Slamball

[Grumma]

Is this not the most awsome sport ever? (after AFL, Ice Hockey and Wheelchair rugby)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8T2IQHy8M

[Iscariot]

this was on tv in the US for less than a season before it vanished because everyone thought it was retarded

me included

[Grumma]

Why do you think it's retarded?

It's almost the perfect spectator sport

[Iscariot]

it's basketball with trampolines

so boring

i'd rather watch hockey or soccer

[Grumma]

do you like normal bball?

[Iscariot]

not one bit

[Grumma]

Well therein lies the problem

[Iscariot]

basketball is so boring

if someone gets tapped it's a foul

if you make noise when someone is shooting a free throw it's a technical foul

if you take too many steps with the ball it's traveling

whistle whistle whistle

so boring

[Grumma]

Slamball has none of those rules

= instant win

[aria999]

it was coool for like 5 mins then it was boring

[Gnarmageddon]

I wonder how many of those players bite their tongues off.

[thedriveinfan]

i remember when this came out, i was in highschool i think, any case it just a gimmick

[djtdub105]

i thought they shut this down after some dude got messed up?

[Zmev]

Is this not the most awsome sport ever? (after AFL, Ice Hockey and Wheelchair rugby)

sport ever? (after AFL, Ice Hockey and Wheelchair rugby)

AFL, Ice Hockey and Wheelchair rugby)

AFL

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[Dr. Jake Destructo]

This game sucks because it simply takes all the highlight reel aspects of real sports and removes any strategy from it. I would love to play this game but it's hardly real competition.

[Jaymz Hetfield]

XFL was better maybe they should have merged.

[Dinosawesome]

basketball is so boring

if someone gets tapped it's a foul

if you make noise when someone is shooting a free throw it's a technical foul

if you take too many steps with the ball it's traveling

whistle whistle whistle

so boring
Oh so it's one of those games that actually requires skill?

[Grumma]

i thought they shut this down after some dude got messed up?

No idea.
But it just started airing in Australia and they're in Germany or Japan or summin promoting it

[guitrguy]

Professional SlamBall games were aired on television by Spike TV for two seasons in 2002 - 2003, and the POWERade Slamball Challenge was aired on CSTV in 2007. SlamBall is returning in August 2008[1], and is being aired on Versus and CBS.

[Grumma]

Unfortunately no free-to-air Australian channels :p

[zenith001]

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[descendents1]

this is pretty sick

[jrowa001]

i liked slamball for a little bit but after a while the games werent that fun and most games there was nothing special going on. rarely anything thats considered a highlight. but i would love to play it

[Grumma]

I'm pretty keen to play it as well.
Bloody Australia's segregation from everywhere else <_<

[Black Ink]

I wonder how many guys screwed up their ankles playing that.

[Grumma]

I reckon the knees would be worse

[Black Ink]

Trampolines aren't so bad on the knees but there's countless ways you could tweak an ankle, especially with so many other people jumping around on them.

Either way the sport is dumb.

[Grumma]

I meant more landing on the padding with one leg and the tramp with the other type of thing.
Chance of injury is pretty high but still looks hella fun!

[hXcPLISIT]

i just liked it when a guy would go up for a huge dunk and the big bastard in the middle would just jump up and clobber him

[Grumma]

Yeah seems a bit unfair when this Gridiron bloke nails a skinny basketballer lol