Oh man Tyson vs Jake Paul in July

[Baller23Boogie]

That's on a power play, bruh.

My kid's last team played grunt hockey. Not too many skilled stick and puck handlers, so they dumped it most of the time, chased, and battled in the corners. Lots of physicality, lots of goals scored on happenstance pucks getting in front of the net and someone deflecting it in. My kid is small and slow but he battles and plays smart.

His new team is way more finesse. Few of them battle, fewer hit. If they aren't trying to score on a breakaway or breakout, it's almost like they don't care and won't rush to get into the offensive zone and just grind. I didn't realize how much there is to appreciate with the other version of hockey.

Sunday, though, some kid finally sent it in along the boards from the opposite side of my kid and he was ready. Skated down, got the puck coming around the corner and made the defenseman commit. As soon as he started skating at him, he made a quick pass to the goal and miracle of all miracles, a kid was skating to the goal, received the pass, and chipped it by the goalie. Beautiful stuff. Just hope the coach starts getting on these kids about how to play.

I've joked about this, but I do know a little bit about hockey.

My little cousin is a goalie in college. My best friend won state when we were in high school twice. My daughters boyfriend plays. I'm around the game some.

There are so many different ways to play the game. Dump and chase, give and go, press, ect. Defense, man if your not on a penalty, a box if you are or triangle if you have two in the box. The game is so much more complex then what people think that are casual viewers.

Pretty exciting stuff when you start to understand it.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I've joked about this, but I do know a little bit about hockey.

My little cousin is a goalie in college. My best friend won state when we were in high school twice. My daughters boyfriend plays. I'm around the game some.

There are so many different ways to play the game. Dump and chase, give and go, press, ect. Defense, man if your not on a penalty, a box if you are or triangle if you have two in the box. The game is so much more complex then what people think that are casual viewers.

Pretty exciting stuff when you start to understand it.

It’s big here. The cost of gear is insane.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

It’s big here. The cost of gear is insane.

Your not kidding.

My other cousin (I've got a few) has two kids in travel hockey. He drives for UPS full time but has to work a second job because for each kid, it's like 4k each per season, not including any new gear they may need.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Your not kidding.

My other cousin (I've got a few) has two kids in travel hockey. He drives for UPS full time but has to work a second job because for each kid, it's like 4k each per season, not including any new gear they may need.

All the youth sports are insane. Full in with travel etc for the upper club soccer teams you’re at almost $15k a year

 

[mcmurtry66]

Your not kidding.

My other cousin (I've got a few) has two kids in travel hockey. He drives for UPS full time but has to work a second job because for each kid, it's like 4k each per season, not including any new gear they may need.

I’ll add that I’m not sure what the parents think they’ll get out of it. They aren’t all going D1 much less pro. The travel is a scam. In a big city there’s more than enough teams in a region.

 

[BradStevens]

I’ll add that I’m not sure what the parents think they’ll get out of it. They aren’t all going D1 much less pro. The travel is a scam. In a big city there’s more than enough teams in a region.

Prestige. Bragging rights. Not falling behind. etc.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

I’ll add that I’m not sure what the parents think they’ll get out of it. They aren’t all going D1 much less pro. The travel is a scam. In a big city there’s more than enough teams in a region.

Exposure.

My little cousin is on a hockey scholarship (it's not full, partial), partly because of what he did with travel.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Your not kidding.

My other cousin (I've got a few) has two kids in travel hockey. He drives for UPS full time but has to work a second job because for each kid, it's like 4k each per season, not including any new gear they may need.

