Yeah, it is harder than running.

And running? LOL. They call it 'walking the ball up the court' for a reason. There's a lot more walking and standing around than actual running in an average basketball game.

And congrats Richie. It only took you 16 years of hockey in this town to figure out the game is 'crazy physical'. It's insight like that has more and more of us showing up here to see how stupid your opinons are, rather than how smart they are...

I was in attendance too; oH the ice girls..where do you find girls that hot that can skate? They also need thinner, white tops so we can 'see' if they are really cold out there

Chara's been playing for a while, just now being noticed by Richie "I get paid to cover sports" Witt. Funny. Steve is right in making fun of you.

Shifts are that short because they have to be...very tiring. And there's more constant movement than in football or baseball.

Last year the Stars had perhaps the worst regular season loss in franchise history to the Bruins, so losing 3-0 to a superior team doesn't mean it's time to throw up our hands on the season.

Jason Kidd would have to leave the game the first time he got slammed into the boards.

"The things were in place when I went to the UFC event last month, [b]but they're even more spectacular for a real sport.[/b]"

UFC fan dogpile in 5..4..3..2..

It's quite a bit like running actually. As in sprinting and stopping and starting and pushing on someone the entire time. Get yourself to a Starscenter Richie, put on some skates and then try skating a hockey suicide as fast as you can. For more realism have someone beating on you with a stick the entire time and see if you aren't tired after a minute. Rest a few minutes and do it again. Repeat for an hour.

Please tell me you didn't get paid for your "observations"?

Hey RW,

I just got an email from StubHub wanting to sell me tickets to the Texas Rangers playoffs. Looks like you were wrong about them being done for the year! StubHub, wtf?

Skating is definitely harder than going up and down the court in basketball. Since you compared it to basketball, skating is more like doing wind sprints up and down the court. Has someone like Shaq ever even done a wind sprint?

Glad to see ya went to a game, and hope you keep going. The Stars are a good group of people and organization, they deserve the support.

Damn RW... was your jab @ MMA really necessary dude, I mean REALLY??

As for the Stars, yes they got worked by the B's but I have to disagree w/ your Turco observation for that particular game.

There was a stretch that had he not been on his game, Boston could have been up by about 6 to 7 goals instead of just the 3.

The team has a much different approach under Crawford. His strategy is to filter in the scoring opps from the blueline and w/ young D-men like Daley I can see that working here.

Good to have captain Morrow back - the dude has been insane this year!

*** Don't forget, UFC 104 this SAT. Lyoto 'the Dragon' Machida defends his LHW strap against Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua - should be a good one

One other NBA vs NHL comment...aside from the skating being physically harder, hockey players also have to cover more distance. A NHL rink is 200' long (and 85' wide) whereas a NBA court is 94' long (and 50' wide). So, a NBA player only has to cover less than half the distance from one end to another (and why the Mavs can sell an extra 1500 seats at their games).

@Steve: I didn't say I just realized it was crazy physical. But thanks for showing up here anyway. You're welcome anytime.

@Rhino: Complain about no hockey coverage, then belittle the writer who covers hockey and makes observations about players he's never seen because he rarely covers hockey. Weird, the writer suddenly remembers why he doesn't cover hockey. Aw, I'm just kidding. Chill down.

@Jeff: See Rhino above.

@BeefSupreme: Jab at MMA? Damn we're touchy today peeps. What gives?

@Chip: Only rational comment of the bunch. Nice save.

OK MMA fans don't get upset by Richie Whitt he has made a career of saying things to get people upset. He knows you will keep coming back for more. He just a glorified print media shock jock. With that being said I really enjoy his work :) ;) :0

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@RW: yes, definitely not a good night for the Stars, and yeah, Chara's a freaking giant. It was still just a helluva time. As a relative newcomer, I'm already convinced that no game is better live than hockey, and none translate as poorly to TV.

And I'm also glad to see much less of the "cocaine and boob job" crowd than at Mavs games. Those people are a whip (ok, not the boob jobs as much).

Note to Ice Girl with Joker Mouth: you might wanna tone down the nuclear teeth whitening. I can see your grill from 8 sections away.

mma is not a "real sport"?

thank god you're only doing radio on a failed station with no listeners.

if you havent looked around moron, mma is huge.
it replaced boxing nearly 5 yrs ago.

deal with it, midget!

good jordan kobe LeBron Garnett Jason Kidd http://www.ieshoes.com

you might be an ignorant slut, but i'm glad you actually went to a game and actually posted about it.

you should make a trip to a starcenter, strap on some skates and see what it's like out there.

i'm glad you showed respect to how awesome this game is by noticing up close and personal how "crazy physical" it is, which is why they can only go out for short shifts. If you'd been paying attention you'd know that Crawford has been trying to force the players into shorter shifts to keep their energy levels up. In hockey, if you get caught out on a long shift you're more likely to commit a penalty or get beat on defense and give up a goal.

but i still find it frustrating that a guy like you with the OBVIOUS dislike of hockey that you have gets access to Stars games and players. Yes, they're very amiable and nice. Maybe that's because they play in a non-hockey-loving market where they enjoy anonymity. So as much as i hate on you for NOT covering the Stars, I'm sure they love the fact that people don't bother them every waking second like they do in Montreal or Toronto.

in closing, thank you for going to a game. but you need to pay more attention. and you need to follow what's going on with this team.

for anyone reading this who actually want to follow the Stars, visit (and i can't believe i'm promoting the Dallas Morning Snooze) Starsblog.dallasnews.com Mike Heika is the Stars beat reporter, he travels with the team and has all the insight you could ever want.

Keep sluttin' it up, Whitt.

p.s. Ice Girls? i prefer the term Sno Ho's... and they're the hottest in the league...

Last night, Sony rolled out the 3.0 firmware for the Playstation 3, just in time for the launch of the new, lower priced "PS3 Slim.

Really great post/article really informative.

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