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dalamon said:
Interesting. I transitioned away from club soccer completely because of the total lack of parity in the sport. It's annoying seeing smaller clubs nurture the growth of a young starlet, before seeing the likes of Bayern or Madrid or whoever just swooping in with a crazy contract. See what Bayern has constantly done to Borussia. I played soccer my entire life, and I slowly fell in love with basketball when I was 15 or so. I do like your point about formations. And I've been sad about missing Zidane's work with Madrid because Zidane is my favourite player of all-time (I was a massive Les Blues fan, before Albania actually started qualifying for these tournaments).

International soccer though..? Now there is a ****ing sport. Fascinating, dramatic, high-stakes, I put it above the Olympics easily. Zero commercials except for half-time, which is so underrated especially in light of the amount of commercials in North American sports.

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I think what I love with basketball though is the storylines of the players. I don't think there's a single other sport where there's as many "heroes" that can single-handedly not only sway games, but have such a powerful brand that they impose on the game in their own way. Steph with his crazy shots, Klay with his "i'm gonna murder y'all" hot streaks, Lebron being Lebron, Melo with his funny isos, James Harden with his interesting game. It's just fun. The NBA has the best athlete storylines in my opinion. It's the best social media sport, a game tailor made for vines.
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Yeah lack of parity has always bothered me about soccer and one of the major reasons I shy'd away from picking a rooting interest. The tactics/formation study angle takes the emotion out of it (I'll save it for the Jazz, all I can handle) and really makes you change the way you're viewing the game. I treat it as a little learning hobby for myself basically.

100% agree with international soccer. World Cup and Euros are beautiful events. It's much more than just a soccer game to fans and players (when the USA plays I'm fine getting emotionally invested). I think most importantly those tournaments lack the depressing nature of money and parity issues in club sports.

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Ostertag>Duncan said:
Yeah lack of parity has always bothered me about soccer and one of the major reasons I shy'd away from picking a rooting interest. The tactics/formation study angle takes the emotion out of it (I'll save it for the Jazz, all I can handle) and really makes you change the way you're viewing the game. I treat it as a little learning hobby for myself basically.

100% agree with international soccer. World Cup and Euros are beautiful events. It's much more than just a soccer game to fans and players (when the USA plays I'm fine getting emotionally invested). I think most importantly those tournaments lack the depressing nature of money and parity issues in club sports.

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Ya I love world cup but hate soccer otherwise
 
fishonjazz said:
Ya I love world cup but hate soccer otherwise
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Yeah This. As a sport soccer to me can be like watching paint dry at times (unless you're passionate about one of the teams playing).


If it's an exciting match with lots of goals then yes it's good, but these games can end on a 0-0 draw, and that's often a real yawner.



I do support Arsenal when I get a chance to watch it, not a lot of budget to spend & emphasis on lots of passing, no real super star... kinda like the Jazz.
 
Soccer and baseball, the 2 worst spectator sports. Can be fun to play, but boring as hell to watch.
 
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I'm thinking OKC after the George signing. Have to respect Westbrook staying and George committing to that kind of situation. They obviously have no chance without another piece.

That bum Enes Kanter received 14 points in the 6th man of the year voting.
 
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