| Re: Sat. and Chat 01.10.15 |
Subject: Re: Sat. and Chat 01.10.15 by teebee on 2015/1/10 16:33:07 Morning guys....a little rebound in the temps today, but the wind is going to still make it feel a bit cold. Today I become the grandfather of an 18 year old grandson. Spent the evening last night working the basketball games. The team we were playing last night, both the boys and the girls teams are ranked in the state, so no one really expected us to win, and the visiting fans were expecting us to roll over and give them an easy game. Well, our girls gave them a a heck of a run for three quarters, before foul trouble allowed them to pull away. In the boys game, our boys came out, and through half time it was back and forth but we ended up 4 points up at half. In the third quarter they started to pull away, but the fourth quarter our boys fought back. and with about 11 seconds left they made two freethrows that put them 2 points up. Timeout called and our coach sets up a play. We bring the ball in and get it down court and get a shot off and it goes in for a three. The opposing team calls a timeout with 1.7 seconds left. We setup our defense, they make a 2/3 court pass in to guy (clock starts when boy touches the ball) that whips it between two defenders (my grandson one of those defenders) and the guy barely touches the ball and throws it up as time expires and the ball drops through the hoop for a one point win. It was a heartbreaking loss for our boys. My grandson blames himself, but it was nobody's fault. I can say that they knew they had been in a battle. I had some people come up to me after the game and asked me if I started the clock at the right time...or some asked why I didn't start the clock earlier, I said that I wouldn't/don't stoop to cheating. I don't want to get the reputation of a cheater. I do the best job I can do no matter how it turns out. Today, I get to go work the concession stand at the high school wrestling meet we are hosting, so I'm off to do that. Have a great day gurus. |
