This week's bizarre High School Basketball Score

[Chef2]

Opening week here in the sticks.

Girls Varsity.


1 2 3 4
14 14 14 7- 49

2 1 0 0 - 3

D scored first. Layup :18 into the game, lead 2-0. Then a free throw with 1:18 left in the 2nd.
That's it. That's all.

 

[Batman]

A couple of years ago, one of our local girls teams played 14 games and broke double digits five times. One of the losses was a 63-0 shutout.
It hasn't gotten much better since then.

 

[Football_Bat]

City girls team here was down 31-0 at the end of the first period and 46-5 at the half. They're awful.

 

[expendable]

Last week, I ran the scoreboard for my school's girls bb team, which won 45-2. The two points came off foul shots -- the first point on a technical foul, because ten minutes before the game the scorebook was two lines short of complete, and the opposing coach pointed it out to the ref at the very second he could.

I didn't feel too bad when I stopped the clock for a two shot foul with .01 seconds left.

 

[SnarkShark]

161-2. 104-1 at the half.

http://www.sbsun.com/sports/2015010...ut-bloomington-161-2-sportsmanship-questioned

“I didn’t play any starters in the second half,” said Anderson, who guided Rialto to the Division II state finals in 2011 before coming to Arroyo Valley before the 2013-14 season. “I didn’t expect them (Bloomington) to be that bad, I’m not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn’t expect my bench to play that well. I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3s.”

Riiiiight.

 

[Starman]

161-2. 104-1 at the half.

http://www.sbsun.com/sports/2015010...ut-bloomington-161-2-sportsmanship-questioned

“I didn’t play any starters in the second half,” said Anderson, who guided Rialto to the Division II state finals in 2011 before coming to Arroyo Valley before the 2013-14 season. “I didn’t expect them (Bloomington) to be that bad, I’m not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn’t expect my bench to play that well. I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3s.”

Riiiiight.

Dear Bloomington:

1, Get Better, or

2, Quit.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

161-2. 104-1 at the half.

http://www.sbsun.com/sports/2015010...ut-bloomington-161-2-sportsmanship-questioned

“I didn’t play any starters in the second half,” said Anderson, who guided Rialto to the Division II state finals in 2011 before coming to Arroyo Valley before the 2013-14 season. “I didn’t expect them (Bloomington) to be that bad, I’m not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn’t expect my bench to play that well. I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3s.”

Riiiiight.

See, I'm all for the "get better or quit" mentality, but who the **** allows their team to shoot "eight of nine" 3-pointers in the second half with that lead?

That's just bull****.

 

[Tarheel316]

See, I'm all for the "get better or quit" mentality, but who the **** allows their team to shoot "eight of nine" 3-pointers in the second half with that lead?

That's just bull****.

Sure is. No need to be shooting all those 3s against a defenseless team.

 

[MTM]

"Get better it quit" is a good philosophy, but doesn't work in a Title 9 world where schools have to field some teams whether or not they have the athletes or qualified coaches.

 

[Della9250]

I'll say this too if the story is correct: shame on the officials who wouldn't go to a running clock in the third quarter.

 

[old_tony]

Sure is. No need to be shooting all those 3s against a defenseless team.

He had all bench players in and these bench players may not get many chances to play. Why should they be harnessed and told not to play?

 

[Della9250]

Story says the team has already won by 73, 81, 74 and 98 points before this game. If the bench isn't getting a lot of playing time, then it's the coaches fault.

 

[Starman]

I'll say this too if the story is correct: shame on the officials who wouldn't go to a running clock in the third quarter.

If there is any mercy- rule provision dealing with margin of score, it should be automatic -- once the margin hits 30 or whatever, the clock runs; nobody can decide to accept or decline it. No ****- measuring pride contest (I won't ask for mercy; I wont grant it until you ask, etc etc), simple arithmetic.

Assuming for the sake of the story this is not the case, if you are the Bloomington coach, when it gets to be about 70-1 or so, isn't it time for you to pack up your bags and go home?

If you really think the other team is just engaging in mental masturbatiom at your team's expense, and your team is suffering real damage, why play along? Hop on the bus and leave.

Fact is, the vast vast majority of these nuclear blowout games are almos always due as much to the utter apathy/indifference of the losing team as to the brilliance of the winners.

Most of the teams which lose 163-2 don't give a **** whether it's 33-2, 63-2, 163-2 or 563-2. And if they don't care, why should anyone else?

 

[Tarheel316]

He had all bench players in and these bench players may not get many chances to play. Why should they be harnessed and told not to play?

I understand that but to score that many points in a game composed of 8-minute quarters seems overboard. It smacks of running up the score.

 

[Starman]

When the score gets to some ridiculous margin (50, 60, 70 pts) the losing team should just tell his players to start shooting at the wrong basket. The defense will quit trying to stop you and you will be spared the drudgery of running to the other end of the court.

 

[Songbird]

At least *I* took my team off the court before Lisa could get her 105.

 

[Batman]

See, I'm all for the "get better or quit" mentality, but who the **** allows their team to shoot "eight of nine" 3-pointers in the second half with that lead?

That's just bull****.

I've never understood that mentality. A 3-pointer is a low-percentage shot, especially with people who shouldn't be taking them. As the winning coach, I'd be more disappointed in my scrubs jacking up ill-advised 3s than patiently working a half-court offense for a better shot they can actually make.
I understand the symbolism of shooting 3s, and maybe the coach should have gotten in their ear after they hit a few, but having bad players throwing up bad shots is generally what you want to see your opponent do when you're getting killed. If they actually go in, that's just unfortunate.

 

[SnarkShark]

He had all bench players in and these bench players may not get many chances to play. Why should they be harnessed and told not to play?

Common decency.

 

[Starman]

Common decency.

So the backups of Team A don't get to really play basketball, they have to play a dumbed-down, dialed-back version of it, because Team B sucks?

 

[SnarkShark]

So the backups of Team A don't get to really play basketball, they have to play a dumbed-down, dialed-back version of it, because Team B sucks?

Yes. I know, it's a terrible sacrifice to be a decent person and sportsman.