|
|
Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Aug 10, 2012 13:15:31 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by Wiswell on Aug 10, 2012 14:00:52 GMT -5
Good article. Interesting that some of the commenters said it takes too long to play and is not made for the spectator. Counterpoint: I have never witnessed a 3-hr match; football and baseball almost always take over 3 hours, during which most of the time, there is standing around and not much happening. What exactly are they looking for in sports?
|
|
|
|
Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Aug 10, 2012 14:05:25 GMT -5
Good article. Interesting that some of the commenters said it takes too long to play and is not made for the spectator. Counterpoint: I have never witnessed a 3-hr match; football and baseball almost always take over 3 hours, during which most of the time, there is standing around and not much happening. What exactly are they looking for in sports? Yeah, I read the comments too, and of course you're right, another guy said that it was boring because of the service errors and short rallies. I think it's just a case of people coming in with a bias against the sport and coming up with post hoc rationalizations. Every sport has some aspect you can find fault with, volleyball included. Can't win people over with rational discussion. |
|
|
|
Post by ugopher on Aug 10, 2012 15:40:08 GMT -5
Good article. Interesting that some of the commenters said it takes too long to play and is not made for the spectator. Counterpoint: I have never witnessed a 3-hr match; football and baseball almost always take over 3 hours, during which most of the time, there is standing around and not much happening. What exactly are they looking for in sports? The only three hour matches I have witnessed have been five set affairs - MN/Penn State the past two years come to mind. And, I dare anyone to tell me those weren't great matches for the spectator! |
|
|
|
Post by spikerthemovie on Aug 10, 2012 16:01:23 GMT -5
I suppose all of us are not exactly "regular" viewers, but I agree. I think the longest match I've ever seen in person was probably that insane NCAA tournament match where Minnesota beat Georgia Tech 25-30, 30-22, 30-24, 46-48, 15-9 and it was also among the most thrilling.
|
|
|
|
Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 10, 2012 16:16:39 GMT -5
I understand where they're coming from vis-a-vis the service errors high-level men's volleyball. Teams side out so well, that you see very few long rallies, and, even worse, so many service errors and aces that it can be hard to find the flow of a match. Good matches avoid this, but we've seen a lot of big matches the past few years end up really boring.
As to match length, the bigger problem is that you walk into a match having no idea how long it's gonna take. You're prepared for 3 hours of a football game, but with VB you just don't know.
|
|
|
|
Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 10, 2012 17:28:49 GMT -5
The article is about men's volleyball, which I do find to be less interesting than women's volleyball, because it's more focused on force, less on strategy. The women's game has more and longer rallies, making it more engaging to average fans, who're less likely to be aware of the intricacies of play, as opposed to aficionados of the sport. The speed of play in the men's game can make it more difficult to follow.
This is IF the yo-yo twirlers at NBC deign to let viewers watch more than one set and change of play...
|
|
|
|
Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Aug 10, 2012 17:38:51 GMT -5
The article is about men's volleyball, which I do find to be less interesting than women's volleyball, because it's more focused on force, less on strategy. The women's game has more and longer rallies, making it more engaging to average fans, who're less likely to be aware of the intricacies of play, as opposed to aficionados of the sport. The speed of play in the men's game can make it more difficult to follow. This is IF the yo-yo twirlers at NBC deign to let viewers watch more than one set and change of play... I think a lot of people feel this way, and that's fine, but I don't think this is really a problem for men's volleyball. American football is incredibly complicated, is extremely fast paced (It has breaks in play like VB, but is still very fast), and has strategies that the average fan couldn't begin to comprehend, far more than volleyball does, and yet it's the most popular sport in America. I think men's volleyball's biggest issue is just lack of marketing, and being pigeonholed as a beach/recreational/girls etc. sport. |
|
