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returntothepit >> discuss >> ESPN's sport difficulty degree table by ark on Nov 5,2012 2:54pm
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toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 2:54pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

It's a good statistical cut by the Olympic analyzers. Average along 10 axes, boxing is first and fishing is last. note that ski jumping is 28th in average difficulty but has a 9/10 nerve rating, so the rank isn't everything. i would never fucking ski jump. cheers.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 2:57pm
Bullshit grid.



toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 2:58pm
says the baseball statistician



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Nov 5,2012 3:06pm
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
Bullshit grid.


Totally.

For instance, I'm not saying fishing shouldn't be at the bottom of the list, but it got a 2.88 for ANALYTIC APTITUDE, defined as the ability to evaluate and react appropriately to strategic situations. So in competitive angling, you don't analyze a body of water, time of year, weather conditions, activity of fish as related to breeding/spawning/actively feeding, as relates to lure, presentation, terminal tackle, etc?

Plenty of other discrepancies on this list as well, this one just jumped out since it was at the bottom and I'm an angling nerd.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:09pm
Yea, there are a bunch of missing areas which would ultimately affect the degree of difficulty.

ESPN has always been known to make bullshit formulas - John Hollinger's rating system with basketball is an example.

Shoulda been makred as "sports."



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:10pm
Interesting grid, though. The hand-eye coordination in baseball is accurate.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Nov 5,2012 3:10pm
golf is mad hard, son



toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 3:12pm
good point largefreak, i figured fishing shouldn't be called a sport unless it's competitive fishing and in that case it's probably insanely difficult.



toggletoggle post by Burnsy at Nov 5,2012 3:17pm
LOL @ cheerleading being considered a sport. Get off the field and into a gymnastics gym if you want to impress me with that shit.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:18pm edited Nov 5,2012 3:18pm
This is also bullshit when one takes into consideration the different positions in sports. You're telling me that a nose tackle in football requires the same agility as a running back? That a 2nd basemen requires the same arm strength as a pitcher?

GIVE ME A BREAK ESPN.



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Nov 5,2012 3:20pm
Anyone can have a good outing once in awhile, but to consistently catch fish in a competitive environment (whether you're a tournament bass guy or rich enough to on the billfish circuit), it's not at all easy.



toggletoggle post by DYA is NECKBEARDING at Nov 5,2012 3:25pm
WHERE IS WARHAMMER
THIS IS BULLSHIT



toggletoggle post by trioxin245  at Nov 5,2012 3:33pm
ITT: people putting far too much thought into something that is meant to be a BROAD generalization.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:35pm
Your mom was a BROAD generalization, KHED.



toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 3:35pm
yeah the positioning is important. hand-eye for a catcher i would say is equal to a goalkeeper, where both positions need twitch reflexes and instinct, and that's not nearly as important for outfield players.



toggletoggle post by posbleak nli at Nov 5,2012 3:36pm
Burnsy said[orig][quote]
LOL @ cheerleading being considered a sport. Get off the field and into a gymnastics gym if you want to impress me with that shit.


Cheerleading is tough as shit when they start throwing and catching each other

LOL @ distance cycling being ranked tougher than distance running



toggletoggle post by Burnsy at Nov 5,2012 3:39pm
posbleak%20nli said[orig][quote]

Cheerleading is tough as shit when they start throwing and catching each other


I didn't say it was easy. I just don't consider it a sport.


posbleak%20nli said[orig][quote]

LOL @ distance cycling being ranked tougher than distance running

Hahaha yeah, wtf?



toggletoggle post by trioxin245  at Nov 5,2012 3:40pm
I would also add that generally speaking, the folks at ESPN might know a little more about these things than the average sports fan, so despite what you might think at face value about this list, Im pretty sure they put a little more thought into it than ITT.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:41pm
ESPN sucks.



toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 3:43pm
this is the panel that did it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=degree/bios

and they have as much value as statistics can in sports. it matters in some sports more than others.



toggletoggle post by i_am_lazy at Nov 5,2012 3:46pm
posbleak%20nli said[orig][quote]

LOL @ distance cycling being ranked tougher than distance running


Clearly they didn't factor in loneliness.



toggletoggle post by trioxin245  at Nov 5,2012 3:47pm
bah dum tsssh



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 5,2012 3:52pm
Jim Paige?



toggletoggle post by posbleak nli at Nov 5,2012 3:55pm
i_am_lazy said[orig][quote]

Clearly they didn't factor in loneliness.


Wasting hours of your weekends running alone in a straight line, looking sweaty and ugly in public is peak self-hatred



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Nov 5,2012 4:04pm
Antonio Inoki kicked Muhammad Ali's ass. Wrestling is the superior sport.



toggletoggle post by ark at Nov 5,2012 5:12pm
iI wonder where competitive masturbatingwould rank on this. Probably right above WWE



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Nov 5,2012 5:29pm
Glad bmx wasn't included.



toggletoggle post by SkinSandwich at Nov 5,2012 6:29pm
Golf is not a sport either. You hit a ball far away and you walk or drive after it.



toggletoggle post by 0 BBY Owen Lars at Nov 5,2012 11:23pm
List is useless without pod racing.



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Nov 6,2012 4:08pm
And let us all recall that ESPN reported Tim Tebow as the statistically most beloved athlete in the country less than a year ago.



toggletoggle post by xgodzillax  at Nov 7,2012 12:28am
xmikex said[orig][quote]
And let us all recall that ESPN reported Tim Tebow as the statistically most beloved athlete in the country less than a year ago.


werent people saying he was a young montana?



toggletoggle post by RODEO CLOWN at Nov 7,2012 8:59am
Rodeo Steer Wrestling ist krieg



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