Fordham, Wed. Dec. 2, (TV TBD), 570 AM

[redfazed]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. Thats the "right" way to play...CYO, College, or NBA. Again, Mully just let him know he wasnt happy with the way they ended it. He complimented the other team in press conference so he wasnt a sore loser, it was about the way it ended.

And I think Cappy that we would feel the same if WE were hoisting 3 pters late in the game with (us having) a large lead. Just no need to do it.
Thanks.

Last year, when we blasted Fordham 74-53, Amar Alibegovic put up a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left. (He missed, of course.)

Harrison, Greene played almost the entire game. Jordan, who was disciplined, didn't start, but still managed to play right up to the final seconds.

 

[OLV72]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. ...

Who cares?? If the Fordham coach wants to unnecessarily leave his starters in and risk their injury, thats his business. And as for them still playing hard, that's a habit that you want to instill in your program. We all want our players to play hard until the final whistle, and the Fordham coach was trying to build a culture onto his program where they do just that. This isn't 10-year-olds playing. These guys are in college. Players feelings dont get hurt. If you don't want the opposing team to make threes or run up the score, then guard them!

As long as Mullin takes his starters out in a blowout, I don't give a crap what the other coach does. Remember when we played at Notre Dame and were getting our doors blown off and Lavin left his starters in and Dom Pointer proceeded to throw a sucker punch?? That reason, and risk of injury, is why you take your starters out. Not some archaic, soap-box nonsense about "sportsmanship."

Dom punched the guy who first shoved him because ND was running up the score in the final minute? Did Dom even start that game? On a side note the ND kid who started the minor altercation did not cut it at ND. He lasted one year.

This topic is getting way too much time. Sorry for having to add to it

 

[TRabinowitz]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. ...

Who cares?? If the Fordham coach wants to unnecessarily leave his starters in and risk their injury, thats his business. And as for them still playing hard, that's a habit that you want to instill in your program. We all want our players to play hard until the final whistle, and the Fordham coach was trying to build a culture onto his program where they do just that. This isn't 10-year-olds playing. These guys are in college. Players feelings dont get hurt. If you don't want the opposing team to make threes or run up the score, then guard them!

As long as Mullin takes his starters out in a blowout, I don't give a crap what the other coach does. Remember when we played at Notre Dame and were getting our doors blown off and Lavin left his starters in and Dom Pointer proceeded to throw a sucker punch?? That reason, and risk of injury, is why you take your starters out. Not some archaic, soap-box nonsense about "sportsmanship."

Dom punched the guy who first shoved him because ND was running up the score in the final minute? Did Dom even start that game? On a side note the ND kid who started the minor altercation did not cut it at ND. He lasted one year.

This topic is getting way too much time. Sorry for having to add to it

All you can do is coach your OWN team. You're in control of what players you put in, not in control of what other team does. Point is, our coach shouldn't have had our starters in game during a blowout. Coaches need to worry about their own team.

 

[beast of the east]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. ...

Who cares?? If the Fordham coach wants to unnecessarily leave his starters in and risk their injury, thats his business. And as for them still playing hard, that's a habit that you want to instill in your program. We all want our players to play hard until the final whistle, and the Fordham coach was trying to build a culture onto his program where they do just that. This isn't 10-year-olds playing. These guys are in college. Players feelings dont get hurt. If you don't want the opposing team to make threes or run up the score, then guard them!

As long as Mullin takes his starters out in a blowout, I don't give a crap what the other coach does. Remember when we played at Notre Dame and were getting our doors blown off and Lavin left his starters in and Dom Pointer proceeded to throw a sucker punch?? That reason, and risk of injury, is why you take your starters out. Not some archaic, soap-box nonsense about "sportsmanship."

Dom punched the guy who first shoved him because ND was running up the score in the final minute? Did Dom even start that game? On a side note the ND kid who started the minor altercation did not cut it at ND. He lasted one year.

This topic is getting way too much time. Sorry for having to add to it

All you can do is coach your OWN team. You're in control of what players you put in, not in control of what other team does. Point is, our coach shouldn't have had our starters in game during a blowout. Coaches need to worry about their own team.

At a coach's clinic conducted by Norm Roberts during the first year for CYO coaches, I asked Norm the very same question about team's running up the score in deference to good sportsmanship. My question was really based on some asses that coach CYO where the opponent doesn't have a prayer once the game begins and the other team is pressing till the rules stop them from pressing full court, and then trap, and even when they stop that are taking the ball away on every possession while the score is something ridiculous, like 57-4. Norm didn't pick up on the reason I asked and instead focused on the college game. He said he always wanted his opponents to come at him with everything they had for 40 minutes, and if his team wasn't good enough that day, he would get them back another time. Although he missed my context, I respected that answer in his.

 

[cappy105]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. Thats the "right" way to play...CYO, College, or NBA. Again, Mully just let him know he wasnt happy with the way they ended it. He complimented the other team in press conference so he wasnt a sore loser, it was about the way it ended.

And I think Cappy that we would feel the same if WE were hoisting 3 pters late in the game with (us having) a large lead. Just no need to do it.
Thanks.

Last year, when we blasted Fordham 74-53, Amar Alibegovic put up a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left. (He missed, of course.)

Harrison, Greene played almost the entire game. Jordan, who was disciplined, didn't start, but still managed to play right up to the final seconds.

Amar was NOT a starter last year, he barely played. If BENCH players get in and blast 3 pointers because they rarely play, well good for them. We all know bench players get their licks in the last min or so. Totally different situation.

 

[Russ2374]

i really think it was leaving the starters in AND tossing up threes with under a min. classy thing to do is dibble the clock out. We dont attempt to steal and everyone shows class and sportsmanship. Thats the "right" way to play...CYO, College, or NBA. Again, Mully just let him know he wasnt happy with the way they ended it. He complimented the other team in press conference so he wasnt a sore loser, it was about the way it ended.

And I think Cappy that we would feel the same if WE were hoisting 3 pters late in the game with (us having) a large lead. Just no need to do it.
Thanks.

Last year, when we blasted Fordham 74-53, Amar Alibegovic put up a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left. (He missed, of course.)

Harrison, Greene played almost the entire game. Jordan, who was disciplined, didn't start, but still managed to play right up to the final seconds.

Amar was NOT a starter last year, he barely played. If BENCH players get in and blast 3 pointers because they rarely play, well good for them. We all know bench players get their licks in the last min or so. Totally different situation.

True but the year before we beat them by around 50 points and scored over 100. We advertise that we are NYs team so if Fordham gets a chance to run up the score on us, they should take it. We should hopefully not often have teams that are worried about getting beat by them, let alone having them run up the score.