Someone who plays basketball occasionally wouldn't call themselves a bball player, yet you see it with running. Why?

I played noontime ball at the Y. I can also shoot better free throws than most NBA players.

i still play with a child sized fisher price basketball net sometimes. its pretty fun

gifdhgdfgdgd wrote:

Someone who plays soccer or basketball a few times a month might say "I play some pick-up soccer/basketball" but they don't usually go around telling people "I'm a basketball player" or "I'm a soccer player." Yet in running, if you read places like r/running, it's all about "If you have ever gone for a run, you're a runner!"

Why is there such a big difference in the respect given to serious soccer/basketball players vs. players who just play occasionally for fun, vs. serious runners vs. people who occasionally jog?

By the same token, mediocre d-league basketball players don't obsess over rec players the way some folks on this board obsess over "hobbyjoggers".

No Way wrote:

gifdhgdfgdgd wrote:

Someone who plays soccer or basketball a few times a month might say "I play some pick-up soccer/basketball" but they don't usually go around telling people "I'm a basketball player" or "I'm a soccer player." Yet in running, if you read places like r/running, it's all about "If you have ever gone for a run, you're a runner!"

Why is there such a big difference in the respect given to serious soccer/basketball players vs. players who just play occasionally for fun, vs. serious runners vs. people who occasionally jog?

By the same token, mediocre d-league basketball players don't obsess over rec players the way some folks on this board obsess over "hobbyjoggers".

True, only because rec basketball players act nothing like hobbyjoggers. They started it.

Imagine if they did. Imagine a "Color" Basketball tournament. We're not going to keep score, but we are going to splash you with color dust as you play. This mentality only exists in running.

RealityChecker wrote:

No Way wrote:

By the same token, mediocre d-league basketball players don't obsess over rec players the way some folks on this board obsess over "hobbyjoggers".

True, only because rec basketball players act nothing like hobbyjoggers. They started it.

Imagine if they did. Imagine a "Color" Basketball tournament. We're not going to keep score, but we are going to splash you with color dust as you play. This mentality only exists in running.

Color runs are a really recent phenomena.

People play basketball all the time without keeping score. People also play horse, knockout, and other games with a basketball and hoop.

Because of the very reason that rec players don't constantly go on and on about how they play basketball, how they finished a basketball game, etc.

I'm a baller, even though I don't play basketball.

Who gives a shit?

No Way wrote:

RealityChecker wrote:

True, only because rec basketball players act nothing like hobbyjoggers. They started it.

Imagine if they did. Imagine a "Color" Basketball tournament. We're not going to keep score, but we are going to splash you with color dust as you play. This mentality only exists in running.

Color runs are a really recent phenomena.

People play basketball all the time without keeping score. People also play horse, knockout, and other games with a basketball and hoop.

Don't worry, he doesn't have a leg to stand on. He is just a butthurt "sub-elite"

No Way wrote:

Color runs are a really recent phenomena.

Using Color Runs etc to mock hobbyjoggers has never made sense. Everyone understand those events are running-based entertainments, that have nothing to do with fitness. Nobody does those and calls themselves a runner.

Stick to better targets, like the 'runner' who doesn't really train, plods a 2:40 half, then gets on social media to fish for love and to rip the event because they ran out of beer.

I could care less what pace people run, any more than I care what their golf score is. But doing an easy thing badly is not a breathtaking achievement, and it would be nice if we were all allowed to stop pretending otherwise.

these guys ... wrote:

No Way wrote:

Color runs are a really recent phenomena.

Using Color Runs etc to mock hobbyjoggers has never made sense. Everyone understand those events are running-based entertainments, that have nothing to do with fitness. Nobody does those and calls themselves a runner.

Stick to better targets, like the 'runner' who doesn't really train, plods a 2:40 half, then gets on social media to fish for love and to rip the event because they ran out of beer.

I could care less what pace people run, any more than I care what their golf score is. But doing an easy thing badly is not a breathtaking achievement, and it would be nice if we were all allowed to stop pretending otherwise.

I think that you meant to say that you "couldn't care less". Either that or you are a moron.