Did anyone see this video?

 

 

 

There was a Yahoo! sports article that quoted the players' coach as defending one of the players, calling the video unfair. When you're kids are fouling like that...I don't see the video documentation of their unsportsmanlike conduct as any kind of unfair.

 

Link to the article.

Edited January 5, 201214 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue
Fixed link.

1. Could be flagrant.

2. Intentional

3. Flagrant

4. T

5. At least intentional if not flagrant

6. Foul

I saw no case for #6 at all. They may have thought that was a hard foul due to the actions of that player early on, but I think that was just garden variety. I thought #2 wasn't all that bad. Like Clyde said, intentional because of the way he grabbed him but not a flagrant foul. The rest are pretty spot on. It sure looked like #34 was in there to be a goon. His smiling after the fact on the worst looking one didn't help.

The last one didn't look that bad but the others seemed pretty intentional or with malicious intent. Maybe not to injure but definitely to foul or send a message.

 

 

The burgundy team showed amazing composure.

I evaluated them as individual plays. However, that it all happened in one games would most likely result in more flagrants/ejections.

I evaluated them as individual plays. However, that it all happened in one games would most likely result in more flagrants/ejections.

 

I would have to agree with you there.

I would like to know what, exactly, the coach thinks is unfair about having a video of his players committing several pretty nasty fouls all in one game...

Foul #2 wasn't all that rough. On foul #6, Eagles #34 got his own man worse than the opponent. I noticed a reference to "State Wrestling Champions" under one of the baskets. Perhaps there was some confusion as to which sport was being played.

My guess is the kid is a lineman for the football team (and probably an interior lineman, at that) and hasn't been taught (or isn't able execute) any proper technique for playing the post in basketball. Looks like he's got all of about a 4-6" vertical, and is just sticking his arms out the way a DT might when a QB is throwing a pass or when a RB is coming through the line.

Well, either #34 is just a big fat jerk or the most uncoordinated highschool basketball player I've seen to date...I give serious kudos to the other team for not retaliating, because my highschool self probably would have.

Well, either #34 is just a big fat jerk or the most uncoordinated highschool basketball player I've seen to date...I give serious kudos to the other team for not retaliating, because my highschool self probably would have.

 

Which, the way things seem to work, would have gotten YOU T'd up and likely ejected.

Well, either #34 is just a big fat jerk or the most uncoordinated highschool basketball player I've seen to date...I give serious kudos to the other team for not retaliating, because my highschool self probably would have.

 

According to the article, he's a teddy bear.

Well, either #34 is just a big fat jerk or the most uncoordinated highschool basketball player I've seen to date...I give serious kudos to the other team for not retaliating, because my highschool self probably would have.

 

...you and me both.

 

Which, the way things seem to work, would have gotten YOU T'd up and likely ejected.

 

Yep.

According to the article, he's a teddy bear.

 

The kind that Timothy Treadwell used to pal around with?

Well, either #34 is just a big fat jerk or the most uncoordinated highschool basketball player I've seen to date...I give serious kudos to the other team for not retaliating, because my highschool self probably would have.

 

After some serious thought, I can reach one and only one inescapable conclusion.

 

He has naked pictures of the officials.