How do you approach game coverage?

[spnited]

Seriously, So Sue Me, corralled is just a bad word...even by the defnition you posted it doesn't fit.

 

[BYH]

How about collecting caroms? Is that acceptable? :D

Edit: That might be a record. I hit post three times and each time a new reply had been posted...from So Sue Me to DyePack to Spnited.

 

[spnited]

How about collecting caroms? Is that acceptable? :D

Edit: That might be a record. I hit post three times and each time a new reply had been posted...from So Sue Me to DyePack to Spnited.

Well, at least the quality and intelligence of the poster kept increasing...until you interrupted it.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

And if so, THAT'S why people lose interest in reading, every story reads the same ****ing way.

Got to agree with The Old Man.

If you need to rely on finding weird terms to avoid repeated use of the word "scored," you are not being modern, you are the worst kind of dinosaur: the woolly thesaurus. All those hack cliches have been around a long time -- or did you think today's third-rate TV and radio announcers made them up?

 

[BYH]

How about collecting caroms? Is that acceptable? :D

Edit: That might be a record. I hit post three times and each time a new reply had been posted...from So Sue Me to DyePack to Spnited.

Well, at least the quality and intelligence of the poster kept increasing...until you interrupted it.

You, sir, can go **** yourself.

Is that quality enough for you?

 

[spnited]

You can't tell ME to go **** myself. I'm the one who tells people to go **** themselves.

Why don't you go back to the sportschick thread and discuss the great talent of Kix some more...****ing dickhead!

 

[Dignan]

And if so, THAT'S why people lose interest in reading, every story reads the same ****ing way.

THAT'S thinking I hate to hear from a writer. You write with CLEAR words, and you'll be readable. There's nothing worse than the writer who tries to find 37 different synonyms for the verb "scored."

What he said.

 

[DyePack]

Westville East cagers nip Northburg

By SoSueMe
Westville Sunrise staff writer

WESTVILLE -- The Westville East Westerner hoops squad pegged its third triumph of the young year Tuesday night with a 75-74 nailbiter against their hardy foes to the south, Northburg.

"We sweated this one out tonight," said victorious coach Archie McLeish gleefully after the win. "Northburg's a real good ballclub."

Westerner forward Llove Torres, a transfer student from Gibraltar, led the way with 25 points. Four of his six trey tries touched nothing but nylon.

Westville East center Elmer Cummings snagged 16 boards in the frontcourt.

 

[spnited]

Westville East Cagers nip Northburg

By SoSueMe
Westville staff writer

WESTVILLE -- The Westville East Westerner hoops squad pegged its third triumph of the young year Tuesday night with a 75-74 nailbiter against their hardy foes to the south, Northburg.

"We sweated this one out tonight," said victorious coach Archie McLeish gleefully after the win. "Northburg's a real good ballclub."

Westerner forward Llove Torres, a transfer student from Gibraltar, led the way with 25 points. Four of his six trey tries touched nothing but nylon.

Westville center Elmer Cummings snagged corralled 16 boards in the frontcourt.

Fixed

 

[Norman Stansfield]

Westville East Cagers nip Northburg

By SoSueMe
Westville staff writer

WESTVILLE -- The Westville East Westerner hoops squad pegged its third triumph of the young year Tuesday night with a 75-74 nailbiter against their hardy foes to the south, Northburg.

"We sweated this one out tonight," said victorious coach Archie McLeish gleefully after the win. "Northburg's a real good ballclub."

Westerner forward Llove Torres, a transfer student from Gibraltar, led the way with 25 points. Four of his six trey tries touched nothing but nylon.

Westville center Elmer Cummings snagged 16 boards in the frontcourt.

How many pilfers did Torres notch?

 

[Dignan]

Westville East Cagers nip Northburg

By SoSueMe
Westville staff writer

WESTVILLE -- The Westville East Westerner hoops squad pegged its third triumph of the young year Tuesday night with a 75-74 nailbiter against their hardy foes to the south, Northburg.

"We sweated this one out tonight," said victorious coach Archie McLeish gleefully after the win. "Northburg's a real good ballclub."

Westerner forward Llove Torres, a transfer student from Gibraltar, led the way with 25 points. Four of his six trey tries touched nothing but nylon.

Westville center Elmer Cummings snagged corralled 16 boards in the frontcourt.

Fixed

Cummings also nailed a huge three-pointer and stroked six straight shots from the charity stripe.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

He stroked double digits.

 

[Bubbler]

You can't tell ME to go **** myself. I'm the one who tells people to go **** themselves.

Why don't you go back to the sportschick thread and discuss the great talent of Kix some more...****ing dickhead!

Man BYH, spnited corraled your ass there.

 

[Bubbler]

On topic, I will sucker-punch one of my writers in the nads if they use "dimes" for assists. Absolutely hate it.

 

[spnited]

The fourth quarter saw the East Westerners rattled off 12 unanswered points to seize complete control of the contest as they went on to their fourth victory in as many games on the young season.

 

[Lyman_Bostock]

This thread is the best laugh I've had in a while.

"Scored" is all you need to say. Using a bunch of synonyms for it is not clever.

 

[Tom Petty]

And if so, THAT'S why people lose interest in reading, every story reads the same ****ing way.

THAT'S thinking I hate to hear from a writer. You write with CLEAR words, and you'll be readable. There's nothing worse than the writer who tries to find 37 different synonyms for the verb "scored."

so shot, are you suggesting the phrase: Jimmy Douchbag CLEARED the boards in a formidable manner and finished with 16 rebounds?

 

[MC Sports Guy]

But using words like corralled -- unless you're talking about horses -- is just BAD writing.

That's so ridiculous. Using one word like "corralled" isn't enough to call someone a bad writer. You absolutely can not judge a 500-600 word story based on him using a synonym that you don't approve of.

Bottom line is if the story flows well and tells the story, then it's a good story. Some are better than others, and I agree that some people get too thesaurus-happy. But let's try to keep this in focus here.

 

[MertWindu]

Still haven't seen anyone actually explain their problem with "grabbed."

 

[Bob Slydell]

Agree with Mert. See nothing wrong with grabbed.

I mean, you do grab the rebound. Can you not even pull down or snag a rebound either. Is "had" the best way to go? I figure as long as you don't throw about 20 different ways to got had 16 rebounds, it's okay using a couple.