Basketball vs Football

Rebuttals: Con says “Football is played outdoors,.. Basketball is played indoors.” Basketball is played outdoors, though not professionally. As well there do exists pro football stadiums that are indoors. (1) Not to mention some NFL games are so affected by the weather it ruins the game. Last year’s super bowl is a great example. Two great teams, but due to weather one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time was unable to pass effectively. Leading to a lack luster super bowl that was not very close. Con says “In basketball almost any physical contact with the ball carrier could become a foul, especially if you knock him on his backside. In football the latter is called a tackle and is both expected and required to end the play.” Basketball is a very physical sport, though you are right, it is less contact than football. Contact does not constitute better in anyway. If it did Wrestling would be much bigger. By the way, NBA players run further per game than NFL players. (2) It is much more non stop, where in football you can catch your breath after every play… cons says “Nobody wants to sit and watch a game where the players dance around watch other so they don’t get hurt. I mean oh please, where the fun in that? People do get hurt in the NBA… (3) though again this does not make one sport better than the other. In fact, the safer the sport, the more likely you will get to watch your favorite players rather than have them be injured all the time. Con says “Not sure what playing one on one has to do with basketball being convenient? Football is also a convenient game, which can also be played in your front/backyard.” My point being that football one on one would be lame…. You could play football in your backyard but you need a few more people for it to be worth while. Con says “. If 26 million people play basketball then who is going to even remember who you are out of all those people? I would rather shine out of only 3.5 million; you have a much better chance of getting noticed and going on to bigger and better things in the sport.” That is my point precisely. It is harder to be one of the 360 NBA players out of 26 million ball players, then to be one of the 1700 NFL players out of 3.5 million. A better chance at becoming pro in the sport just shows it not to be as hardor as impressive. Con says “NBA teams have several games per week. Unless they play Sunday and then Thursday night, NFL teams have one. You know when it is months in advance. You know who the opponent will be. It's an event. Once it's done you can return to the rest of your life, not getting interrupted again until next week. It appears to be the perfect mix of convenience and anticipation.” Again I will chalk this up as proof that basketball is better. Any night during the season I can watch a game. I don’t have to wait until Sunday each week to watch the pros. Con says “That source may say that Football is a dangerous sport, but the sport being dangerous has nothing to do with how people react to this sport. People look forward to the players getting knocked down because it is exciting.” Again, if pain or injury were what made a sport great, wrestling would be a bigger sport. The absence of injury is much more a benefit to a sport. I would rather play, and watch a sport that I and the others are less likely to get injured. Conclusion: The NBA has a better schedule. Weather has ruined some football games. Basketball requires more endurance as players have fewer breaks and run further in a game then football players. Basketball is better than football. (1) http://www.answers.com... (2) http://gizmodo.com... (3) http://www.youtube.com...