Unpopular Opinions (sports edition)

[thspfc]

NASCAR is boring and much worse than even baseball, tennis, or volleyball. The only sport less interesting is golf.

I would rank those five in this order:
Least interesting: Volleyball, I've never liked it much.
4. Baseball: Cool when you're actually at the ballpark, but impossible to watch on TV without immediately realizing that you're wasting four hours of your time watching the pitcher fool around.
3. Nascar: Not really my thing but watching it does make time pass.
2. Tennis: Long rallies are exciting, watching them bounce the ball to themselves for five minutes straight is not. I would enjoy it more if they simplified their scoring system. Get rid of "sets" and "games". First to 50 points wins. Serve alternates every 5 points.
"""""""""""""""""""""""""Most interesting""""""""""""""""""""""": Golf, I guess? Sundays of major tournaments are very exciting. Everything else is boring.

[webny99]

NASCAR is boring and much worse than even baseball, tennis, or volleyball. The only sport less interesting is golf.

I would rank those five in this order:
Least interesting: Volleyball, I've never liked it much. ...

I actually like playing volleyball, maybe just because it's one of the few sports I'm not terrible at.

I don't have a strong take on how interesting it is to watch, but it is certainly not the least watchable sport. It's fast-paced and there's usually plenty of exciting moments.

[CoreySamson]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

[gr8daynegb]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

If you are talking the NBA I'd agree due to how WWF/WWE it has become over the years for watching the product......along with many athletes and coaches getting all preachy on social issues, yet they don't practice what they preach(this part doesn't make it boring, but kills interest in watching quickly).

If it's college basketball I would disagree, get two closely enough matched teams watching teams play all out for the 40 minutes or more is exciting, compared to NBA teams only flipping the on switch at certain times

[thspfc]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

[Roadgeekteen]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

Yes basketball has too many fouls.

[NWI_Irish96]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

Yes basketball has too many fouls.

Bring back the old European model of getting 3 chances to make 2 free throws rather than just 2 free throws. Would be more disincentive to foul.

[Roadgeekteen]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

Yes basketball has too many fouls.

Bring back the old European model of getting 3 chances to make 2 free throws rather than just 2 free throws. Would be more disincentive to foul.

That would just slow the game down more.

[texaskdog]

How do people watch other people bowl?

[texaskdog]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

Yes basketball has too many fouls.

I'd love a rule to get rid of all the fowling in the last two minutes. 

[hotdogPi]

I'd love a rule to get rid of all the fowling in the last two minutes.

So they need to stop being chickens?

[gr8daynegb]

How do people watch other people bowl?

Well when we are at bowling alley we drink beer,  and if I'm watching on tv at home it's #1- a lazy day and #2- sadly it would be the most interesting thing on tv

[texaskdog]

How do people watch other people bowl?

Well when we are at bowling alley we drink beer,  and if I'm watching on tv at home it's #1- a lazy day and #2- sadly it would be the most interesting thing on tv

I understand, I have ESPN 3

Never thought I'd be entertained watching men cornholing.

[gr8daynegb]

I'd love a rule to get rid of all the fowling in the last two minutes.

So they need to stop being chickens?

As a Bucks fan if Giannis would make his free throws they'd stop the fowling as well........although I wish refs would call a foul the same whether you're LeBron James/Michael Jordan or guy #11 or 12 in the rotation. 

[Alps]

How do people watch other people bowl?

It's fun, as a bowler. I think it's always easier to watch a sport you know.

[gr8daynegb]

If you do something out of the ordinary people seem to pay attention. I myself barely through a hook but lanes say when I roll 23-26mph, so when I throw strikes that creates a sound that gets peoples attention lol.

[Alps]

If you do something out of the ordinary people seem to pay attention. I myself barely through a hook but lanes say when I roll 23-26mph, so when I throw strikes that creates a sound that gets peoples attention lol.

My God, what weight ball do you use? On a 15 or 16, I can throw about 17 mph. Fastest I can throw is 20 but with no control.

[thspfc]

Yeah, ditto about volleyball being really fun to play. My favorite thing to do is block spikes (so satisfying!), and otherwise be a menace in the front near the net since I'm pretty tall. Although I did get a hard spike to the face a couple months ago (surprisingly, my glasses didn't break).

I suspect this opinion is unpopular: basketball is very boring (both to watch and to play).

Too many fouls in the NBA. Not much defense. Seems like every possession has four possible outcomes:
- Free throws
- Made 3 pointer
- Missed 3 pointer
- Layup

Yes basketball has too many fouls.

I'd love a rule to get rid of all the fowling in the last two minutes.

What? That would be chaos. You mean that literally nothing would be a foul in the last two minutes? A much better solution would be to run 30 seconds off the clock for every foul committed by the losing team in the final two minutes.

[NWI_Irish96]

I'd love a rule to get rid of all the fowling in the last two minutes.

So they need to stop being chickens?

Going to be hard for Atlanta or New Orleans to win any games.

[Billy F 1988]

NASCAR isn't racing. It's racin'.

Oh, right. Sadly, I think it's lost its Southern charm for quite some time.

[gr8daynegb]

If you do something out of the ordinary people seem to pay attention. I myself barely through a hook but lanes say when I roll 23-26mph, so when I throw strikes that creates a sound that gets peoples attention lol.

My God, what weight ball do you use? On a 15 or 16, I can throw about 17 mph. Fastest I can throw is 20 but with no control.

I use a 16 lb ball.  Helps too that I'm 6 ft 6 inches tall with long arms.   I can be in the 21-21.5mph range and still maintain control of where I bowl regardless if good or bad day.  If I have an in the zone day then can do 22.5-23mph on those days.  Anything after 23+ is anyone's guess lol. 

I roll a straight ball, assuming yours you throw a hook?

[Alps]

If you do something out of the ordinary people seem to pay attention. I myself barely through a hook but lanes say when I roll 23-26mph, so when I throw strikes that creates a sound that gets peoples attention lol.

My God, what weight ball do you use? On a 15 or 16, I can throw about 17 mph. Fastest I can throw is 20 but with no control.

I use a 16 lb ball.  Helps too that I'm 6 ft 6 inches tall with long arms.   I can be in the 21-21.5mph range and still maintain control of where I bowl regardless if good or bad day.  If I have an in the zone day then can do 22.5-23mph on those days.  Anything after 23+ is anyone's guess lol. 

I roll a straight ball, assuming yours you throw a hook?

A relatively more mild hook than some, but it's there. I have a straighter older ball that's 16 but my thumb doesn't fit quite right so I can't get enough speed off of it.

[triplemultiplex]

I'll bowl with any ball I can get my giant fingers inside of.  Usually there's like 3 at a typical bowling alley.

[gr8daynegb]

I'll bowl with any ball I can get my giant fingers inside of.  Usually there's like 3 at a typical bowling alley.

Hence why I bought my own ball.  Only my own germs to deal with, and I know I always will have a ball to use. 

[webny99]

In the NFL, the following teams should switch divisions:

Miami Dolphins to the AFC South
Indianapolis Colts to the AFC North
Baltimore Ravens to the AFC East

Dallas Cowboys to the NFC South
Carolina Panthers to the NFC East


This would solve the two biggest issues with the current divisions, which is the Cowboys are too far west/south to be in the NFC East, and the Colts being in the AFC South despite being located north of the Bengals.

This would also mean that all three Florida teams are in a South Division.