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Post by realtalk on Mar 31, 2010 8:57:56 GMT -5
I don't see how it can be bad for womens basketball when everyone in America is talking about them and what they are accomplishing. My daughter and her friends are glued to the television every time they are on. How many womens games are the lead story on sportscenter and other nationally televised news programs? They play so hard and disciplined. If I'm not mistaken, they didn't even have the best recruiting classes the past few years. UConn inspires a lot of young women to achieve greatness and that's NEVER a bad thing!
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Post by nnn on Mar 31, 2010 11:16:50 GMT -5
I'd rather watch UConn win by 40 than 2 lower-top 25 teams stuggle to a 50-48 decision.
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Post by bballfanatic on Mar 31, 2010 11:22:50 GMT -5
Bballlunatic, I never mentioned a name on here for missing the bunnies, I am sure the girl know who she is and feels terrible and I felt terrible for them last night as well. Xavier was ahead 2 with 30 plus seconds on the clock and also missed the front end of a 1 and 1 and I won't name names in the event it might offend someone. On Faris, No, I would take it in stride, much like I did last year when Kelly missed the free throw (made 2 of 3) to tie the McD's All-American game last year with no time left on the clock. Just like I pointed out that I did not like when HC had Stratman inbound the ball vs. Bolingbrook on HC's first possession within 2 points with under a minute to play last year which led to a 5 second penalty and ultimately cost HC the game - it wasn't Stratman's fault, HC had 4 other possible players that could have inbounded the ball from the sideline and I seen Risinger's point in wanting his tallest player inbounding the ball, however he had four experienced guards that could have thrown that ball in but he chose not to - not the kids fault and I called it out. I will never fault a girl for making a physical mistake-they happen to everyone, but I will for a mental mistake or for lack of effort and on that Stanford final bucket there was a lack of effort to trap her when they had the chance. I call it as I see it, good or bad for the teams I like and the team I do not have an interest in. I'm not here to kiss anyone's behind and do not have an hidden agenda as some people do when someone talks about a particular school or player when they are mentioned as some people do *ahem* You and you infatuation with everything HC. It's apparent that you don't like winners and that is ok - trust me I know, I am a Cubs fans too, just try not to be offended when somone else (like the entire UConn fan base, HC fan base) does. [/quote Bruinball -- Name calling is the first defense of a person who has no defense, so the "Bballlunatic" stuff just makes you look stupid (as does your continual use of "I seen." It's I HAVE seen!) Also, you may want to look up the word "infatuation" before you try to use it in a sentence. It has more to do with your obsession with Geno than it does my feelings about HC. I don't mind winners. I have been associated with many winners. I just don't like cheaters or programs that take shortcuts. I don't think UCONN is either of those. I just think their games have been boring this year, as do many basketball fans. That's all. You most certainly did mention Amber Harris by name on the Xavier thread and I don't recall you on here criticizing Faris for her missed free throws after the McDonald's All American game. I don't remember anyone criticizing her and I assumed it was because anyone who has a daughter who has played knows that she felt worse than anyone else about them. So, don't try to smooth over your insensitive statements about the Xavier players. Instead, you might want to brush up on your grammar and vocabulary. It would be a much better use of your time.
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Post by bruinbball on Mar 31, 2010 11:44:21 GMT -5
I started calling you bballlunatic a while back when every time Heritage Christian you want to bash the school for their success and the system they operate and all Indiana high schools operate within.
"It's called reading, top to bottom, left to right, a group of words make up a sentence, take tylenol for any headaches..." If you read my post, I said: "I never mentioned a name on here for missing the bunnies, I am sure the girl know who she is and feels terrible and I felt terrible for them last night as well". I was talking about the lack of effort to stop the ball handler when I mentioned Harris - which I though was a lack of effort. I didn't criticize Faris for missing the free throw, I said I felt sorry for her, much the same as I did for Jernigan (note the quote: "I will never fault a girl for making a physical mistake-they happen to everyone, but I will for a mental mistake or for lack of effort "
While my major Bachelor degree is in Economics and my Master's is for Business Administration, I don't really care about my grammar or really even my spelling on message boards. They play little significance in the actual message written. Reading comprehension on the other hand is quite important to understanding what is being said, maybe you should work on that.
