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[QUOTE=Flea]:lol :lol :lol
You surely havent played handball against good opponents in your life.[/QUOTE]
That's because in America, no one who is a good athlete would degrade themselves enough to decide to specialize in this garbage dumpster level sport.
[QUOTE=Maga_1]Nick, i bet you read that Bill Simmons article about handball and that's why you are implicating with the sport.
I can say this, you/i/anyone here can't even play against womens in handball you don't know how crazy it is until you play at good level.[/QUOTE]
I don't read Bill Simmons but I bet that article does nothing but state the same thing every other American who watches handball can see. Gonna google that shit.
Please tell me what is so crazy about this sport. It is a normal baseball throw. The goal is gigantic, the defenders hardly do anything, they just pass around the perimeter til someone decides to jump into the defense-you don't need any speed or quickness to succeed-why is it so hard?
[QUOTE=Nick Young]I don't read Bill Simmons but I bet that article does nothing but state the same thing every other American who watches handball can see. Gonna google that shit.
Please tell me what is so crazy about this sport. It is a normal baseball throw. The goal is gigantic, the defenders hardly do anything, they just pass around the perimeter til someone decides to jump into the defense-you don't need any speed or quickness to succeed-why is it so hard?[/QUOTE]
I'm not even defending the sport because it's good in my country, because we aren't :lol
The goal is not gigantic, it's not like soccer. The goalie can cover most of the angles.
You need A LOT of lateral quickness, a LOT of strenght to pass the defenders and you need to jump a lot to surpase a 6'6 guys trying to block your shoots.
For the guys that play in the lateral, you can't imagine how little are the angles that they have to shot. They work a lot of plyometrics to stay in air for a long time to create a better angle to score.
Most of times they stop you with fouls (guys 6'5 210), not some pus"ies).
[QUOTE=Nick Young]That's because in America, no one who is a good athlete would degrade themselves enough to decide to specialize in this garbage dumpster level sport.[/QUOTE]
You can say that about people playing baseball in Europe :lol
Everyone here is jumping to the defense of every single sport mentioned saying "it takes years to perfect!". But the thread isn't "what is a simple sport?", it's "what is the EASIEST" olympic sport.
If you have a man with $1 billion, a man with $100 billion and a man with $500 billion and you said "who is the poorest out of all those men?", the answer is the man with $1 billion. That's not to say he's poor by everyday standards, but considering the alternatives, he's the poorest in regards to that question.
There has to be an answer. Yes, Fencing at an olympic level is difficult. But one of the sports has to be the LEAST difficult. Which is more difficult? Gymnastics or handball? I'm sorry, but the answer is handball, no matter how hard it is to be a pro at.
Nobody here aside from the OP and the ever confident Bruinlove, are saying they could dominate the sports mentioned. They're just saying that compared to the other sports, they're the easiest.
Oh and my answer is thriatlon, if you're good at one discipline and decent at the others you have a good shoot to be good.
[QUOTE=B-Low]Everyone here is jumping to the defense of every single sport mentioned saying "it takes years to perfect!". But the thread isn't "what is a simple sport?", it's "what is the EASIEST" olympic sport.
If you have a man with $1 billion, a man with $100 billion and a man with $500 billion and you said "who is the poorest out of all those men?", the answer is the man with $1 billion. That's not to say he's poor by everyday standards, but considering the alternatives, he's the poorest in regards to that question.
There has to be an answer. Yes, Fencing at an olympic level is difficult. But one of the sports has to be the LEAST difficult. Which is more difficult? Gymnastics or handball? I'm sorry, but the answer is handball, no matter how hard it is to be a pro at.
Nobody here aside from the OP and the ever confident Bruinlove, are saying they could dominate the sports mentioned. They're just saying that compared to the other sports, they're the easiest.[/QUOTE]
Going by that logic? Soccer. I guess it's the world most practised sport.
