I think we all need to care about a kid more than the game. The bottom line is this kid in the other thread had a close relationship to the opposing coach. It was only 13 points. They got it over in quick fashion. What's the harm in showing sportsmanship? They ran a little time off the clock getting it done, big deal. There was no harm because essentially the game was as good as nothing to nothing with just a short period of time gone. It was more than just letting a kid score 1000. And let's not act like scoring 1000 isn't a big deal. How many threads out on the board are about that very thing? For me at least, it was more about showing a kid that he's not disposable, that people care about him and all he's gone through. I dare say that this kids 1000 points will not be forgotten 10 years down the road by anyone related to the program. I bet several others can't even be recalled. Just like many other things, I think we forget what's important. What did it mean to this family? Not just the fact that it was 1000 points, but the fact that the folks from both schools cared about him as a person. They cared about how he felt. That means way more than the total, or the final score IMO.

 

It's not like they let him score the points in the regional tourney folks.

Too much emphasis is placed on scoring 1000 pts.

 

Nice gesture but tainted IMO.

 

There is so much mire to the game then shooting and scoring.

 

Absolutely spot on...

I have no problem with it. I think it's a great story. It was 13 points he needed before he blew his knee out with a ACL. The coach from the other team was his middle school coach and thought it was an awesome act of kindness especially when the two teams are big rivals.

 

One of the reasons I don't have a problem with it is because in reality it isn't 1. A state record or school record. 2. There are players that have records because they were playing as 8th graders while others only had 4 years to accomplish milestones so there really isn't an apples to apples comparison when talking about these milestones. It's just a nice milestone for the player nothing more and nothing less.

Now here is the question that I first thought of when reading the story. What if the kid on the opposing team who was making the baskets to keep it tied ends up with 1,000 points thanks to the 14 given to him. does anyone think that is tainted? Or what if he falls 10 points short because of the 14 points he was given?

Looks like so much for goals. In basketball, the 1000 point club is a goal to attain. Sure, there will be players that end their career with 997 or such. Let's say there's a baseball player in his late years needing 3 more home runs to reach a goal. We all know that there have been pitchers that served up pitches to let hitters get what they need. Trimble County gave up 7 turnovers to let a kid get 14 points. It's basically no different. Trimble served it up. The kid hit it out of the park. He got his mark with no * because he scored the points.

 

What if he's not hurt and it's the last game of his career and he's 4 points shy? His team is down big with only a few minutes to go. What if the other team guards him lightly to allow him his milesone? It's all the same and it happens...more than you may know.

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I may be in the minority too but I thought that was ridiculous. I feel for the kid getting hurt and all but come on! What makes this kid any more special than any other kid on any other team? I'm sure the coaches meant well in allowing this gesture but imo it's a takes away from the the team sports concept to concentrate on one person's achievements.

Part of the accomplishment of reaching a milestone is the fine art of staying healthy. Injuries happen to a lot of kids. I remember a story of a girl who was one point short of the school record. They put her in injured for one bucket and she holds the school record. Not sure how the other girl she surpassed felt or if she missed some games due to illness or injury?

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Good thing he didn't need 10 rebounds to reach 1000 or 5 assists to make it 500. That would of been a sight.

I may be in the minority too but I thought that was ridiculous. I feel for the kid getting hurt and all but come on! What makes this kid any more special than any other kid on any other team? I'm sure the coaches meant well in allowing this gesture but imo it's a takes away from the the team sports concept to concentrate on one person's achievements.

 

Not sure how it takes away from "The Team Sports Concept" when you basically start the game tied at 14. Coach Leep got the blessing from his players and according to the story, "I talked to my seniors first to see if they were on board," Leep said. "They were just overly excited to do it. We've got a heated rivalry with Carroll County, but that has more to do with the parents and the adults than the kids. The kids are all friends, they respect each other and every one of my kids thought this was something we should do and that they wanted to do." That's the "Team Sports Concept"

 

The game was still played and Carroll County came away with the win in regulation, regardless of Dallas' 14 points. Knowing these teams in North Central Kentucky, they ALL go out of their way for each other when things come up. This was another display of the respect that these teams have for each other. I would be happy to send my kids to these schools if this is the type of values that they teach. Coach Leep and the Raiders need to be commended for making this happen.

While it makes a good story I think it defeats the purpose of competition and striving for goals. I am a purist when it comes setting a record or achieving a milestone. I think it demeans the accomplishments of other student athletes who did reach the goal and also what about the group of athletes from the past who scored 980-990 points in their careers?

How did they decide who got the 14 points for the other team? Seniors, seldom used players, a stud closing in on a goal? Just curious.

How did they decide who got the 14 points for the other team? Seniors, seldom used players, a stud closing in on a goal? Just curious.

 

The team mascot.

It was a senior. I'm not sure how it was decided. Maybe team vote? He's not closing in on a milestone. How do you pick the person that inbounds the ball and gives 7 turnovers that leads to 14 points? I'm guessing that person was a volunteer. IDK.

Totally against it. It takes away from everyone that has managed to stay healthy and managed to score 1,000 points. I don't like the lesson that it gets across, "if you close but can't make, we will find a way for you to make it."

It can't just be a good hearted gesture to reach out to a kid by an opposing coach, of a rival team no less? Wow. We've lost our grip.