Much like infatuation: I'll give you the encarta definition: 1. an intense but short-lived and irrational passion for somebody or something - sounds very similar to your consistent regurgitation of how HC is everything evil about Indiana HS basketball.
FYI, reguritation: (I'll give you the definition for it too, also encarta): 2. transitive verb to repeat or reproduce what has been heard, read, or taught, in a purely mechanical way, with no evidence of personal thought or understanding
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Post by bballfanatic on Mar 31, 2010 11:53:08 GMT -5
Nice try trying to look intelligent, but your definition of infatuation is consistent with my point that it is more about your feelings toward Geno than my feelings for HC. It's an irrational passion FOR somebody or something. I certainly have no passion FOR the way the Heritage Christian program is run. Again, study your vocabulary. I must say that I'm flattered you went to so much trouble to look smarter than you are just for me!
It's difficult for me to believe that you only write or say "I seen" on message boards and don't say write or say it anywhere else. It's the level of language that is used by the uneducated. People with advanced degrees from reputable universities would never say or write "I seen" ANYwhere, especially as consistently as you do. Sorry -- not buying it.
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Post by bruinbball on Mar 31, 2010 12:04:00 GMT -5
Think what you will. Much like your hatred for Heritage Christian and your inability to prove they have done anything wrong, I can prove I have the degrees, and both from reputable universities. But thank you, I HAVE SEEN the light BTW, your passion is to bash HC everytime someone mentions something they are doing - hence your infatuation, because you are usually irrational when doing so.
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Post by eaglesdad on Mar 31, 2010 13:19:50 GMT -5
So what some of you are saying is that you would rather see a game where a team shoots less than 30% from the field and still wins the game because it's competitive. This is total BS in my opinion. Just because the score is close dosen't make it a good game. I have watched all the games and I would rather see someone play good ball and win by 20 than see terrible plays and the score be close. I guess that's just a difference of opinion.Just look at how the girls game has progressed the last several years. It's not because everyone was happy with competitive games it's because the girls had to get better to compete.
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Post by Ice on Mar 31, 2010 14:03:17 GMT -5
If you don't like seeing basketball the way it is meant to be played then that is fine. If this was facebook, I would "like" this post. I didn't know if I was supposed to say were or was so I just guessed.
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Post by bruinbball on Apr 1, 2010 7:51:33 GMT -5
Not to beat a dead horse, but in today's Wall Street Journal there are two articles on the Huskies. With this great quote from Indiana legend John Wooden himself: "The legendary coach himself agrees. "I think it's good for the game," says Mr. Wooden, now 99. "There's more incentive for others to come up to Connecticut's level."" online.wsj.com/article/...2546393310.htmlonline.wsj.com/article/...3525661198.html
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Post by eaglesdad on Apr 1, 2010 10:21:55 GMT -5
Hey bruinbball, What's an uneducated duffus like yourself doing reading the Wall Street Journal? I'll take John Wooden's opinion over anybody else's. He's been there/done that!!!
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Post by bruinbball on Apr 1, 2010 10:51:57 GMT -5
I just look at the picures...
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Post by forestforthetrees on Apr 1, 2010 14:40:34 GMT -5
Hard to say that being too good is bad for the game. I think others will want to step up. I really don't expect everybody to fold their tents up and take up swimming or other activity. The growing pains may cause a little angst but in the end it will be worth it. What they are doing is changing the culture. Not an easy task.
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Post by jchandler729 on Apr 1, 2010 15:10:01 GMT -5
Can we all just get along :-)
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Post by silverfox on Apr 2, 2010 9:23:16 GMT -5
" Can we all just get along? "
Now that's the funniest thing I've seen written on this site yet?
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Post by dell on Apr 3, 2010 0:58:29 GMT -5
What UConn is doing will draw more fans to watch so it is never a bad thing. The true basketball fan always watches good basketball, the casual fan will watch to see if they keep it up or finally get beat. You should not worry about what UConn means to the game and just watch them. Just once. True once-in-a-lifetime greatness does not come around that often. When it does, you have to see it. You don’t owe it to them. You owe it to yourself.
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Post by bruinbball on Apr 3, 2010 17:06:40 GMT -5
Very well said Dell
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