Give KEVIN GARNETT 60 day to prepare....he would be best soccer GOALIE in the world

[forsberg21]

It's so obvious why the rest of the world is so good...they don't have to compete in getting the best athletes with the NBA and NFL and while both EPL and La Liga have some deep pocket owners.If you own an American Franchise you effectively have a licensee to print money Put Jerry Jones,David Stern or even Jeff Lurie in charge of USA soccer 2014 with free reign to draft athletes from all American sports and let them play between seasons for a few months for the next four years with huge non salary cap bonuses Kobe Garnett Duane Wade Lebron Kevin Durant Andre Johnson-Texans Fitzgerald-Cardinals Miles Austin-Dallas just to name a few We run over Italy,Germany,England on our way to play Brazil in the final

Minet, this statement is absolutely absurd. So you are basically saying that after these athletes have gone off to the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, etc. there are no more athletes left in a country of over 300,000,000 people? I mean these sloppy fifths, sixths and sevenths did tie England the other day, albeit the score didn't accurately reflect the tone of the game. If you want to tell me that the best athletes play in the major sports to make the major money, they can still accomplish this by playing soccer in Europe, where all the top players are earning just as much money as any NBA or NFL athlete.

I thought that line was utterly ridiculous until I read your last statement. Do you really think that in 4 years, the US could beat nations who have been perfecting their most popular sport for decades, nations that have consistently cultivated the best soccer players in the world? You really think the US can match the performance of a Brazilian national team in a matter of 4 years? At this pace of development, maybe the US will win a World Cup in the next 100 years, maybe not. The gap in soccer between the US and the countries that have mastered the world's most popular game over decades and decades is going to take decades to overcome. What kind of late night drug are you smoking???

[Fishhead]

MINIMUM 30 NBA players would be best WORLD CUP goalie with 6 months devotion

Soccer goalie...........LOL

Hilarious

[Naz18]

No.

[mathdotcom]

2 shots on net per game

tough

[durito]

You are so stupid it's not even believable.

[Fishhead]

2 shots on net per game

tough

What's really funny Matty, is that thousands worldwide disagree with me..............what a great world we live in.

[Sunde91]

No.

Positioning, angles, experience, reaction timing, reflexes, etc. need more than "6 months" to develop for a pro.

I barely watch Soccer, but it's obvious you're wrong.

[Fishhead]

No.

Positioning, angles, experience, reaction timing, reflexes, etc. need more than "6 months" to develop for a pro.

I barely watch Soccer, but it's obvious you're wrong.

STOP


I can't stop laughing..........

[big0mar]

I'm pretty sure if Chris Bosh devoted himself he could be a pro soccer goalie.

[Fishhead]

You are so stupid it's not even believable.

People like you line my pockets.......I thank you.

Did MEXICO even make the World Cup????

Perhaps they should have made an offer to an aging NBA star like Kevin Garnett to be their goalie.........LOL!!!!

[minet123]

Didn't we have this discussion
put Jerry Jones in charge of 2014 USA soccer with unlimited non salary cap counting funds to recruit athletes
USA cruises to final versus Brazil

[Arsenal]

Soccer goalie...........LOL

Hilarious

What is hilarious is what fukking idiot you are.

[Fishhead]

Didn't we have this discussion
put Jerry Jones in charge of 2014 USA soccer with unlimited non salary cap counting funds to recruit athletes
USA cruises to final versus Brazil

They cruise to an 8-1 finals victory.

Half these countries have no TEAM SPORTS other than SOCCER.

[Chi_archie]

might not be so simple...... i'm not informed enough on the sport though

[minet123]

They cruise to an 8-1 finals victory.

Half these countries have no TEAM SPORTS other than SOCCER.

Imagine the fear in the other goalie on a corner kick with Lebron,Durant,Johnson(Texans),Fitzgerald (Cards) in front of the goal boxing out those tiny South Americans

[Fishhead]

What is hilarious is what fukking idiot you are.

...you've had your ass handed to you this world cup and you're upset..........understandable.


Have a drink pal and relax.............


Tell us the native country you're from..........COSTA RICA, PANAMA???

[Fishhead]

Imagine the fear in the other goalie on a corner kick with Lebron,Durant,Johnson(Texans),Fitzgerald (Cards) in front of the goal boxing out those tiny South Americans

[RealSlimShady]

Imagine the fear in the other goalie on a corner kick with Lebron,Durant,Johnson(Texans),Fitzgerald (Cards) in front of the goal boxing out those tiny South Americans

Height is not always an advantage in soccer. The greatest players are not that tall....Pele, Maradona, Platini, Zidane, Ronaldo....

[RealSlimShady]

It's not that easy....if it were so, all the broke NBA players would be doing it....Iverson, Antoine Walker, etc.

[durito]

People like you line my pockets.......I thank you.

Did MEXICO even make the World Cup????

Perhaps they should have made an offer to an aging NBA star like Kevin Garnett to be their goalie.........LOL!!!!

You struggle to understand some of the most basic advantage sports gambling concepts. I don't line shit of yours.

I'm not Mexican. I don't even like soccer. But, your statement is absurd. Why aren't all the NBAD league players playing soccer then? They'd make a lot more money.


