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Oct 31, 2014
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Gerald-DeGroot
Take the top 5 athletes from every sport and put them in a competition
That measures overall athleticism.
I'll take the top 5 NBA players everytime.
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I find the NBA unwatchable.
newey-west
10/31/14 8:17pm
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East1999
10/31/14 8:18pm
I agree with Rugby. Soccer...not so much.
newey-west
10/31/14 8:19pm
rugby league or rugby union?
ds7
10/31/14 11:00pm
I have no time for either anymore, I'll stick with college football and bball
AF Cougar
10/31/14 8:22pm
NBA is crap. Greatest athletes in the world but they don't allow defense.
Walter Bellhaven
10/31/14 8:30pm
Baseball has improved because we're past the juicing era.
newey-west
10/31/14 8:43pm
Definitely not the greatest athletes in the world. The tallest great athletes,or
Japan Coug
10/31/14 8:56pm
definitely not? I'd argue that they are, maybe not the 7 footers but the pg, sg
palangi
10/31/14 9:13pm
From what I can find, only about 3-4% of men are over 6'4". Most NBA players are
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:27pm
They are absolutely the greatest athletes in the world.
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 9:30pm
Because statistically, it is highly improbable. Not sure why people don't get
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:35pm
Take the top 5 athletes from every sport and put them in a competition
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 9:42pm
I'll take the top 5 in soccer and in football over the NBA guys, every time.
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:48pm
Except in events that give a huge advantage to the tallest athletes.
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:50pm
height is a big advantage in almost every sport
palangi
10/31/14 10:07pm
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East1999
10/31/14 8:57pm
ummm.....no
palangi
10/31/14 9:13pm
Okay, look at it this way. Choose a dozen athletes AT RANDOM from the five major
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 9:22pm
The decathlon analogy is what I use to try and help people get it as well.
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 9:32pm
I think the best soccer and football players on the planet would blow away the
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:40pm
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East1999
10/31/14 9:48pm
Discus, shot, jav, long jump, pole vault all go NBA, by a lot. Hurdles closer,
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 9:55pm
I'd say discus, shot, and jav to NFL, easily. Long jump & pole vault could go in
Japan Coug
10/31/14 10:03pm
Apologies, I should have specified, comparing NBA & EPL for the ones just above.
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 10:12pm
How much soccer do you watch? Have you ever seen some of the most athletic
Japan Coug
10/31/14 10:18pm
Enough to be relatively sure that an average NBA player who has 6 inches on them
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 10:33pm
Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree then. I played both sports up to the
Japan Coug
10/31/14 10:52pm
Right, but that is a different argument entirely. IIUYC, you're saying that
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 11:30pm
"Running in a straight line" says a lot about your expertise & understanding &
Japan Coug
11/1/14 5:30am
Try refuting the points I've made instead of determining what my choice of words
LeftOfNormal
11/1/14 7:10am
Let me try this. You said:
Japan Coug
11/1/14 7:43am
As far as the NFL goes, again, that's where the random sampling comes in.
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 10:25pm
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East1999
10/31/14 10:06pm
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East1999
10/31/14 9:32pm
Sorry. You are wrong.
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 9:42pm
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East1999
10/31/14 9:44pm
You and JapanCoug play/played soccer and are a fan eh?
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 10:56pm
In my case, yes. Basketball too. Can we assume that you are a basketball fan,
Japan Coug
10/31/14 10:59pm
Played both. Fans of both. NBA is a terrible product right now
Gerald-DeGroot
10/31/14 11:01pm
Is the 5th "major league" you mention a composite of the EPL, La Liga, Serie A,
Japan Coug
10/31/14 9:33pm
Apologies. Sure. The World-class athletes of their sport. And I do concur, this
LeftOfNormal
10/31/14 9:44pm
I love it when you start a thread and the discussion goes on a tangent.
newey-west
11/1/14 8:15am
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