NDL Forum

LetsGoPeay wrote:How and why does a country like Hungary become a world power in water polo?

I just caught a few minutes of men's field hockey. It instantly rocketed to spot #3 on my list of top 10 sports that men look gay playing behind only figure skating and synchronized swimming.

I can actually explain this pretty well. I am Hungarian so I've learned a lot from my family. Hungary has a shit ton of rivers and lakes. But not only that they have a bunch of thermal lakes. This allowed them to train year-round for water sports while a lot of other countries weren't. Granted heated pools and whatnot has evened out the playing field but the history has made it so these water sports are the popular ones. Add that it was a former communist country, it had a ton of infrastructure for this kind of thing.

packsyD22 wrote:

LetsGoPeay wrote:How and why does a country like Hungary become a world power in water polo?

I just caught a few minutes of men's field hockey. It instantly rocketed to spot #3 on my list of top 10 sports that men look gay playing behind only figure skating and synchronized swimming.

Men aren't sllowed to compete in synchronized swimming so you have to strike that one off.

Bullshit. You've obviously never seen this.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1711350389

LetsGoPeay wrote:

packsyD22 wrote:

LetsGoPeay wrote:How and why does a country like Hungary become a world power in water polo?

I just caught a few minutes of men's field hockey. It instantly rocketed to spot #3 on my list of top 10 sports that men look gay playing behind only figure skating and synchronized swimming.

Men aren't sllowed to compete in synchronized swimming so you have to strike that one off.

Bullshit. You've obviously never seen this.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1711350389

Funny you posted this I already watched it this morning because that video wa a part of a front page article on yahoo news this morning.

I love Volleyball indoor and outdoor and consider it the most under rated Olympic port but I don't understand the fake spike in indoor volleyball, it fools NOBODY.

Did you know bronze medals are only worth $4.71?

Silver $322

Gold $644

Cnasty wrote:Did you know bronze medals are only worth $4.71?

Silver $322

Gold $644

This year's Olympic gold medal is comprised of 92.5 percent silver, just 1.34 percent gold, and the remainder 6.16 percent is made up of copper.

Cnasty wrote:Where is Nastia Liukin?

Best hot girl name ever!!!!!

LetsGoPeay wrote:

packsyD22 wrote:

LetsGoPeay wrote:How and why does a country like Hungary become a world power in water polo?

I just caught a few minutes of men's field hockey. It instantly rocketed to spot #3 on my list of top 10 sports that men look gay playing behind only figure skating and synchronized swimming.

Men aren't sllowed to compete in synchronized swimming so you have to strike that one off.

Bullshit. You've obviously never seen this.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1711350389

WTF!

Olympics are a joke, confirmed again.

lol its the olympics not the usa trials. the rule is there to give the competition a chance. the us benefits from this rule in other sports that they dont dominate in. they knew the rule going in, and she didnt perform good enough. sucks but she is far from the first and wont be the last.

This isn't a USA thing.

And the rule doesn't promote competition, it does the opposite.

So we are good at gymnastics from a chick perspective, but suck from a guys perspective?

That horse thing just killed those guys.

packsyD22 wrote:I love Volleyball indoor and outdoor and consider it the most under rated Olympic port but I don't understand the fake spike in indoor volleyball, it fools NOBODY.

Outside, it's not nearly as effective. Indoors, if done properly, it's awesome. It's probably going to be tough to explain, but I'll try... think option football.

_____________________________________
A B C

So if A is the setter, B should be executing the fake. Generally speaking, B is jumping right as A is setting. A has the option to quick set to B, or normal set over B to C. The big deal is that the blockers are shading towards A and C in most cases and rarely focus on B. So if the quick set comes, it happens incredibly fast and is nearly impossible to stop. Blockers don't have time to elevate and the defense if frequently out of position and can't react.


When A jumps on a B set, it really doesn't make a lot of sense. You'll rarely, if ever, see a quick set in this split scenario.


If you watched the US v Brazil women today, it was a great matchup and this tactic was used very well throughout the game. Some funny shots of Kobe watching it as well. Wish he was mic'd up. From what I could see, it wasn't safe for TV, lol.

ReignOnU wrote:If you watched the US v Brazil women today, it was a great matchup and this tactic was used very well throughout the game. Some funny shots of Kobe watching it as well. Wish he was mic'd up. From what I could see, it wasn't safe for TV, lol.

I'm sure his wife was cool with him taking in a women's volleyball game by himself after all the stuff about him partying and the photos that came out about it.

I'm sure he doesn't care man.

shel311 wrote:This isn't a USA thing.

And the rule doesn't promote competition, it does the opposite.

pretty sure every single sport, summer and winter, a country cant have all 3 medals, thats the point, i think. i know how speedskating works and many of the individual or small team sports are similiar. just makes it so its not 4 americans, a russian, and a chinese competing in a final...

cdub21 wrote:

shel311 wrote:This isn't a USA thing.

And the rule doesn't promote competition, it does the opposite.

pretty sure every single sport, summer and winter, a country cant have all 3 medals, thats the point, i think. i know how speedskating works and many of the individual or small team sports are similiar. just makes it so its not 4 americans, a russian, and a chinese competing in a final...

Without the rule some sports wouldn't have a point. Archery would have 64 athletes and 30 of them would be Korean. Table Tennis would have 64 and 40 of them would be Chinese. It is done so that their is a spread of competitors from all nations. If you want to see the best athletes, go watch a World Championship; that is what those are for.

So like I said, it is not promoting competition.

jsence2 wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:If you watched the US v Brazil women today, it was a great matchup and this tactic was used very well throughout the game. Some funny shots of Kobe watching it as well. Wish he was mic'd up. From what I could see, it wasn't safe for TV, lol.

I'm sure his wife was cool with him taking in a women's volleyball game by himself after all the stuff about him partying and the photos that came out about it.

Watching a women's volleyball game.

OH THE HORROR!!!