(Mexico plays tomorrow by the way jackass).

[Chi_archie]

I feel like in certain sports like Hockey, Baseball, soccer.... raw physical ability does not trump a slow development of the skills necessary to compete at a high level.... for instance in baseball it takes a lifetime of playing, + 3-6 years post high school playing (college/minors) to be good enough for the big leagues...


I would think that in soccer, that things we DON'T notice a goalie doing, are the things where the learning curve would take a little bit extra time... things like what angles to take to prevent a shot from happening, knowing when to charge the ball and make a play and when to let the defense do their job.

physically, I would also wonder if a guy could develop the leg strength and accuracy, after reaching maturity.... to be good enough to be a big time soccer goalie...


finally Wasn't Dikembe Mutambo a soccer goalie in his youth? if a guy with his physical assets wasn't able to make it to the top levels of the sport, that he played all through his youth..... but later was able to aquire the skills necessary to play in the NBA....

what makes us think that guys that have never played the sport, could just pick it up so quick???????????

[Chi_archie]

add Hakeem Olajuwon and Manute Bol as other former soccer players, that found basketball to be an easier sport to make it in

[Fishhead]

You struggle to understand some of the most basic advantage sports gambling concepts. I don't line shit of yours.

I'm not Mexican. I don't even like soccer. But, your statement is absurd. Why aren't all the NBAD league players playing soccer then? They'd make a lot more money.


(Mexico plays tomorrow by the way jackass).

Clowns like you make me money...........again, I thank you.

[Chi_archie]

Steve Nash, who was quite the soccer play himself in his youth... has a charity event with NBA guys trying to play soccer....


in a quote about how the NBA guys fare...

Nash's charity game gave some NBA players a chance to flash their soccer skills, and the two-time NBA MVP gave his assessment of those would could play and those who might not want to quit their day jobs anytime soon.

"In the NBA some of the best players are Leandro and if I'm allowed to say myself and maybe Jason Kidd and some of the European players."

And some of the worst players?

"I think maybe if you look at the Phoenix Suns the worst soccer player on our team would have to be Shaquille O'Neal," Nash quipped. "Sometimes I played with him in practice for fun and he tries to play in goal, but it's very hard for him to get down in the corners."

[Arsenal]

Clowns like you make me money...........again, I thank you.

Durito is a successful professional gambler.
You are a failed cab driver, dumpster diving, lying piece of shit who has to scalp out his points for his next meal.

[Fishhead]

SHAQ would not even be in my top 100 for those NBA players I would want as goalie..........wtf??

Shaq is about as quick as a dead rat.


Meanwhile, the likes of KG, KOBE, LEBRON, etc.,etc. would be a top goalie within 6 months time.

[KingKolzig]

not even close. it takes a decade to learn to play gk. and rarely are any gk's taller than 6'5.............2nd best gk in the world Van Der Sar is considered a giant and he is 6'5. more shots come zipping in at 90 mph on the ground than top corner.....buffon the best gk in the world is 6'3. it takes a special athlete/mind to play gk. just like in hockey

[KingKolzig]

someone super quick like iverson would have a better shot of getting from point A to B in net compared to someone like garnett. its about quickness and technique not size at all

[Fishhead]

Durito is a successful professional gambler.
You are a failed cab driver, dumpster diving, lying piece of shit who has to scalp out his points for his next meal.

Again, you prove to hundreds on this board that you are nothing but a clueless troll.

Very enjoyable

[Fishhead]

not even close. it takes a decade to learn to play gk. and rarely are any gk's taller than 6'5.............2nd best gk in the world Van Der Sar is considered a giant and he is 6'5. more shots come zipping in at 90 mph on the ground than top corner.....buffon the best gk in the world is 6'3. it takes a special athlete/mind to play gk. just like in hockey

[Fishhead]

RYNE SANDBERG plays 123 errorless games in a row at 2B in the MAJOR LEAUGES...............meanwhile, we have an ENGLAND goalie that cant stop a bouncing balloon hit directly at him...........LOL!!!




OMG, classic


Mathdotcom must be busting a gut over you people...........

[KingKolzig]

fishhead is done on this topic. there are tens of thousands of good ex-college bball athletes that couldnt make it in pro bball but arent playing soccer gk anywhere. its an incredibly hard position, thats why some very old gk's like 40 yr olds still play in the top leagues in europe even though they arent explosive anymore, cause of the technique they still have. idiot

[Fishhead]

fishhead is done on this topic. there are tens of thousands of good ex-college bball athletes that couldnt make it in pro bball but arent playing soccer gk anywhere. its an incredibly hard position, thats why some very old gk's like 40 yr olds still play in the top leagues in europe even though they arent explosive anymore, cause of the technique they still have. idiot

LOL

STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME

[durito]

I always thought Iverson would have made a hell of a soccer player. Assuming that he'd trained and played his whole life. Not signing up tomorrow like ShitHead suggests.

[Chi_archie]

Iverson once had like 6 or 7 interceptions in a HS football game... apparently he was also a hs michael vick type qb as well in HS.... I don't doubt he fought dogs too