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Mediocre Man

Mediocre Man

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I am completely bias towards the NHL, but what do you guys thin?. Nothing beats a game 7 in the NHL IMO
 
I'm biased toward the Blazers. There's an OT section, right?
 
I've never watched a whole hockey game so I can't really judge but it seems like a hard sport to watch. You look away for a moment and they score the game's only goal? That sounds frustrating. But I know people love it. I'll go to a game someday. Maybe a Rangers game. I hear there's nothing like a hockey game live.
 
KingSpeed said:
I've never watched a whole hockey game so I can't really judge but it seems like a hard sport to watch. You look away for a moment and they score the game's only goal? That sounds frustrating. But I know people love it. I'll go to a game someday. Maybe a Rangers game. I hear there's nothing like a hockey game live.
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Yes. Great live sport. As someone who played forever, my advice to you is follow the flow and not the puck.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I am completely bias towards the NHL, but what do you guys thin?. Nothing beats a game 7 in the NHL IMO
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I'm glad you made this thread and I'll rep you for it! I'll take the NHL playoffs any day. To me the NHL playoffs are more exciting.
 
I'll take the NHL up until the conference Finals. To me the NBA Conference Finals and the Finals are a blast to watch even if I don't like the teams.
 
KingSpeed said:
Why? I'm curious.
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Well I love to watch the Blazers but in NHL playoffs I guess it's just that it's faster and more physical and some the hits/collisions are vicious. I really wish better defense was allowed in the NBA.
 
KingSpeed said:
I've never watched a whole hockey game so I can't really judge but it seems like a hard sport to watch. You look away for a moment and they score the game's only goal? That sounds frustrating. But I know people love it. I'll go to a game someday. Maybe a Rangers game. I hear there's nothing like a hockey game live.
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Yes. Hockey games are the best sport live, IMO.

By the way, there are not that many 1-0 scores in hockey. It isn't Soccer.
 
BigGameDamian said:
Well I love to watch the Blazers but in NHL playoffs I guess it's just that it's faster and more physical and some the hits/collisions are vicious. I really wish better defense was allowed in the NBA.
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The ONLY thing that really has taken me away from hockey (I grew up with the sport, mind you), is that the intermissions are too damn long. It kills the flow of the game for me. I know why they have to have it that long (The zamboni and such) but my attention span has gotten much shorter over the years (I'm like the opposite of how it's supposed to work. As a kid I could sit through anything).
 
i see about 40 ahl games a year in manchester, the kings "AAA" team if you will

its cool to see all the players pass through on their way to the nhl, and hockey is definitely a great sport to watch live
 
3RA1N1AC said:
i see about 40 ahl games a year in manchester, the kings "AAA" team if you will

its cool to see all the players pass through on their way to the nhl, and hockey is definitely a great sport to watch live
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I agree, the NHL is too mainstream man. I prefer the lower level leagues, the players play with more passion and you've probably never heard of them.
 
...and there's the game.

Kings win on a deflected goal off of the defender. That's hockey for ya.
 
MAS RipCity said:
Rarely do you see blowouts in playoff hockey
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Even more rarely do you see Game 7 winners in the NBA bouncing off of the elbow of a defender and into a basket.

Hockey sucks, and I actually watched this game. Just put the puck on the net and let luck determine a winner.
 
Its weird watching hockey fans at bars here. Dunno why, just kind of weird. Well, its weird watching Laker fans here too. People just come out of the woodwork for the big games.
 
PapaG said:
Even more rarely do you see Game 7 winners in the NBA bouncing off of the elbow of a defender and into a basket.

Hockey sucks, and I actually watched this game. Just put the puck on the net and let luck determine a winner.
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Better that than an official calling a bogus foul (see ending of Game 5 between OKC and LAC)
 
MAS RipCity said:
Better that than an official calling a bogus foul (see ending of Game 5 between OKC and LAC)
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That's up for debate. It seems like a ton of hockey goals I see are either re-directed by an offensive player by luck or off of a defender. I enjoy the sport live, but there is way too much luck involved in hockey for me. Plus, it's dependent largely on a goalie, which makes it like baseball to me, except baseball starting pitcher only pitch every 4th or 5th game in the postseason.
 
some pitchers pitch games 1/4/7, only beasts need apply though

oh and they fight alot in the ahl, so thats cool
 
The NBA has become unwatchable. The 80's even the 90's were the golden age of the NBA. You had a superstars, great teams and great rivalries. Bird vs Magic, MJ vs the Pistons. Dr J vs Boston, Lakers vs Boston. The great centers, Hakeem, Robinson, Ewing. Just look at the dream team of 92. What a collection of talent.

What do you have now ? Its all ISO's. It's the AND1 generation. It's hot sauce vs hot sauce. Its all one on one. Its watered down. One really superstar. No great teams. No team you can compare as one of the greatest.

This Blazer team won 54 games with two good players. Two players that are average and then a bunch of role players. That is all you need to know about todays NBA.

I have switched to the NHL a few years ago. I am a huge LA Kings fan. Grew up going the forum watching them suck for many years. This years team is loaded with great players and should make runs for years to come.