@BradStevens @Noodle @CO. Hoosier so in another thread i showed that the average nhl team scores 3.1 goals per game. i also showed that you can basically pen a goal a game in with my plan catching the other team on line changes alone. so now i only need to come up with 2 goals a game. basically nothing with my great players on the ice 20x longer than the opposition. are there players who can do it LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Devils' Jack Hughes sets modern NHL shift record in heroic effort

There’s putting the team on your back, and then there’s doing what Jack Hughes did for the New Jersey Devils on Friday Night.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Baller23Boogie]

@BradStevens @Noodle @CO. Hoosier so in another thread i showed that the average nhl team scores 3.1 goals per game. i also showed that you can basically pen a goal a game in with my plan catching the other team on line changes alone. so now i only need to come up with 2 goals a game. basically nothing with my great players on the ice 20x longer than the opposition. are there players who can do it LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Devils' Jack Hughes sets modern NHL shift record in heroic effort

There’s putting the team on your back, and then there’s doing what Jack Hughes did for the New Jersey Devils on Friday Night.

www.sportsnet.ca

You'd be the coach against the team that only wanted to shoot the 3 ball.

Grinnell attempts NCAA record 111 3-point shots

Grinnell College, a small Division III program in Iowa, set an NCAA men's basketball record for 3-point attempts with 111 shots from beyond the arc in the school's 124-67 victory over Emmaus Bible College on Thursday.

www.espn.com

 

[mcmurtry66]

You'd be the coach against the team that only wanted to shoot the 3 ball.

Grinnell attempts NCAA record 111 3-point shots

Grinnell College, a small Division III program in Iowa, set an NCAA men's basketball record for 3-point attempts with 111 shots from beyond the arc in the school's 124-67 victory over Emmaus Bible College on Thursday.

www.espn.com

Ha! Are they the ones who sub 5 at a time too?

 

[mcmurtry66]

You'd be the coach against the team that only wanted to shoot the 3 ball.

Grinnell attempts NCAA record 111 3-point shots

Grinnell College, a small Division III program in Iowa, set an NCAA men's basketball record for 3-point attempts with 111 shots from beyond the arc in the school's 124-67 victory over Emmaus Bible College on Thursday.

www.espn.com

And fwiw. Don’t sleep on the athletics at Emmaus Bible College

 

[Baller23Boogie]

Ha! Are they the ones who sub 5 at a time too?

No idea, but if I were younger and they offered me to come there, I would have committed on the spot with that playing style 🤣.

 

[UncleMark]

You'd be the coach against the team that only wanted to shoot the 3 ball.

Grinnell attempts NCAA record 111 3-point shots

Grinnell College, a small Division III program in Iowa, set an NCAA men's basketball record for 3-point attempts with 111 shots from beyond the arc in the school's 124-67 victory over Emmaus Bible College on Thursday.

www.espn.com

Unrelated, but I recall some time back there was a HS football coach who made a name for himself by never punting, never kicking FGs, and never kicking PATs. His record was astounding.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

Unrelated, but I recall some time back there was a HS football coach who made a name for himself by never punting, never kicking FGs, and never kicking PATs. His record was astounding.

Kevin Kelley (American football) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[mcmurtry66]

Tyson could have done the funniest shit ever

 

[mattndallas]

 

[BradStevens]

Exposure.

My little cousin is on a hockey scholarship (it's not full, partial), partly because of what he did with travel.

Nice

 

[BradStevens]

Kevin Kelley (American football) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That's videogame football.

 

[mattndallas]

 

[BradStevens]

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I'll never understand the right's hatred of Michelle Obama.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

I'll never understand the right's hatred of Michelle Obama.

How dare she try and feed our kids healthy food in school.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

Now Paul may be fighting Chavez. I hope it’s not the joke that Paul vs. Tyson was:

Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: Here’s What We Know So Far

Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is likely set for summer 2025. Here’s what we know about the fight, potential card placement, and expected odds.

www.forbes.com

 

[mcmurtry66]

Now Paul may be fighting Chavez. I hope it’s not the joke that Paul vs. Tyson was:

Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: Here’s What We Know So Far

Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is likely set for summer 2025. Here’s what we know about the fight, potential card placement, and expected odds.

www.forbes.com

Don’t buy it. Chavez is awful. Lost to Anderson Silva 5 years ago

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

Don’t buy it. Chavez is awful. Lost to Anderson Silva 5 years ago

So joke? Chavez is only 39. Maybe he can get into shape enough to beat Paul. Paul-Tyson showed that Paul isn’t a really good boxer. Chavez was a good one. At 39 maybe he can be semi-good and that could be enough for him to win.

