Wait... what? No one said anything? Duke women's basketball.

Ferg1945 · 02-03-2023, 12:06 PM

This is just mind boggling. How did no one on the team stop playing and alert their coaches or referees? And to complain like it could affect their seeding down the line...

I'm sorry. Anyone who has played a sport with a ball for years should be able to tell right away if a larger, heavier ball is being used. I remember in high school playing basketball in gym class (yes kids... we used to have a class called gym) if I picked up an under or over inflated ball...I immediately knew and I didn't play every day of my life.

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-...st-half-vs-fsu

"This would never happen in a men's game. This would never happen," she said. "It's embarrassing for our sport."

"To have a game that, at the end of the season, could be the difference between a seed, between a title, my players don't deserve that and neither do their players," Lawson said. "It's a complete failure. And you can figure out who the people I'm talking about that failed the sport and our players and both teams."

The players complained but kept playing with a ball they thought was wrong

oldgoldy97 · 02-03-2023, 12:15 PM

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1547047

Ferg1945 · 02-03-2023, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1547047

Ahhh

No mention of Duke in title... can we merge the 2?

oldgoldy97 · 02-03-2023, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferg1945

Ahhh

No mention of Duke in title... can we merge the 2?

A mod probably can.

CubKings · 02-03-2023, 05:08 PM

Exactly. If you've never shot a women's ball, you should know the difference. They are kinda small...

rats60 · 02-04-2023, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferg1945

This is just mind boggling. How did no one on the team stop playing and alert their coaches or referees? And to complain like it could affect their seeding down the line...

I'm sorry. Anyone who has played a sport with a ball for years should be able to tell right away if a larger, heavier ball is being used. I remember in high school playing basketball in gym class (yes kids... we used to have a class called gym) if I picked up an under or over inflated ball...I immediately knew and I didn't play every day of my life.

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-...st-half-vs-fsu

"This would never happen in a men's game. This would never happen," she said. "It's embarrassing for our sport."

It HAS happened in the men's game. Must not follow men's NCAA Basketball.

rifleman69 · 02-05-2023, 02:09 PM

Good thing Florida State played with a women's ball while Duke played with a men's ball.

hermanotarjeta · 02-05-2023, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rifleman69

Good thing Florida State played with a women's ball while Duke played with a men's ball.

Yeah, it's not like they played with a nine foot rim on one side and a ten foot rim on the other for a half.

GOATcards · 02-05-2023, 03:05 PM

Didn't Kobe notice the rim being off by an inch or something

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02-03-2023, 12:06 PM	#1
Ferg1945 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 14,719	Wait... what? No one said anything? Duke women's basketball. This is just mind boggling. How did no one on the team stop playing and alert their coaches or referees? And to complain like it could affect their seeding down the line... I'm sorry. Anyone who has played a sport with a ball for years should be able to tell right away if a larger, heavier ball is being used. I remember in high school playing basketball in gym class (yes kids... we used to have a class called gym) if I picked up an under or over inflated ball...I immediately knew and I didn't play every day of my life. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-...st-half-vs-fsu "This would never happen in a men's game. This would never happen," she said. "It's embarrassing for our sport." "To have a game that, at the end of the season, could be the difference between a seed, between a title, my players don't deserve that and neither do their players," Lawson said. "It's a complete failure. And you can figure out who the people I'm talking about that failed the sport and our players and both teams." The players complained but kept playing with a ball they thought was wrong

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CubKings Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 6,518	Exactly. If you've never shot a women's ball, you should know the difference. They are kinda small... __________________ NBA: Marbury, Jordan, Kobe, Westbrook, KD, AI, Jazz MLB: Chicago Cubs, Stanton, Aramis Ramirez, Sosa NFL: Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson https://sportscardalbum.com/u/cublife

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rifleman69 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Space Mountain Posts: 3,534	Good thing Florida State played with a women's ball while Duke played with a men's ball.

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GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	Didn't Kobe notice the rim being off by an inch or something worthyFNadversarydude.gif