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I also don't get it's popularity. How people could go nuts for a sport that is anti physical contact, I'll never understand. If they allowed some contact and treated the players like men, I bet the support would grow big time.

I personally love college hoops and can watch any hoops game.

Cause that jump ball was in favor of Michigan. If another jump ball would of occurred the possession arrow would favor Pitt. On the inbounds there was a foul before the player inbounded the ball. Is that what your talking about?

Pitt fouled Michigan on the inbounds play, before the ball was put into play. That's why they were shooting FTs.

Adams has never face this type of competition growing up in New Zealand. It takes most 7-footers time to get acclimated to college basketball. Adams also needs a year in the weight room. He should improve as the season progresses, but would be wise to play two seasons at Pitt. The NBA drafts on potential, but teams will lose patience quickly. Mark Blount learned that and had to work his way back in the D-League.

The best athletes in the world play basketball. Lebron James is probably the greatest physical talent in history. I appreciate the athleticism. And football is catching up in sissiness. They'll be neck and neck soon.

I agree about the rules and refs. Sports get further and further from being "fair" as they try to perfect officiating more and more. It's silly. Just let them play and live with the cheap shots.

Yep. College football is boring as hell. I haven't watched an SEC hyped matchup in years and years. I never even approached a TV while last year's national title game was on. These are absolute truths. I don't watch the games unless Pitt is on or something i find to be interesting. Very few games make me desire to spend hours of my free time in front of a TV.

Sure. It is a game where everyone needs athleticism. Not hiding rocks who can't walk and talk and chew gum at certain positions like football.

I do not. I did that one time last weekend when I was in New Orleans when you texted me that we had an OT comeback to beat Oakland. I told you basically that Nordy & SP screwed the pooch by giving hoops the golden goose and football the shaft.

Honestly, it looks like we aren't going to be that great again in hoops. 2 years out of the tourney & you get forgotten. Nordy fail, again.

There is no way I can I agree with that generalized statement.

Here's why..

99% of college basketball players in the NBA wouldn't be able to fill out a roster in the NFL nor the MLB. Sure many of them could probably play some TE or WR, but where are the QB's, RB's, OL, DL, LB's?

The NFL has players who could transition to the NBA much easier than the NBA guys would to the NFL.

The greatest athletes in pro sports who can transition the easiest to the NBA are NFL DL/LB's. They combine the most size, speed, quickness, agility, strength, etc.

I personally think the only sport that combines virtually every form of athleticism is found in mixed martial arts.

I think Lebron probably is the best athlete in the major sports - NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL...

I think the most impressive thing about high level bball players - college and pros, is the ability for really tall guys to dribble and shoot.

When you see HS bball big men range around 6'3-6'6 struggle to run the court and you see Lebron or Shaq for that matter run w/ such fluidity it is incredible.

I think that is what seprated Bo and Deion from everyone. They both could run like the wind and while Bo was a horse, Deion wasn't all that small at 6'1 200lbs but they both could hit and field at an all star level.

I'll never forget when I was a kid watching the 1989 All Star game and on the 1st pitch, Bo jacks it 400+ feet over center field on Rick Reuschel.

Speaking of baseball, I would have loved to have seen Rickey Henderson play football. Back when baseball was the king - 50's/60's there is no doubt in my mind that Mantle and Mays were the best athletes sports.