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Hockey... now THAT is a WTF moment

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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on December 02, 2009, 10:47:08 am ---You know, I've been to a few bush league hockey games, own a San Antonio Rampage t-shirt, and I admire the athleticism and all that... but it is possibly the worst team sport -> TV transition out there.

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Hard to argue that.  I don't understand why they have never been willing to go with a top down view.  It would make the game so much easier to follow for people who have never played it.  Coverage as is really depends on people being able to read where the puck must be based on what you can see the players doing when they are on the near side.  Plus half the violence of the game is lost when you can't see how hard the boards shake when someone is driven into them.

Hoopz:
I've often thought that the grace of a game of hockey is better than almost any other team sport.  I don't mean the gracefulness of the players, but the grace of the game itself.  It's something that has to be seen in person to truly appreciate.  The ability of the players to work together is much more important in hockey than in most team sports.  The possible exception may be football (American football).

I don't mind watching it on tv, but no one seems to be able to broadcast it well.  ESPN was ok.  No idea about the fucksticks at Versus....

I'd be curious to see it from a bird's eye view. 

ChadTower:

The flow of hockey is actually sort of similar to soccer.  Less people, way faster, compressed into a smaller space, and with the added ability to hit.  If one takes a hard look at the strategies, though, they are more similar than most people think.

Hoopz:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 02, 2009, 11:45:23 am ---
The flow of hockey is actually sort of similar to soccer.  Less people, way faster, compressed into a smaller space, and with the added ability to hit.  If one takes a hard look at the strategies, though, they are more similar than most people think.

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True to a point.  In hockey, you don't see people taking the play off in hockey like you do in soccer though.  Less number of players in hockey attributes to this also.  Most hockey players are involved in each play much more than soccer. 

ChadTower:

That's really only because of the smaller playfield.  If a hockey rink were 100 yards long you would see guys standing around.  And trust me, hockey players do take plays off.  They skate to the bench and sit down.   ;D  Even during shifts it's somewhat common to see a guy coasting along on the perimeter and not making a real effort to engage.  You don't have to stop on skates to rest.

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