fouling to win the game

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

By the way, Kansas.. yeah, they made 14 of their 15 free throws. I guess we should just continue to be subjected to athletes who don't realize the concept of a team game, huh?

You want to know what a real team looks like? Kansas had 7 different leading scorers over the course of the season.

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

While I'm on this.. how do you feel about an intentional walk in baseball? Do you guys think it's a strategic move or are the teams being pussies?

And.. how exactly would an offsides penalty give the opposing team another shot at winning the game?

Point is.. "You play to win the game"

Believe me, if you were a coach, you'd be utilizing the same strategy and if you didn't, you'd be out of a job. Sucks to be you.

Freak

Dude. How could you not have been cheering for Derrick Rose? That guy is fucking awesome.

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

Because, behind UCONN, I've always rooted for Kansas since I was out there vacationing as a toddler. I have relatives in the area.

If Memphis had been playing anyone else, I probably would have been cheering for them. I love Rose especially.. although, if it came down to him and Stephen Curry, I'd probably root for Curry. What a sweet shot that kid has.

Twist of Lemon

MMA Moderator

I don't even know who you are if you want to root for Stephen Curry after he beat Goergetown....

Freak

Okay yeah, I'd root for Curry too, but I just love watching legit future superstars tear it up in college -- and Rose is an animal. I hope he goes to Seattle, and they somehow manage to remain in Seattle.

Also, from what I've read, Douglas-Roberts' best-case in the draft is probably somewhere between 13 and 18 -- as in, his flaws are definitely pronounced.

Freak

And for the record, while I agree with most of your points in this thread, I object big-time here. All tournament, Memphis gutted it out and overachieved at the line; you can fault them for folding under pressure, but just imagine what that pressure must be like, and imagine being a kid in front of an international audience trying to swallow it.

Suntan Superman

WC's Resident Samoan

Yes IBB's are pussy moves. When did I ever say they weren't?

You know Kansas did SO FUCKING WELL Defensively in that championship game that they had to foul to get back in the game. Sounds like they always play AMAZING Defense when you have to foul to win. Fouls are meant to be PENALTIES. I don't think PENALTIES should help you WIN a game.

What's so fucking hard to understand about that concept?

Yeah Memphis should've hit those free throws. And to be honest Memphis should've fouled whomever before the 3 pointer by the jayhawks Therefore only allowing them 2 points.

Oddly enough Momentum plays a big part in this game it's a new concept so I'll let that sink in. Kansas gained momentum by coming back. You're telling me if you were Derrick Rose you'd be just as fucking thrilled to play overtime as you were the rest of the game? Don't fucking kid yourself.

Necro

VIP Room Moderator

Chill out man, sound like you are going to go postal...

Freak

No kidding.

SS, the old "FOULS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PENALTIES!!!!!" argument can be applied to any major team sport, really.

In hockey, teams absolutely serve certain penalties to set a physical tone for the game; in baseball, pitchers work the count in many different ways; in football, teams will take safeties, or desperation pass interference calls, or a host of hockey-like physical precedent-setting penalties.

It's strategy, and it's been part of the game for many, many, many years.