Re: Hockey, Soccer et al. but not much about Kenyon

[Jon Macomber]

> I didn't like soccer much until I Played Fifa Soccer on the Nintendo.
Really!

ME TOO!  That's crazy - that game was a pivitol social centerpiece for
awhile.  Had some great matches with some "silent" members of the forum.
That was the first time I really "got" soccer and the thrill of the score.
Well, as much as you can for a video game I guess.

Anybody play the newer NCAA games (BB or FB) where you can play a whole
season, recruit, etc.?  They look good but I've yet to join the PS2/Xbox
revolution.



Jon M


> I think someone before said if they could see the strategy they might like
it, well, once I played the video game, particularly when I played WITH
someone playing on my tean(as opposed to the computer playing my guys) it
was a real eye opener... now when I watch it on TV I can see the same give
and go type of plays as on the Nintendo.
> Who says you can't learn something playing video games....
>
> Right now I'm learning all about recon... with my new X Box... and Ghost
Recon!!!!   If you've never seen X Box Live in action, it's a blast
particularly the Football, I play against my brother in Denver, and we talk
all game over the Xbox... no long distance charge!
> Man,... I sound like a little kid... guess the games keep me young.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reber, Steven Edwin (Steve) [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 5:13 PM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Hockey, Soccer et al. but not much about Kenyon
>
>
>
>
> Man, the (college basketball) offseason is a pain, I guess I will make up
my
> 4x5 (year by position) charts for CUSA and Big Ten in the next week.
>
> > > I don't like hockey either. This isn't Canada, eh!!! ;) Icing makes zero
> sense to me.
>
> Shawn, think of it as lazy defense, in Basketball if you throw the ball
out
> of bounds fullcourt, the other team gets the ball where you started, in
> hockey if you play cheap, lazy defense the refs bring the play back where
it
> belongs, and they jump center at the closest little dot.  If only they had
> the posession arrow ;-)
>
> And the "encouraged fighting" in hockey makes it seem stupid.  Every time
> they drop the gloves and the folks who go to NASCAR to see wrecks jump up,
I
> just feel too much like Ghandi in a steel cage match world. I mean the
> fighting is stupid, but what is worse is that the suckers eat it up like
> candy without any suspicion at all.
>
> Soccer would be a better game without offside and offside traps, and with
> hockey-style substitution (any player can leave and be replaced anytime).
As
> it stands, they don't go full out for a ball most of the time to "stay
> fresh".
>
> Both Hockey and Soccer would be better if they were lacrosse, I HIGHLY
> recommend the college final four which is coming up in the next couple
> weeks.  The scores end up like 12-10 (so there is scoring) there is a shot
> clock, and you can whack the other players with your stick (but you can
only
> hold the stick in one hand when you swing it) How is that for controlled
> aggression?
>
> As for Pro Hoops, I agree with your 5 points about why the NBA is
> unwatchable, but I have my own addition.  There is a Taco Ball commercial
> where Shaq is playing against a bunch of kids that says it all.
> He picks up the ball at halfcourt, takes 5 or 6 steps, spins, runs over a
> couple of kids just standing there and dunks the ball. Traveling, charging
> are things of the past.  The refs ARE the WWE element since they obviously
> have been instructed to change the rules to make "Marketable celebrities"
of
> Shaq and the Lakers.
>
> They changed the rules to make it HARDER for Wilt Chamberlain to dominate
> the league, now they change the rules to make Shaq more marketable.  Ruin
> the game for the sake of money.
>
> less than 6 months until Oct 16th..
>
> Steve in Columbus