Mar 25th 2017, 3:46:40
HA! YES, XAVIER IS A PRETTY POWERFUL WORD. ANYTHING THAT STARTS WITH AN 'X', REALLY. THEN PUT A SWORD THROUGH THE X? IT GIVES ME SHIVERS.
IF XAVIER FAILS TO BEAT GONZAGA TOMORROW, I WILL GO BACK TO MY 350 DAYS OF BEING VERY IDGAF ABOUT BASKETBLA.
HOWEVER! I HAVE SOME IDEAS TO MAKE THIS A LESS fluffTY SPORT. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS IT COULD BE IMPROVED! HERE ARE JUST A FEW!
NUMBER ONE!!!! ELIMINATE MOST FOULS. ALL GAME LONG ITS JUST "TWEET!" "TWEET!" "TWEET!" ITS LIKE I'M WATCHING TRUMP'S TWITTER FEED, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
SO, ANYTHING THAT WOULDN'T BE AT LEAST A MISDEMEANOR.. NO LONGER A FOUL! OVER THE BACK? COME ON! GET RID OF THAT CRAP. FIGHT FOR THE REBOUND AND MAKE IT INTERESTING! REACHING, PUSHING, GRABBING (UNLESS IN A PLAYER'S HAPPY PLACE).. NO LONGER FOULS! LET'S STOP TREATING THESE PLAYERS LIKE BALLERINAS! ALTHOUGH, THROWING THEM IN THE AIR WOULD BE PRETTY COOL.. I JUST CAME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA (#4) WHICH I'LL GET TO LATER.
IDEA TWO!!! WHY DON'T WE SEE IF WE CAN INTRODUCE SOME REAL DEFENSE INTO THE GAME. AFTER ALMOST ALL BASKETS, ONE TEAM JUST DROPS BACK INTO THEIR ZONE THINGY AND CONCEDES THREE QUARTERS OF THE COURT. THIS IS BORING! I LIKE TEAMS THAT DON'T DO THAT. ITS EXCITING! CAN YOU IMAGINE IF FOOTBALL TEAMS JUST GAVE UP TO THEIR OWN 35 YARD LINE EVERY TIME THE OPPONENTS HAD THE BALL? SO NOW YOU'RE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND.. FOOTBALL IS ABOUT 7,645 TIMES GREATER THAN BASKETBALL, SO LET'S FIND WAYS TO MAKE THESE GUYS DEFEND THE WHOLE COURT.
HERE'S HOW I PROPOSE WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN: EVERY TIME A TEAM FORCES THEIR OPPONENT TO BURN THE SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO 25 BEFORE CROSSING HALF COURT, ONE POINT IS REMOVED FROM THE TEAM ON OFFENSE. ANOTHER POINT IS REMOVED FOR EVERY TWO MORE SECONDS THAT EXPIRE BEFORE THE OFFENSE REACHES THE MIDDLE.
IDEA THREE!! AWARD ONE POINT FOR EACH STEAL. THIS GELS NICELY WITH RULE CHANGE NUMBER TWO. IMAGINE IT! AFTER HARRASSING THE OFFENSE FOR 10 SECONDS, THE DEFENSE GETS A STEAL. THEY HAVE JUST MADE A THREE POINT (SWING) PLAY WITHOUT EVEN SHOOTING THE BALL! WOW!
IDEA FOUR, WHICH I JUST CAME UP WITH A FEW MINUTES AGO! THE SUPER ALLEYOOP! IF THE OFFENSE IS ABLE TO VAULT ONE OF THEIR PLAYERS INTO THE AIR SO THAT HIS KNEES GO HIGHER THAN THE RIM, AND HE IS THEN PASSED THE BALL AND DUNKS IT, THE TEAM IS AWARDED FIVE POINTS. MY OH MY!
IDEA FIVE!!! ELMINATE THE THEEE POINT SHOT. I AM SO TIRED OF WATCHING PLAYERS MISS 70 PERCENT OF THEIR SHOTS! ITS LIKE WATCHING BLASTED SOCCER! NO MORE THREE POINT SHOT, PERIOD.