^^^ one thing i will say about soccer as someone who never really watched it before these olympics....good LORD they flop a lot lol. One guy got shoved onto the grass as he was running and stayed on the ground for a good 3 minutes :oldlol:
[QUOTE=B-Low]^^^ one thing i will say about soccer as someone who never really watched it before these olympics....good LORD they flop a lot lol. One guy got shoved onto the grass as he was running and stayed on the ground for a good 3 minutes :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
It's kind of normal, it really depends on the countries :lol
I played for 2 years as a kid, but it's not for me .. i need to have the ball a lot of time. In 90 minutes of game if you play in some positions you barely touch the ball sometimes
[QUOTE=Maga_1]It's kind of normal, it really depends on the countries :lol
I played for 2 years as a kid, but it's not for me .. i need to have the ball a lot of time. In 90 minutes of game if you play in some positions you barely touch the ball sometimes[/QUOTE]
I used to play AYSO for Chatsworth, making the regional teams, from the age of 7-18 but make no mistake I was never good and still suck, everyone can do AYSO. But the point is our team was the worst in the region and we always went against teams full of giant mexican kids 2 years older than us lying about their ages who would not only kick our ass by 5 goals a game, but also throw all these really dirty shots and even just punch players on the field when the ref wasn't looking, so we had to fight back by being dirtier and doing the same.
I wish football was as violent and dirty as it used to be when I played AYSO but it's the opposite at a pro level.
throwing sneaky elbows without getting caught and stomping players feet was the only thing me and my team was any good at.
the skill level for any of these sports never really maxes out...you could spend a life time of hard work trying to perfect any of them
[QUOTE=Nick Young]I don't read Bill Simmons but I bet that article does nothing but state the same thing every other American who watches handball can see. Gonna google that shit.
Please tell me what is so crazy about this sport. It is a normal baseball throw. The goal is gigantic, the defenders hardly do anything, they just pass around the perimeter til someone decides to jump into the defense-you don't need any speed or quickness to succeed-why is it so hard?[/QUOTE]
This sport is the second most violent sport in the world, after Rugby... Hockey and American football are around there, but these players are covered with armory, so you cant get hurt so fast...
[QUOTE=Nick Young]Handball
Team sport for retards that requires hardly any skill
Also horse dressage seems pretty weak. They just go into a square and trot around slowly, then tip their hat and get scored by judges. Lame.[/QUOTE]
Handball requires no skill?
Have you even played it? Guess not.
This is like saying football is easy.
[QUOTE=Nick Young]That's because in America, no one who is a good athlete would degrade themselves enough to decide to specialize in this garbage dumpster level sport.[/QUOTE]
Americans who like American football, baseball can't tell my that handball is crap.
[QUOTE=NauruDude]Americans who like American football, baseball can't tell my that handball is crap.[/QUOTE]
Ill tell you right now. handball is trash
[QUOTE=kobron23]Ill tell you right now. handball is trash[/QUOTE]
This is just subjective opinion. People are different and have different taste, so you cant say something like that... it is just meaningless.
handball is a very rough game....much more then basketball........very rugged
It's definitely not Basketball, if you're from Nigeria. :lol :lol
[QUOTE=Flea]This is just subjective opinion. People are different and have different taste, so you cant say something like that... it is just meaningless.[/QUOTE]
its not meaningless to me. it may be a "rough" game but that doesnt change how easy it is
[QUOTE=kobron23]its not meaningless to me. it may be a "rough" game but that doesnt change how easy it is[/QUOTE]
Have you even played it, or are you watching it for the first time this Olympics. Seems as you are. :banana:
While its not in the olympics anymore, baseball is probably the easiest sport. Its a pretty straight forward game. Anyone can swing a bat and throw a a ball.
[QUOTE=DropStep]While its not in the olympics anymore, baseball is probably the easiest sport. Its a pretty straight forward game. Anyone can swing a bat and throw a a ball.[/QUOTE]
:roll:
Folks, running is the easiest sport. What is easier to learn?
[QUOTE=DropStep]While its not in the olympics anymore, baseball is probably the easiest sport. Its a pretty straight forward game. Anyone can swing a bat and throw a a ball.[/QUOTE]
LOL. This thread is full of hilarious oversimplifications, but this has got to be the best of them.
[QUOTE=neilio23]LOL. This thread is full of hilarious oversimplifications, but this has got to be the best of them.[/QUOTE]
How is baseball not the easiest sport. Baseball is the only sport where 2 games can happen in the same day and no one would complain about being tired. Half the time the players are sitting in a dugout or standing in one place. Dont get me starting on that god awful softball.
