throwing the ball straight up like that

one day one of those poor bastards stuck in the rafters is gonna take a nasty spill

AND I WILL BTTT THIS SHIT

ps - fuck florida

4/2/2007 11:30:27 PM

I hope one year instead of throwing the ball up in the air

Whoever has the ball at the end turns toward Billy Packer and pegs him in the face at the buzzer

4/2/2007 11:34:40 PM

^ HAHAHA

4/2/2007 11:35:11 PM

No way, throwing the ball straight up is great.

[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 11:35 PM. Reason : But I agree with the florida part]

4/2/2007 11:35:19 PM

^^^

[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 11:35 PM. Reason : ^^^]

[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 11:36 PM. Reason : i was hoping it would come down on billy or thad's heads (bonus points for a billy-thad ricochet)]

4/2/2007 11:35:26 PM

4/2/2007 11:36:09 PM

you know what really should be a technical? fucking greg oden pulling his feet up 9' high on every single dunk. it's just retarded.

4/2/2007 11:50:39 PM

^i second that

4/3/2007 1:37:35 PM

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"I hope one year instead of throwing the ball up in the air Whoever has the ball at the end turns toward Billy Packer and pegs him in the face at the buzzer"

r o f l

4/3/2007 4:04:43 PM

throwing the ball up in the air makes sense if you have a few seconds left and you dont want the other team to be able to foul you, send you to the line, and then get the ball back. Since the ball is still in bounds the clock still runs, and you can burn 3-4 seconds

4/3/2007 5:15:02 PM

i'm glad they werent calling oden for technicals after his shaqesque dunks because calling technicals for shit like that is gay as fuck

4/3/2007 5:18:29 PM

doing dunks like that is gay as fuck, if you ask me. if it's a fast break or something where he has some real momentum i understand, but he does it when he starts from right under the basket. it's just stupid.

4/3/2007 6:38:41 PM

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Ahaha! First time I saw that picture.

4/3/2007 8:01:46 PM

^I love the twisted rage and disbelief.

4/3/2007 8:03:47 PM

it looks like ketchup

4/3/2007 8:06:36 PM

OMG REF CONSPIRACY

4/3/2007 8:11:46 PM

my only point is calling a tech, which can be a game changing call (see bullshit "failure to remove timeout chair/stool from floor in time" in NCSU Maryland ACC tourney game a couple years ago), on just a celebration play is dumb

If you wanna call a tech if a player cusses out a ref, go ahead
If you wanna call a tech if a player fights/hits/punches/etc, go ahead
If you wanna call a tech for defensive 3 seconds, go ahead

If you wanna call a tech for somebody going "Woo hoo!" after making a big dunk, thats about as gay as throwing a 15 yard flag for spiking the football...after a big touchdown

Back in the day they'd just let them play

4/3/2007 9:44:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY95p_ELquI

4/3/2007 9:50:20 PM

^yeah i happened to see that live...un...fucking...believable

and very pertinent to the topic

jackleg what do you think about that^ !

4/3/2007 9:53:26 PM

looks like hansbrough bleeds RED

4/3/2007 9:55:21 PM

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"Back in the day they'd just let them play"

back in the day people didn't do that shit

4/3/2007 9:57:08 PM

you're right...people in general were totally different back then...they were incapable of celebration

4/3/2007 9:59:51 PM

i'm not implying that right off the bat it should be a T, but if i'm the ref in that game, i'm telling oden if he keeps doing it on dunks that he starts from within one foot of the basket, he's getting T'd up.

4/3/2007 10:05:47 PM

but why? if he kicks somebody in the head, T him up...if he hangs on the rim for more than a secon or two, T him up...but just for basically accentuating a dunk? come on cant they have a little fun if theyre not hurting anybody?

4/3/2007 10:07:13 PM

so you're okay with Ts for hanging on the rim for a second or two, but not okay with a warning first, then a T for what he does? how's it any different?

and i'm not saying all non standard two handed dunks should be a T, i'm all about a fancy dunk, but what he does is just stupid. and he does it every time, even when the game's already lost.

