I must say, I'm a little underwhelmed by the wheelchair rugby - so called 'murder ball'

Not even close! They just seem to push themselves from one end of the court to the other with the ball with a little bit of bumping on the way.

Posted By: Bravo win or die on September 5th 2012 at 17:05:43

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I must say, I'm a little underwhelmed by the wheelchair rugby - so called 'murder ball' (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Sep 5, 17:05:43
- The slight difficulty I have with the paralympics (Other Sports) - paulg, Sep 5, 17:31:48
  - I agree (Other Sports) - Old Git, Sep 5, 18:30:47
  - Went to the wheelchair basketball on Sat (Other Sports) - Surrey Yella, Sep 5, 17:55:01
    - Perhaps I was caught in the moment (Other Sports) - Surrey Yella, Sep 5, 18:53:22
    - In what way? Just out of interest? (n/m) (Other Sports) - UtterlyHuckerby, Sep 5, 17:55:40
  - Have you watching any wheelchair basketball? (Other Sports) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 5, 17:47:02
    - do you mean better than able bodied basketball players? (Other Sports) - paulg, Sep 5, 17:50:44
      - Best in the world at wheelchair basketball (Other Sports) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 5, 17:57:32
  - as hard as they try (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 5, 17:41:23
    - I agree with this. I think it is more about saying that you can still be active rather (Other Sports) - UtterlyHuckerby, Sep 5, 17:48:38
    - i haven't watched any of it (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 5, 17:43:58
      - Why is channel 4 so tricky? It's just button 4 on my turneroverer. (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Sep 5, 17:50:14
        
        because it's not a channel i often switch to (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 5, 17:53:17
        
        Maybe, but BBC only bid ?3m and were going to show 50 hours (Other Sports) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 5, 18:04:56
        
        it just doesn't have the same "feel" on Ch4 (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 5, 17:58:48
        
        yeah they just devalue the event (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 5, 17:59:45
        
        would be awful (n/m) (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 5, 18:03:20
      - I turned Ch4 on and within 20 seconds there was adverts (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 5, 17:46:13
        
        Whenever I've watched half an hour of it on C4 (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 5, 17:51:07
        
        Ch 450, 451 or 452 if you have Sky. No ads! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Sep 5, 17:55:03
        
        doesn't help that ade adepitan is a truly hopeless commentator (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Sep 5, 17:47:36
        
        did they bring that otis guy back from the world champs? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 5, 17:49:01
      - well apart from the interview with pistorious (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 5, 17:44:53
  - Some of the basketball matches have been exciting spectacles to watch - close scores and (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Sep 5, 17:35:31

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