OT: Playing out one of Brian's favorite basketball hypotheticals
Brian's favorite "way to improve basketball" is Coaches can only call timeout by cutting off one of their digits and handing it to the referee.
So, let's say some dumbass gives Brian a magic lamp and he wishes for that rule to be enforced, at least at the college level. This raises two interesting questions:
1. Who's the first coach to actually utilize this out of desperation in the final minute of a game? And does his team win the game?
2. Who's the first coach to attempt to get around the rule by voluntarily cutting off a finger ahead of time and replacing it with a removeable prosthetic?
What do y'all think? In the spirit of free discourse I will wait to say my own, obviously correct answers.
January 7th, 2023 at 1:51 AM ^
Man, we really need a win tomorrow.
January 7th, 2023 at 7:38 AM ^
didn't we say that on wednesday... that is the thing about basketball we always need the next big win...especially when you lose to cmu..
January 7th, 2023 at 2:08 AM ^
I'm too high for this
January 7th, 2023 at 2:28 AM ^
Climb down to a lower branch.
January 7th, 2023 at 7:26 AM ^
Reminds me of a time I got high with a friend and he then wanted to go see Texas Chainsaw Massacre...uh, no.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:14 AM ^
Reminds me of the time we dropped acid and went to the State Theatre to see Eraserhead. We were all like when is this shit going to kick in.
January 7th, 2023 at 6:36 AM ^
I don't think it would be difficult to get coaches to give refs the finger.
January 7th, 2023 at 7:33 AM ^
logged in to upvote..lol
January 7th, 2023 at 9:47 AM ^
Juan Howard gave all 5 fingers to the Wiscpnsin coach and it changed nothing.
January 7th, 2023 at 7:47 AM ^
The Banshees of Inisherin
January 7th, 2023 at 7:58 AM ^
apparently sauron called at least one time out....
it prolonged the game about 3,000 years which is not too dissimilar to what happens in college hoops.
January 7th, 2023 at 11:42 AM ^
originally in ancient elvish those markings said something about 9 rings and one to bind them all.
however, recent reinterpretation by excellent elf scholars reveals that it actually says:
beat ohio! beat state!
to be a michigan wolverine
is great!
January 7th, 2023 at 4:10 PM ^
That's funny that you replied with Sauron on a "The Banshees of Inisherin" post.
It was a good movie, if you like artsy irish dark comedy with a miniature donkey named Jenny.
January 7th, 2023 at 11:15 AM ^
I saw that feckin movie. Good shite. I gave it one thumb up and one thumb off.
January 7th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ^
Yup, he’ll definitely be Irish.
January 7th, 2023 at 8:29 AM ^
If assistants could do it, they could just hire high school students and give them 5 points of extra credit in a class they already have an A in
January 7th, 2023 at 9:45 AM ^
As a teacher...this is 100% accurate 🎯
January 7th, 2023 at 11:22 AM ^
As a teacher, you should have corrected that sentence structure. 😉
January 7th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
scottie is a teacher, too, but i think he said he's a chem teacher so maybe he's better with formulas, molar ratios, detail stuff like that.
January 7th, 2023 at 8:41 AM ^
I do not know who it IS but I do know who it isn't-it's not Juwan. And that is a good thing.
I took a "History and Philosophy of Sports" class in college where the professor suggested that strong consideration should be given to not allowing any coaches to interact with the team while the game is being played. There are good points to be made on both sides of such a discussion. He, himself, was a pretty good baseball coach-and was very low-key.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:39 AM ^
Hockey has the right idea. One timeout. Both football and basketball would be infinitely better with the same rule.
Similarly, baseball should only allow one mound visit per game.
January 7th, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
The problem with only one mound visit is that conversations about wedding gifts and registry details sometimes take a few meetings with coach and the infield to settle on what would be appropriate for the happy couple's event. Candlesticks are nice, yes, but these decisions can't be rushed.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:02 AM ^
There are other means which don't involve your own fingers. Consider this conversation overheard between a coach and a Booster, whom we'll call Walter for the sake of discussion:
Coach: I can't believe I have to cut off a digit to get a timeout now. I wonder if a toe would work...
Walter: You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
Coach: Yeah, but Walter...
Walter: Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with or without nail polish.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:13 AM ^
Lorena Bobbit…
January 7th, 2023 at 10:44 AM ^
I certainly hope that you quit drinking and went to bed.
January 7th, 2023 at 11:54 AM ^
Stone cold sober, I seek truth.
January 7th, 2023 at 12:26 PM ^
Chuck, is it true that outer space exists because it’s scared to be on the same planet as you?
January 7th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
I think Steve Fisher in 1993 would give a finger for an extra timeout. Or maybe he'd sacrifice one of Chris Webber's fingers.