Help settle dispute on athleticism...

[Ronin13]

Thats like saying every basketball player needs to be able to make it down the court...or maybe just stay and defend/rebound and or dunk...

Half the hockey players stay back for defense. The goalie barely moves his ass except to gather up a puck to slide to the ref.
Hockey scores so few points they had to allow for power plays that probably account for almost half the goals in a game.

Hockey is cool because of the contact. If it wasn't for that, they are essentially a smaller field soccer team on ice wearing pads and helmets carrying sticks. Just not many points scored. Yeah...soccer has Goooooooooooaaaaaaaallllllll! But you get a buzzer and a light!

Sounds to me like someone didn't get picked for those pickup games on the weekends... Do you even watch hockey, bro?

After playing hockey and basketball growing up, I would have to say hockey is way more intense and physically demanding. Now if this was a poll between hockey and Lacrosse. That would be a toss up in my book.

This is why I didn't even bother bringing Lacrosse into the argument- pretty even matched.

I like watching the NFL and NBA off-season.... it's called COPS.

So very true... kinda sad really.

I haven't read all of the posts so I am not sure if someone already made this argument, but I think this is the most compelling argument for hockey.

How many fat old guys do you see playing pick up hockey games? How many of those same guys will go out and play pick up basketball?

*mic drop*

Uh both? Can you clarify which side you're speaking about that doesn't have fat old guys playing? I've played pick up with some pretty old dudes (late 50's- that's pretty old to play on a frozen lake with guys in their early 20's), and I've been to some men's league b-ball games (never played) where there are some old fat guys hustling out on the court- looks like an episode of the Biggest Loser. So what side are you defending?