The NHL is up and down action. HARD hitting. No flopping. Actually VERY good officiating. Great rules for embellishment. The influx of European talent has made the league stronger. There are great rivalries. The game experience is fun and exciting. Any given night a team can win. An eighth seed can win a a playoff series and win a Championship (Kings in 2012). The list goes on and on.

On a side not. Keep an eye on the Phoenix Coyotes situation in Glendale,AZ. They signed a 5 year lease last year and the first year went horribly bad. They are losing a lot of money. I know they were close to moving to Portland last summer. The Rose Garden is ready for a NHL team tomorrow. It is an excellent NHL-Hockey facility. The NHL wants 2 more teams out west so it can balance out the conference. I know they would love to be in Seattle but I doubt that happens until there is a facility and a NBA franchise.

I know Chris McGowan wants to make money in the Rose Garden and having another tenant will help that. He also is a hockey guy (Kings pres) and he has been to many WinterHawks games and knows the potential.

Its coming people. No later than 4 years but probably in 2 years.
 
Dufferduck said:
The NBA has become unwatchable. The 80's even the 90's were the golden age of the NBA. You had a superstars, great teams and great rivalries. Bird vs Magic, MJ vs the Pistons. Dr J vs Boston, Lakers vs Boston. The great centers, Hakeem, Robinson, Ewing. Just look at the dream team of 92. What a collection of talent.

What do you have now ? Its all ISO's. It's the AND1 generation. It's hot sauce vs hot sauce. Its all one on one. Its watered down. One really superstar. No great teams. No team you can compare as one of the greatest.

This Blazer team won 54 games with two good players. Two players that are average and then a bunch of role players. That is all you need to know about todays NBA.

I have switched to the NHL a few years ago. I am a huge LA Kings fan. Grew up going the forum watching them suck for many years. This years team is loaded with great players and should make runs for years to come.

The NHL is up and down action. HARD hitting. No flopping. Actually VERY good officiating. Great rules for embellishment. The influx of European talent has made the league stronger. There are great rivalries. The game experience is fun and exciting. Any given night a team can win. An eighth seed can win a a playoff series and win a Championship (Kings in 2012). The list goes on and on.

On a side not. Keep an eye on the Phoenix Coyotes situation in Glendale,AZ. They signed a 5 year lease last year and the first year went horribly bad. They are losing a lot of money. I know they were close to moving to Portland last summer. The Rose Garden is ready for a NHL team tomorrow. It is an excellent NHL-Hockey facility. The NHL wants 2 more teams out west so it can balance out the conference. I know they would love to be in Seattle but I doubt that happens until there is a facility and a NBA franchise.

I know Chris McGowan wants to make money in the Rose Garden and having another tenant will help that. He also is a hockey guy (Kings pres) and he has been to many WinterHawks games and knows the potential.

Its coming people. No later than 4 years but probably in 2 years.
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This is why the NHL went down. They actually have a good product. The news doesn't like good products, they like ones that they can brainwash the public into thinking it's a good sport. (See:NFL)
 
I have literally never watched a hockey game from start to finish. I've put a game on and watched a couple minutes. That's it.
 
I love the crack of the puck. My favorite teams are the Yellow Jackets and the Blue Sox. I sit there all day sweating in the hot sun, feasting on shaved ice.
 
I follow my favourite team in the NBA and don't really pay close attention to most other teams including the playoffs. I don't typically watch the Conference or League Finals.

I don't have a favourite hockey team but I can watch pretty much any NHL playoff game. I'm no more invested in the NHL than the NBA but I think the games are easier to watch casually. I'll usually watch most of the Finals.

I think it comes down to the flow of the sports being different.
 
speeds said:
I follow my favourite team in the NBA and don't really pay close attention to most other teams including the playoffs. I don't typically watch the Conference or League Finals.

I don't have a favourite hockey team but I can watch pretty much any NHL playoff game. I'm no more invested in the NHL than the NBA but I think the games are easier to watch casually. I'll usually watch most of the Finals.

I think it comes down to the flow of the sports being different.
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For me it comes down to that as well.

You would NEVER see an NHL not hustling because they'd get their head handed to them by an opposing player.

Guys in the NHL play all the time with broken limbs, hands, feet, jaws, ribs, etc.

All players go 1000 miles an hour at all times. Unlike soccer, which averages between 5-8 shots on goal per game, hockey averages a little more than 60.
 
BlazerWookee said:
And learn the rules regarding offsides and icing. My biggest hurdle when it came to learning to watch hockey was constantly wondering "why the heck did everybody just stop?"
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At least offsides is easier to understand than soccer. But there are a ot of rules to understand like home teams get to sub last et al
 
Dufferduck said:
The NBA has become unwatchable. The 80's even the 90's were the golden age of the NBA. You had a superstars, great teams and great rivalries. Bird vs Magic, MJ vs the Pistons. Dr J vs Boston, Lakers vs Boston. The great centers, Hakeem, Robinson, Ewing. Just look at the dream team of 92. What a collection of talent.

What do you have now ? Its all ISO's. It's the AND1 generation. It's hot sauce vs hot sauce. Its all one on one. Its watered down. One really superstar. No great teams. No team you can compare as one of the .
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Yawn. There's great basketball being played but if people don't like the league, they fall back on the tired criticism of iso's and And1 ball. Whatever you say.
 
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