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brooklynite

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1. I shouldn't play ice hockey...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 08:35 AM

Jan 2015

Last edited Tue Jan 20, 2015, 07:55 PM - Edit history (1)

...why? Because I can't ice skate. And if I could, I wouldn't be able to maneuver a puck with a stick while skating.

What this story tells me is that the team on the losing side of this game shouldn't be playing basketball, or at least not be in the league it was playing in. Whether or not the students have difficult lives and whether or not their school has the resources to train them, it's evident that the students can't currently master the game and shouldn't be playing it with people who can. They can play intramural basketball or be matched with another school of equally struggling students. But if they -do- end up playing a team where they're fundamentally outmatched, the game shouldn't be called before it gets embarrassing. Why? Because there's no way to pick a number that's not completely arbitrary. 100 pt margin? 50? Other than "we know it when we see it", whats the basis for picking one? And would the Carroll Academy players feel significantly better being outplayed 50-0?

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I shouldn't play ice hockey... brooklynite Jan 2015 #1

Your charade is evident to anyone with open eyes. ret5hd Jan 2015 #30

Don't be shy: please enlighten every one brooklynite Jan 2015 #31

You already have. ret5hd Jan 2015 #32

Thanks for continuing absolutely nothing beyond a cry for attention. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #42

My youngest son madokie Jan 2015 #2

Sports does help develop kids. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #21

Small schools especially face lopsided scores all the time. Brickbat Jan 2015 #3

Nobody wants pity. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #22

Michael Anderson said he asked for running time in the third quarter. Brickbat Jan 2015 #24

If that was electoral votes against the republicans TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #4

that they used a full-court press the entire first half - leading 104-1 at halftime - is disgusting DrDan Jan 2015 #5

The Refs Should Have Called The Game ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #6

Losing builds character...as does solidering through when things aren't going well... brooklynite Jan 2015 #8

Patronizing Nonsense ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #9

Then, define an acceptable loss that's not based on a completely arbitrary measure brooklynite Jan 2015 #10

bullshit question. you don't even have to put a number on it.. frylock Jan 2015 #11

Okay, they play easy and the score is 100 - 22... brooklynite Jan 2015 #12

you clearly know fuckall about the game frylock Jan 2015 #13

Temper, temper... brooklynite Jan 2015 #15

I know that the net is too fucking low... snooper2 Jan 2015 #29

losing is quitting. These girls didn't quit, that makes them winners. NM_Birder Jan 2015 #17

swimming, we went up against a team that was not good. our coach put us all in races we never swam, seabeyond Jan 2015 #7

A good way to handle the situation. brer cat Jan 2015 #33

The Arroyo Valley High girls basketball teams needs run laps Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #14

No. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #19

We do not train to be merciful here. Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #20

They aren't in the streets. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #23

I wasn't aware anyone was killed dumbcat Jan 2015 #28

Sweep the leg, Johnny! SwankyXomb Jan 2015 #26

Second place is no place Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #27

If the girls played the game through to the end, NM_Birder Jan 2015 #16

I pointed out that the inferior team should not be patronized nor Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #18

I commend the girls for showing up to any games at all. NM_Birder Jan 2015 #36

I don't understand why t he refs didn't just dumbcat Jan 2015 #25

Possibly the dumbest post ever or at least in the running. nt Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #34

What? Why? Do you want losers to feel bad? dumbcat Jan 2015 #35

Greatest username ever. Spot on. NM_Birder Jan 2015 #38

You believe personal insults are dumbcat Jan 2015 #40

Nothing to fix, NM_Birder Jan 2015 #43

I had to read that post again just to be sure it wasn't sarcastic humor. NM_Birder Jan 2015 #37

<sigh> I guess it isn't going to work dumbcat Jan 2015 #41

Oh, c'mon, grits. It was only 161-2. KamaAina Jan 2015 #39