4/3/2007 10:10:51 PM

hey treetwista

do you ever actually consider the other side of the argument or do you always just jump straight to the hyperbole

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"you're right...people in general were totally different back then...they were incapable of celebration"

yeah man

bart starr was known for his cell phone antics after touchdowns

you know what the fuck i'm talking about

4/3/2007 10:11:28 PM

If I'm the ref I'm like

"Hey Greg, that was cool the first time, but try to something else when you dunk from now on, you unoriginal fuck"

4/3/2007 10:11:43 PM

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"and i'm not saying all non standard two handed dunks should be a T, i'm all about a fancy dunk, but what he does is just stupid. and he does it every time, even when the game's already lost."

first of all, the game wasnt already lost...if florida had actually missed a 3-pointer and OSU could actually make a 3-pointer, it wouldve immediately been a close game

i just think the message you're giving is to play in an exciting game with no emotion...which is dumb

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"bart starr was known for his cell phone antics after touchdowns"

yeah because every single player in the NFL or NBA or NCAA is Chad Johnson and TO

what the fuck is wrong with celebrating? you guys want to watch sports with a bunch of emotionless robots? wow that sure is exciting

hope next time we beat UNC you dont rush the court...hope you just sit in your seats with your arms crossed

ps: the link IIDX posted is a perfect example of why you dont need to call a tech in that situation

plus the thread was halfway a joke in the first place

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:16 PM. Reason : .]

4/3/2007 10:14:56 PM

nothing is wrong with celebrating

that's why players aren't fined/penalized for celebrating

they are fined and/or penalized for excessive celebration

4/3/2007 10:17:00 PM

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"hope next time we beat UNC you dont rush the court...hope you just sit in your seats with your arms crossed"

FIRST OFF, i hope we don't too, b/c hopefully next time it's not as shocking.

SECOND OFF, you're comparing celebrating after the game to celebrating after every dunk you make as a center. very different.

and the dunk i'm thinking of, the game was most certainly lost.

4/3/2007 10:17:05 PM

i just dont think big dunks like that are excessive...if so, every single time shaquille o'neal has ever dunked...ever...he would get a technical

i just dont see the big deal...i'm like "wow what a powerful dunk" then i'm like "now lets see if they can stop florida"

are yall like "wow what a dunk...hey that pulling up is unneccesary...hey ref god dammit call something im offended"

now granted during that game during 2 or 3 plays i was like "im kind of surprised they didnt call oden for a technical"...but im glad they didnt...because it was meaningless to the overall game...and therefore not worth calling a technical over

i mean if you're down 10 points with 2 seconds left...its not necessarily over...you could get fouled on a 3...and have like 6 technicals against other players...but its just another sense of refs deciding the outcome instead of the players

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:21 PM. Reason : .]

4/3/2007 10:18:51 PM

he pulls up way more than shaq does. the thing is he pulls up so high that it's no longer a powerful dunk, or an extention of his dunk. he dunks it, and then does a chin up on the rim. every time. it's completely over the top.

and while it's a relatively weak point, as i recall he was close to landing on some guys a few times last night.

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"i mean if you're down 10 points with 2 seconds left...its not necessarily over"

okay, now you're just mockig me

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:26 PM. Reason : grrr]

4/3/2007 10:25:52 PM

aha nah im just saying if you allow refs to call technicals at will, a three possession game could be a one possession game

4/3/2007 10:28:33 PM

i was talking about how much energy he wastes on the dunks then by the end of the game he barely get up the floor.

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:48 PM. Reason : haha spelling like those dudes now]

4/3/2007 10:29:49 PM

^that is a good point but oden impressed me with his stamina last night...played what, like 34-35 minutes?

although one foul that i clearly remember ( on an and-1 ) was certainly from fatigue

i still think that game came down to who made and missed 3-pointers (even though this thread isnt really about that)

4/3/2007 10:32:45 PM

haha tennessee just did it

4/3/2007 10:43:45 PM