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A few simple rules for the College basketball
game
Its been a while since I showed up here. I have
been watching basketball of late and that makes me happy because it is not
football. Granted it is not particularly GOOD basketball but one cannot be
picky. So that brings be to basketball etiquette. For those of you fans -
parents, supporters, friends, etc. - who travel to games and watch from the
sidelines I present a few simple but meaningful rules to try and
follow.
Acceptable behavior from fans:
Verbal chatter throughout the game
Loud clapping
-synchronous/rhythmic - at any time but especially when your team is on defense and the rest of your fans are doing it too
-out of sync or just on your own - when there has just been a substantial or unique play made by your team
Stomping of feet
-when a TRULY FABULOUS (note emphasis) play has been made
-in the NBA or NCAA Div I during free throws of the visiting team
Teaching your adorable 2 year old girl to question the legitimacy of the opposing team's mascot. (seriously there is nothing cuter than a pristine and innocent voice cutting through the mild din of a small school hoops game with "mommy what IS a bearcat anyway?") This holds especially true if you are related to the staff at the home school and are pretty much given free reign of the facilities do to your daughter's cuteness
Unacceptable behavior from fans:
Maintaining a shrill over-loud screaming blow by blow commentary about how your team is getting screwed and your baby is obviously being fouled every time s/he touches the ball.
-You arent on the court - you are not a referee
-Your child ISNT that good - if s/he was s/he would be playing in an arena where s/he and I could not hear your shrill grating voice
-The quiet of a time out does not mean we have given you the OK to continue your tirade unobscured by the pesky chirping of shoes on the court
Women's NCAA basketball has different rules than Mens NCAA basketball which has different rules from NBA basketball. LEARN THE DIFFERENCES, KNOW THE DIFFERENCES.
-Ignorance is not an excuse to hold college referees to NBA rules SHUT THE FUCK UP if you dont know what you are talking about. (yes this rule is applicable to most parts of life too - so from here on we will take it as a postulate, Euclid got 5 i get at least that many)
Clapping when the other team makes an unforced error
Clapping continuously for 2 hours
-Seriously i have no idea how you can do this without your hands falling off, so just stop please
Stomping on bleachers at every routine offensive or defensive play
Leaving the stands to question the official score or the official time
So these are some pretty simple do's and don'ts for the college basketball game. There may be an upcoming segment on player do's and don'ts but who knows
Acceptable behavior from fans:
Verbal chatter throughout the game
Loud clapping
-synchronous/rhythmic - at any time but especially when your team is on defense and the rest of your fans are doing it too
-out of sync or just on your own - when there has just been a substantial or unique play made by your team
Stomping of feet
-when a TRULY FABULOUS (note emphasis) play has been made
-in the NBA or NCAA Div I during free throws of the visiting team
Teaching your adorable 2 year old girl to question the legitimacy of the opposing team's mascot. (seriously there is nothing cuter than a pristine and innocent voice cutting through the mild din of a small school hoops game with "mommy what IS a bearcat anyway?") This holds especially true if you are related to the staff at the home school and are pretty much given free reign of the facilities do to your daughter's cuteness
Unacceptable behavior from fans:
Maintaining a shrill over-loud screaming blow by blow commentary about how your team is getting screwed and your baby is obviously being fouled every time s/he touches the ball.
-You arent on the court - you are not a referee
-Your child ISNT that good - if s/he was s/he would be playing in an arena where s/he and I could not hear your shrill grating voice
-The quiet of a time out does not mean we have given you the OK to continue your tirade unobscured by the pesky chirping of shoes on the court
Women's NCAA basketball has different rules than Mens NCAA basketball which has different rules from NBA basketball. LEARN THE DIFFERENCES, KNOW THE DIFFERENCES.
-Ignorance is not an excuse to hold college referees to NBA rules SHUT THE FUCK UP if you dont know what you are talking about. (yes this rule is applicable to most parts of life too - so from here on we will take it as a postulate, Euclid got 5 i get at least that many)
Clapping when the other team makes an unforced error
Clapping continuously for 2 hours
-Seriously i have no idea how you can do this without your hands falling off, so just stop please
Stomping on bleachers at every routine offensive or defensive play
Leaving the stands to question the official score or the official time
So these are some pretty simple do's and don'ts for the college basketball game. There may be an upcoming segment on player do's and don'ts but who knows
Posted: Sun - November 28, 2004 at 04:37 AM
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