The most overrated play in sports

[Vice honcho room temperature]

The slam dunk. End of story everyone in the Nba can do it they all look the same it's boring

[Viva]

What brought this on?

[brettappedout (BLM)]

I agree with the Dunk, but I'd also put an catch in the outfield on top of the list.

[carter 15]

Yeah, open field catches.

They're a good play. But damn if they haven't made up atleast half of all sportscenters top10.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Nov 18, 2009 22:31:10 GMT -5 Viva said:

What brought this on?

Espn top ten plays around this time

[H-Fist]

Nov 18, 2009 22:34:22 GMT -5 brettappedout (BLM) said:

I agree with the Dunk, but I'd also put an catch in the outfield on top of the list.

No such thing as a routine play in baseball. No two plays are the same. And unlike the slam dunk (height + leaping + hands + ball), the outfielder has to judge the trajectory, angle, curve, depth, and speed of the ball; he has to adjust to the sun, shadows, or lights; he has to know where he is in relation to the wall or foul line as well as position himself to have a good angle to throw to the infield in many cases. Yes, spray charts tell him where the batter is most likely to hit it; but it's a LOT harder than a dunk.

To be honest, basketball's skill set is probably the overall easiest. It's the only sport where pure hustle/energy guys are successful. If you are tall, can grab a rebound, and run moderately fast, you can play 10 minutes a night. Few other sports have a bar as low as "Tall and Moderately Fit."

[JDviant]

slam dunks in general may be overrated, but stuff like this isn't



Ignoring Dunk contest stuff, a lot of these are incredibly hard to pull off, and have either amazing height/distance or are in very heavy traffic with defenders everywhere.

[S-Chrome]

Nov 18, 2009 22:25:20 GMT -5 Vice honcho room temperature said:

The slam dunk. End of story everyone in the Nba can do it they all look the same it's boring

I would say it's scoring a goal. I mean it's just putting a puck in a net past a dude with loads of body armor on.

Martin Brodeur would know all about that, wouldn't he?

[Nacho STAYS Hyped]

The dunk. If you make it, congrats, you can do a move almost anyone over 6'1 in the NBA can do. If you miss the dunk, congrats, you just made yourself look like an arrogant ass in front of millions of people.

[Tyfo]

The double play. Sure some are better then others, but there not all that spectacular really. Most of them are pretty routine plays.

Call me when you turn a triple play.

[The Charismatic Enabeler]

Umm...field goal anyone?

[The Line]

Nov 19, 2009 0:39:32 GMT -5 The Charismatic Enabeler said:

Umm...field goal anyone?

what type are you talking about? 20 yard chip shots in perfect weather with no wind, yeah, those are easy. But 50 yards against the wind, add some snow/rain in there, and yeah, you're starting to get into things that most people can't do.

[The Charismatic Enabeler]

Nov 19, 2009 1:22:06 GMT -5 The Line said:

Nov 19, 2009 0:39:32 GMT -5 The Charismatic Enabeler said:

Umm...field goal anyone?

what type are you talking about? 20 yard chip shots in perfect weather with no wind, yeah, those are easy. But 50 yards against the wind, add some snow/rain in there, and yeah, you're starting to get into things that most people can't do.

I'm a Lions fan. That should answer your question.

[The Line]

Nov 19, 2009 1:25:19 GMT -5 The Charismatic Enabeler said:

Nov 19, 2009 1:22:06 GMT -5 The Line said:

what type are you talking about? 20 yard chip shots in perfect weather with no wind, yeah, those are easy. But 50 yards against the wind, add some snow/rain in there, and yeah, you're starting to get into things that most people can't do.

I'm a Lions fan. That should answer your question.

hey, Josh Brown isn't a bad kicker. Just made stupid choices(somehow he made leaving Seattle a downgrade)

[Big L]

I wouldn't say they all look the same cuz sum players get creative with it and do diff dunks

[Cranjis McBasketball]

In hockey, it's gotta be any play the goalie had the all the way. You can tell player's intent when you've been around the game enough. My strongest point in hockey was reading the play, knowing what was gonna happen before it did, goalies have a flare for the dramatic, but sometimes a great glove save, which looks really pretty, wouldn't have been a decent chance anyway.

You can tell, if you know what's going on.

Too bad I can read the play and not make my feet react. It's why I don't enjoy playing anymore. I'm not a good enough skater, I know what I should do, I can't make it happen.

[Kevin Hamilton]

I disagree. Something so primal and visceral about an awesome dunk. And if you get an artisan like Dr. J or Dominique Wilkins doing said skywalking? Brilliance.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

If I had to say one, it would be the kick return for a TD. Most of the time it's set up by great blocking and/or completely undisciplined coverage team. Rarely does the returner do much else than run straight ahead fast and hit a hole. While the guy who runs gets all the credit, it's usually his teammates that make it possible.

Now, this doesn't apply to punt returns, where usually the returner has to make the first couple of guys miss before he gets to his blockers.

[Kevin Hamilton]

I'd probably put the qb sneak in there, as usually all dude's gotta do is fall forward, and barring something disastrous, getting that scrap of yardage is hardly ever in doubt.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

Nov 19, 2009 2:12:12 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

I'd probably put the qb sneak in there, as usually all dude's gotta do is fall forward, and barring something disastrous, getting that scrap of yardage is hardly ever in doubt.

You would think, but watching the Eagles try to do it it's about as hard as putting a man on the moon.

But I'd agree it's nothing all that special unless the QB shoots 5 feet out the other side or completely jumps the pile.