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February 11, 2015
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Peruvian team make standstill protest against violence: As a protest against fans' assault on players, the Alianza Lima squad did not move for 20 seconds after the starting whistle. Fortunately this confused the opposition, who simply passed the ball between their defenders until the Alianza players started playing.
posted by billsaysthis at 10:44 AM on February 11, 2015
Jackie Robinson West stripped of U.S. Little League title for cheating. The adults, that is, not the kids.
posted by billsaysthis at 10:47 AM on February 11, 2015
"If you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, if you don't have a relationship [with Him], if He's not the master of your life, if you've never gotten on your knees and asked Him to forgive you of your sins, [and] you're just a pretty good guy or a pretty good gal, you're going to go to Hell." -- Nascar driver and announcer Darrell Waltrip
"...and what's why I've devoted my life to driving and talking about driving in circles. I figure, if my logic's going that direction anyways, I might as well follow it."
posted by dfleming at 12:42 PM on February 11, 2015
Bleak few days for great NCAA basketball coaches as Jerry Tarkanian passes away too.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:56 PM on February 11, 2015
Bleak few days for great NCAA basketball coaches as Jerry Tarkanian passes away too.
Bobby Knight has reportedly gone into hiding with medical team, a priest, and the collected works of Monty Python, until this all blows over.
posted by grum@work at 01:10 PM on February 11, 2015
Memo to Darrell Waltrip:
There will soon not be any room in Hell for "pretty good guys" and "pretty good gals", sins or no sins.
The place is filling up fast with advance reservations, thanks to Pokemon and Harry Potter.
One of my favorite quotes in this area comes from The Blind Side (the Michael Oher story):
The NCAA needed it's proof of Michael's new and improved grade point average by August 1. On July 29 Michael took his final BYU test - another Character Course. Sean sent the test to Utah by Federal Express, and the BYU people promised to have the grade ready by two o'clock the following afternoon. "The Mormons may be going to hell," said Sean. "But they really are nice people."
posted by beaverboard at 03:26 PM on February 11, 2015
Nice piece from Alexander Wolff on Tark. I loved those UNLV teams as a kid, mainly as a counterpoint to Laettner's Duke.
posted by yerfatma at 03:58 PM on February 11, 2015
One of the greatest coaches of all time.
Tark was an unbelievable motivator. He took cast-offs and 2nd tier players and made them into NBA prospects, frequently thrashing opponents whose rosters were filled with much higher level McDonalds All-America talent.
He didn't have a single system or style. He adapted his coaching to the strengths of his current roster and executed that style of play at top level.
posted by cixelsyd at 08:38 PM on February 11, 2015
I loved those UNLV teams as a kid, mainly as a counterpoint to Laettner's Duke.
Yup. God I hated those Duke teams. They'd almost certainly never admit it, but Tark's Rebels set the path for Michigan's Fab Five.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:46 PM on February 11, 2015
I loved those UNLV teams as a kid, mainly as a counterpoint to Laettner's Duke.
Yup. God I hated those Duke teams. They'd almost certainly never admit it, but Tark's Rebels set the path for Michigan's Fab Five.
I thought I was all alone (sniff), but now I know I'm not! (sob)
posted by tahoemoj at 08:53 PM on February 11, 2015
"If you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, if you don't have a relationship [with Him], if He's not the master of your life, if you've never gotten on your knees and asked Him to forgive you of your sins, [and] you're just a pretty good guy or a pretty good gal, you're going to go to Hell." -- Nascar driver and announcer Darrell Waltrip
Boogity, boogity, boogity!