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Basketball is the "best," imo, because it has the most versatility.
If you have a goal in your backyard, you can just shoot around by yourself and practice free throws. You could go to the park and do the same thing. I find it to be one of the most relaxing things on earth.
If you don't have a goal, you can just dribble around in your bedroom or outside. I used to dribble all the way to the bus stop in high school and sometimes dribble two balls. I've seen some guys who can dribble as many as three balls simultaneously.
You can play one-on-one. You can play two against one. You can play three-on-two. You can play 21. You can play All Man. You can play make-it-take. All Day. Around the World. HORSE. The number of games you can play is endless. My cousins and I had a game where we would try to drive past each other on a driveway. If you went off the driveway, it was considered a turnover, and you lost your turn. It was a good way to improve our handles.
To my knowledge, there's no one-on-one in soccer. Definitely can't do it in football, rugby, or cricket.
Basketball also has one other thing going for it: the fact that you can make the game very personal. Because you're required to "stick" a guy, the trash talking opportunities are limitless. And there's nothing quite as gratifying as slamming a guy's face off (maybe beating a guy down in the boxing ring or delivering a Ray Lewis/Bryan Urlacher-type sack).
To my knowledge, there's no one-on-one in soccer. Definitely can't do it in football, rugby, or cricket.
No one one on one in soccer??? Are you joking????
Basketball is riddled with flaws. Mainly because scoring is so frequent it takes the mystique out of it. Scoring is supposed to be a big deal, and it happens like 115 plus times in a basketball game by both sides that it really becomes not that big of a deal. And, don't get me started when it comes to the zillions of arbitrary little fouls that are called for barely making contact with an opponent. But, that's just my insignificant opinion.
No, I'm not joking. I'd be very interested in seeing a video of a 1 on 1 soccer game. I'm sure it's nothing like 1 on 1 basketball.
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Originally Posted by Interpol76
Basketball is riddled with flaws. Mainly because scoring is so frequent it takes the mystique out of it. Scoring is supposed to be a big deal, and it happens like 115 plus times in a basketball game by both sides that it really becomes not that big of a deal. And, don't get me started when it comes to the zillions of arbitrary little fouls that are called for barely making contact with an opponent. But, that's just my insignificant opinion.
How is frequent scoring a flaw? That's just the way the game is. There are plenty of things to look forward to in a game such as ankle-breaking crossovers, no look passes, alleyoops, and monster dunks.* I mean, soccer fans go wild after an offensive player makes a move, even if he doesn't score. And soccer players do all kinds of acting when trying to draw a yellow card.
*Nothing in soccer comes close to Lebron dunking on someone.
I have to say lacrosse, even though I am a latecomer to the sport. Why?
It is way faster than football and baseball.
It is way more physical than soccer or basketball.
It is way more strategic that hockey and soccer.
It is has way more dimensions to it than rugby or basketball.
In short, it's an ideal combination of speed, endurance, strategy, and physicality. I've gotten hooked on it.
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