rock_knutne wrote:

Hb31187 wrote: Lol ahh yes, those greedy NBA players. Just in it for the money, while these blue collared tough hockey players do it for the love of the game /roll eyes

That's a lame respone, crosby just gave you concrete figures that CLEARLY dismissed your previous statement about salaries.

Hb31187 wrote:

rock_knutne wrote:

Hb31187 wrote: Lol ahh yes, those greedy NBA players. Just in it for the money, while these blue collared tough hockey players do it for the love of the game /roll eyes

That's a lame respone, crosby just gave you concrete figures that CLEARLY dismissed your previous statement about salaries.

lol did i say he was wrong or did i pcik out the part where he made it seem like NBA players were all about money while hockey players could care less. If they could get more i have a hard time believing they wouldnt take it

Hb31187 wrote:lol did i say he was wrong or did i pcik out the part where he made it seem like NBA players were all about money while hockey players could care less. If they could get more i have a hard time believing they wouldnt take it

KnightXC1 wrote:

Mr Pat wrote:

KnightXC1 wrote:

pkebker wrote:
I see your Kobe and Lebron and I'll raise you a Steve Nash and a Chris Paul where you are sprinting all game, longer than 45 seconds. Also, while we're on the Lebron and Kobe, those two fellas are working their asses off and rarely sit because "everyone else is standing around."

I didn't say Kobe and Lebron stand around the whole time. I said other guys on the court stand around and watch them go one on one, which plenty of players in the league do. Even superstars take possessions off and let someone else work. Even Paul and Nash (as much as I like both of them) take it easy on some possessions. Not their fault but it's just how the NBA is.

And I never said you said they took plays off. I was pointing out that these guys have to work "extra" hard because everyone else is standing around. Yes, they take it easy on possessions, but Nash routinely sprints up and down the court for more than 45 seconds then get a breather.

pkebker wrote: Basketball players need greater endurance. Hockey players are essentially sprinting for a short period of time and then resting. NBA starters play 35+ minutes a game. NHL starters play 20 mins a game. So in a way, its a different kind of demand required of the two types of athletes.

pkebker wrote: Basketball players need greater endurance. Hockey players are essentially sprinting for a short period of time and then resting. NBA starters play 35+ minutes a game. NHL starters play 20 mins a game. So in a way, its a different kind of demand required of the two types of athletes.

KnightXC1 wrote: Pat - I grant you that some guys work hard every possession because they have to due their team not being good or to make things happen for others. However, I think hockey is much more demanding than basketball, that's all.