An Amazing Sport: Basketball with your Feet

I'll rarely be able to write this year with the load of homework my professors are deciding to give me, but I happen to have a few breaks here and there. For one of them, I have decided to spend time watching this amazing sport, which is known throughout the world, but just not as popular here. Many of you, I am suspecting, don't know it, so I am here to tell you about it.

Imagine a league of point guards, some like Steve Nash with amazing passing ability, some like Deron Williams with the muscle to take you off the dribble, some like Chris Paul who do everything. This sport emulates this idea, in that everyone is a passer to some level, just with different skills, whether it be a knack for scoring, an ability to shut down whoever they are defending, or a mix of both with a highlight on passing.

The brand of offense employed? Phil Jackson would be incredibly happy, because it is basically a triangle offense implemented in a different sport. Triangles are constantly formed, the players are constantly moving, and the ball is evenly distributed. Mismatches are created at a whim, because in this sport, the defense employed is almost always a zone, but the offense flows however it wishes.

The game speed? Just like the Phoenix Suns of 2006 and the San Antonio Spurs of this decade, there are teams that are fast paced, and teams that will grind it out and play good defense. The game I am watching holds teams that traditionally played slower, more smash mouth. But just like the Suns changed their style with a new coach, so did this team, becoming quicker and more agile, more aggressive on offense.

Even better is the fact that this game is a rivalry, so much so that the team I am rooting against made voo doo dolls to try and jinx my team. I know Celtics-Lakers is intense, but I'm pretty sure you haven't seen voo doo dolls make its way into the NBA.

This sport I'm telling you about is intriguing, and when I first heard about it and saw it, I fell in love with it. The sport?


Soccer.