 

[mcmurtry66]

So joke? Chavez is only 39. Maybe he can get into shape enough to beat Paul. Paul-Tyson showed that Paul isn’t a really good boxer. Chavez was a good one. At 39 maybe he can be semi-good and that could be enough for him to win.

https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-vs-anderson-silva-live-updates-results-and-highlights-from-tribute-to-the-kings/131algfaix6wy1mak1hxhhl9pi

silva was an old mma guy. not even a boxer

 

[Ohio Guy]

I’ll add that I’m not sure what the parents think they’ll get out of it. They aren’t all going D1 much less pro. The travel is a scam. In a big city there’s more than enough teams in a region.

Apparently OU has one of the better club hockey teams around. It's kind of a big deal and the get surprisingly good crowds at their games.

I haven't checked recently, but when my son was in high school they had a traveling club hockey team that was expensive and traveled all over the place. And practices were at the OU rink at like 5am 2-3 times a week. My son was friends with two of the guys on that travel team and both are on the OU team now (I think). I have to think that's their ceiling though.

To your point, I don't know what the parents/kids who were a part of the team got out of it. I'd have to check, but I don't think anyone else played collegiately (other than the two guys on the club team).

That said, it's pretty big in Columbus. I think the NHL must do a good job of pumping up the area where their teams are. The Blue Jackets perineally suck, but there is some good high school level hockey in Columbus.

 

[BradStevens]

Apparently OU has one of the better club hockey teams around. It's kind of a big deal and the get surprisingly good crowds at their games.

I haven't checked recently, but when my son was in high school they had a traveling club hockey team that was expensive and traveled all over the place. And practices were at the OU rink at like 5am 2-3 times a week. My son was friends with two of the guys on that travel team and both are on the OU team now (I think). I have to think that's their ceiling though.

To your point, I don't know what the parents/kids who were a part of the team got out of it. I'd have to check, but I don't think anyone else played collegiately (other than the two guys on the club team).

That said, it's pretty big in Columbus. I think the NHL must do a good job of pumping up the area where their teams are. The Blue Jackets perineally suck, but there is some good high school level hockey in Columbus.

My son's team played a team in a Detroit tournament from Miami of Ohio who practiced at their college rink, club was the Redhawks, etc. Really good. Heard it was one of Ohio's top programs.

 

[Noodle]

Apparently OU has one of the better club hockey teams around. It's kind of a big deal and the get surprisingly good crowds at their games.

I haven't checked recently, but when my son was in high school they had a traveling club hockey team that was expensive and traveled all over the place. And practices were at the OU rink at like 5am 2-3 times a week. My son was friends with two of the guys on that travel team and both are on the OU team now (I think). I have to think that's their ceiling though.

To your point, I don't know what the parents/kids who were a part of the team got out of it. I'd have to check, but I don't think anyone else played collegiately (other than the two guys on the club team).

That said, it's pretty big in Columbus. I think the NHL must do a good job of pumping up the area where their teams are. The Blue Jackets perineally suck, but there is some good high school level hockey in Columbus.

They built some nice facilities in Columbus not long after the Blue Jackets arrived. Right now they have at least 2x the ice that Cincinnati has. The local minor league team here in Cincy took over one local facility and they’re finally putting some money into it. They’re in the process of adding a third sheet. Cool thing is they’re building it to have ice in the bench areas for sled hockey.

And the facility in Oxford (Miami) is incredible.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

My son's team played a team in a Detroit tournament from Miami of Ohio who practiced at their college rink, club was the Redhawks, etc. Really good. Heard it was one of Ohio's top programs.

They don't even have elite in their name, so how good could they be?