HA!
SAM
RULES COORDINATOR,
THE MIGHTY CLAN [DANGER]!
IF XAVIER FAILS TO BEAT GONZAGA TOMORROW, I WILL GO BACK TO MY 350 DAYS OF BEING VERY IDGAF ABOUT BASKETBLA.
HOWEVER! I HAVE SOME IDEAS TO MAKE THIS A LESS fluffTY SPORT. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS IT COULD BE IMPROVED! HERE ARE JUST A FEW!
NUMBER ONE!!!! ELIMINATE MOST FOULS. ALL GAME LONG ITS JUST "TWEET!" "TWEET!" "TWEET!" ITS LIKE I'M WATCHING TRUMP'S TWITTER FEED, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
SO, ANYTHING THAT WOULDN'T BE AT LEAST A MISDEMEANOR.. NO LONGER A FOUL! OVER THE BACK? COME ON! GET RID OF THAT CRAP. FIGHT FOR THE REBOUND AND MAKE IT INTERESTING! REACHING, PUSHING, GRABBING (UNLESS IN A PLAYER'S HAPPY PLACE).. NO LONGER FOULS! LET'S STOP TREATING THESE PLAYERS LIKE BALLERINAS! ALTHOUGH, THROWING THEM IN THE AIR WOULD BE PRETTY COOL.. I JUST CAME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA (#4) WHICH I'LL GET TO LATER.
IDEA TWO!!! WHY DON'T WE SEE IF WE CAN INTRODUCE SOME REAL DEFENSE INTO THE GAME. AFTER ALMOST ALL BASKETS, ONE TEAM JUST DROPS BACK INTO THEIR ZONE THINGY AND CONCEDES THREE QUARTERS OF THE COURT. THIS IS BORING! I LIKE TEAMS THAT DON'T DO THAT. ITS EXCITING! CAN YOU IMAGINE IF FOOTBALL TEAMS JUST GAVE UP TO THEIR OWN 35 YARD LINE EVERY TIME THE OPPONENTS HAD THE BALL? SO NOW YOU'RE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND.. FOOTBALL IS ABOUT 7,645 TIMES GREATER THAN BASKETBALL, SO LET'S FIND WAYS TO MAKE THESE GUYS DEFEND THE WHOLE COURT.
HERE'S HOW I PROPOSE WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN: EVERY TIME A TEAM FORCES THEIR OPPONENT TO BURN THE SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO 25 BEFORE CROSSING HALF COURT, ONE POINT IS REMOVED FROM THE TEAM ON OFFENSE. ANOTHER POINT IS REMOVED FOR EVERY TWO MORE SECONDS THAT EXPIRE BEFORE THE OFFENSE REACHES THE MIDDLE.
IDEA THREE!! AWARD ONE POINT FOR EACH STEAL. THIS GELS NICELY WITH RULE CHANGE NUMBER TWO. IMAGINE IT! AFTER HARRASSING THE OFFENSE FOR 10 SECONDS, THE DEFENSE GETS A STEAL. THEY HAVE JUST MADE A THREE POINT (SWING) PLAY WITHOUT EVEN SHOOTING THE BALL! WOW!
IDEA FOUR, WHICH I JUST CAME UP WITH A FEW MINUTES AGO! THE SUPER ALLEYOOP! IF THE OFFENSE IS ABLE TO VAULT ONE OF THEIR PLAYERS INTO THE AIR SO THAT HIS KNEES GO HIGHER THAN THE RIM, AND HE IS THEN PASSED THE BALL AND DUNKS IT, THE TEAM IS AWARDED FIVE POINTS. MY OH MY!
IDEA FIVE!!! ELMINATE THE THEEE POINT SHOT. I AM SO TIRED OF WATCHING PLAYERS MISS 70 PERCENT OF THEIR SHOTS! ITS LIKE WATCHING BLASTED SOCCER! NO MORE THREE POINT SHOT, PERIOD.
HA!
SAM
RULES COORDINATOR,
THE MIGHTY CLAN [DANGER]!