[QUOTE=DropStep]How is baseball not the easiest sport. Baseball is the only sport where 2 games can happen in the same day and no one would complain about being tired. Half the time the players are sitting in a dugout or standing in one place. Dont get me starting on that god awful softball.[/QUOTE]
I'm not arguing for or against any sport - what the hell do I know about the level of competition of olympic sports.
Maybe the mechanics of the games are 'easier' compared to the mechanics of another sport. But there is no objective scale for us to determine this. This claim is based on our perception of the sport. And considering that 95% of ISH at best played on high school team (if that), I don't think we're in any position to actually claim what it takes to make it to a high level.
Baseball is my least favourite sport. Despite that, I can't claim that I could ever be able to hit a 95 mph fast ball etc.
By the same logic, basketball is just guys running back and forth on a court and throwing a ball at a hoop etc.
Anything is easy to learn to a basic level, nothing is easy to get good at.
[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Folks, running is the easiest sport. What is easier to learn?[/QUOTE]
Don't go there, proper running technics are extremely tough to learn.
[quote=KevinNYC]Folks, running is the easiest sport. What is easier to learn?[/quote]
Can you run under 10 seconds? If its so easy...
Dressage.
Be a sweeper in curling.
Yeah, dressage is bullshit. I'm sure doing it at high levels is difficult, but it's still easier than EVERYTHING else, including curling, and has a tiny talent pool because of the money needed.
[QUOTE=Nick Young]Handball-I am 6'1 above average athlete. No doubt in my mind I could make the USA handball team if I spent a year or 2 trying to.
That sport is retardedly simple.[/QUOTE]
So, do it.
By the way my vote goes to rowing.
The proper technique is not impossible to get.
It surely requires an awful lot of training to reach the physical intensity and resistence needed, but if you have time and you're committed, this is the least difficult sport imo.
[QUOTE=Nick Young]I used to play AYSO for Chatsworth, making the regional teams, from the age of 7-18 but make no mistake I was never good and still suck, everyone can do AYSO. But the point is our team was the worst in the region and we always went against teams full of giant mexican kids 2 years older than us lying about their ages who would not only kick our ass by 5 goals a game, but also throw all these really dirty shots and even just punch players on the field when the ref wasn't looking, so we had to fight back by being dirtier and doing the same.
I wish football was as violent and dirty as it used to be when I played AYSO but it's the opposite at a pro level.
throwing sneaky elbows without getting caught and stomping players feet was the only thing me and my team was any good at.[/QUOTE]
Chatsworth, as in Chatsworth, Norway, or Chatsworth, Egypt?
[QUOTE=Nick Young]I don't read Bill Simmons but I bet that article does nothing but state the same thing every other American who watches handball can see. Gonna google that shit.
Please tell me what is so crazy about this sport. It is a normal baseball throw. The goal is gigantic, the defenders hardly do anything, they just pass around the perimeter til someone decides to jump into the defense-you don't need any speed or quickness to succeed-why is it so hard?[/QUOTE]
You are welcome to try. I guarantee that if you tried to play handball against any good competition you'd go home with a few broken ribs and crying in embarrassment.
It used to be baseball.
[QUOTE=Nick Young]Handball-I am 6'1 above average athlete. No doubt in my mind I could make the USA handball team if I spent a year or 2 trying to.
That sport is retardedly simple.[/QUOTE]
You 6'1?:roll: :roll:
Post a pic, you're probably a 5'5' fattass who sit all day trying to come up with weak ass comicbooks that no one will read.
[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Folks, running is the easiest sport. What is easier to learn?[/QUOTE]
I hope this is a joke.
basketball, just join team USA as a 12th man and get a gold medal for doing nothing
[QUOTE=chains5000]I hope this is a joke.[/QUOTE]
it actually makes sense. it's something very natural and doesn't require any additional skill or knowledge. anybody can run. See: Forest GUmp
[QUOTE=kNIOKAS]it actually makes sense. it's something very natural and doesn't require any additional skill or knowledge. anybody can run. See: Forest GUmp[/QUOTE]
Yeah but the point here is: what is the sport where it's easiest to reach an olympic level.
Running would probably be at the bottom of the list.
If your body structure isn't adequate, there's no training that will get you there.
Unless you become a Bhutan citizen or something.