Grim... wrote:
I also like the fact that hulking great seven foot players all have to show proper respect to the teeny-tiny referee (take note, footballing refs).
SEE ALSO: Rugby. And for largely the same reason. Having a technical free throw given against you / getting your team marched backwards ten yards every time you give the ref half a word of dissent eventually persuades even the most tattooed fuckwit / the most tattooed fuckwit that it's a bad idea.
I watch loads of sport, but the only ones that really seem to energise me are Watford or England playing football, England playing cricket or rugby or the New York Jets playing helmetball. The last one is probably my favourite on an aesthetic level, though. Nothing comes close to matching the blend of athletic ability, tactical nous, lateral thinking and extreme violence.