleading for a few reasons, though. The NBA has far fewer roster spots is the main one.

That being said, it is a good point. However, the notion that you don't have to be tough to play that sport, or that it isn't physical, insults my intelligence. I played hockey in high school, but the rest of my family played and/or coached basketball, so I grew up around the game. I love hockey, but I never understood the "hockey versus basketball" mentality that comes from the hockey crowd, and trust me, it does exist.

I got yelled at when I checked in from vacation ... .
- Der Kaiser

I took a mini vacation this weekend. Shut my phone off and everything. It was amazing.

Gonna be offline for a whole week starting Saturday too, because I'll be in Cancun.

I got yelled at when I checked in from vacation ... .
- Der Kaiser

Those figures are a little misleading for a few reasons, though. The NBA has far fewer roster spots is the main one.

That being said, it is a good point. However, the notion that you don't have to be tough to play that sport, or that it isn't physical, insults my intelligence. I played hockey in high school, but the rest of my family played and/or coached basketball, so I grew up around the game. I love hockey, but I never understood the "hockey versus basketball" mentality that comes from the hockey crowd, and trust me, it does exist.
- buffalofan19

Baseball is the lamest.

http://bleacherreport.com...orts-injuries-of-all-time

I took a mini vacation this weekend. Shut my phone off and everything. It was amazing.

Gonna be offline for a whole week starting Saturday too, because I'll be in Cancun.
- HonkFortheGoose

Thought you were there already. Not a stalker, just remember you saying you were going.

Thought you were there already. Not a stalker, just remember you saying you were going.
- Der Kaiser

Yup. I should be arriving right around the same time the final Sabres game is ending. So I'm going to cleanse myself of this terrible season by lounging by the pool/beach, soaking up some sun, and having a fun/relaxing time.

NFL average salary - $2MM
NBA average salary - $5.5MM

One sport you get your face bashed in average career is 3 years and under. The other you don't and an average career is 5+ years. It makes sense honestly.



Why any kid still plays football is beyond me.
- ImThatGuy

416 roster spots vs 1696 roster spots.

Saying everything is determined in the last minute just shows you don't like basketball. It couldn't be further from the truth. We all have preferences. I find the nfl draft stupid and way over televised but whatever.
- SabresFaninIndiana

I like bananas.

Better than apples.

Those figures are a little misleading for a few reasons, though. The NBA has far fewer roster spots is the main one.

That being said, it is a good point. However, the notion that you don't have to be tough to play that sport, or that it isn't physical, insults my intelligence. I played hockey in high school, but the rest of my family played and/or coached basketball, so I grew up around the game. I love hockey, but I never understood the "hockey versus basketball" mentality that comes from the hockey crowd, and trust me, it does exist.
- buffalofan19

There is only a hand full of current NBAers that could play in the 80's and 90's. It has turned into a priss sport. The current guys would curl up in a corner sucking their thumbs if they had to deal with going in the paint like the greats did back then.

January 2015 is in the books in my game, for any interested:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...post_id=14457380#14457380

The tank is tough...Kane and Gorges are about to be healthy, I'm considering picking up Bickell from waivers...ugh.

416 roster spots vs 1696 roster spots.
- dadeadhead

I think where this came from should be cleared up "The top athletes in the US"


I understand it's relative when you get into 2nd and 3rd tier athletes.