Yeah I guess you could say that. I just read that in a soccer game, players run approx 10 miles (a mid fielder). I don't think a basketball player has ever run more than 3 miles in a game. Plus look at the size of the court- a basketball court is like a fourth the size of a soccer field.
No I disagree. In basketball there are time outs, breaks at the end of each quarter, breaks for throw ins, breaks for free throws etc etc. In soccer it is not like that at all. I have played both and I love both, but I still think soccer is more physically demanding.