you can win 100-0 or you can show what kind of man you really are.

[KG]

The coach never considered any other option.

It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.

Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.

Only this time it was different.

"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.

Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.

MUCH MORE>>>> http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=914609

[taterguy]

1. I'd rather be the kind of person that tried their best at all times

[polmaven]

4. I think both of them did just that...

I think Coach Rohlman and Darius McNeal tried their very best at being really good people. I also think they were outstandingly successful.

This is a story I wish would be blared across every headline, paper, electronic, TV or radio in the country. They are HEROES!

[taterguy]

5. There's nothing heroic about a stupid basketball game

:eyes:

[polmaven]

13. The GAME isn't the point!

The point is the COMPASSION!

[fob]

18. Wow. Just, wow. Your responses are...I don't even know.

Basketball may be just a stupid game, and I wouldn't have a problem if the kid did try and make the free throws awarded for the technical, instead the Coach and the kid both went above and beyond their "best" in the game of life.

I have seen some pitiful replies, none ignore worthy until now. Feel free to reciprocate if you desire.

Wow.

[grantcart]

6. they were given 2 technical fouls because one of the player's mother died

and the player wasn't listed to play. When the player decided at the last minute to join the team they had to add his name and rules required a technical foul be given. The other team did not want to take advantage of the fact that the boy's mother had died.

It didn't have anything to do with not trying their hardest.

[taterguy]

8. Oh FFS

One team was awarded two free throws because of a single technical foul committed by another team.

I wish people who didn't know what the hell they were talking about would just step away from their computers and not post bullshit.

[grantcart]

10. lol right they were alowed 2 shots for a single technical foul

how is that in anyway relevant to correcting the repliers odd response and is your outrage threshold so low that you explode with expletives on what is basically a semantic error?

On edit; you are the original replier - so you think one team should get a 2 point advantage simply because one of the players mother died?

[taterguy]

11. Semantic my ass

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[damonm]

14. Lighten up, Francis...

[taterguy]

15. Who the fuck is Francis?

[damonm]

16. Sorry, you're just too ignorant to waste any more time on.

You don't get sportsmanship, you don't get compassion, and you don't seem to be able to communicate without expletives. Welcome to ignore.

[taterguy]

21. You don't get sarcasm

Welcome to adore

[Sherman A1]

22. Something that I found needed for this angry person

a very long time ago.

My compliments on an excellent choice to add to your ignore list....


:toast:

Although I couldn't read the comments of the individual, based upon your responses I could tell..... THEY JUST DON'T GET IT!

[taterguy]

24. If I'm on your ignore list how do you know who made the comments?

Seriously, I've never Ignored anyone so I don't know how that feature works

:shrug:

[damonm]

26. Nope, he doesn't get it.

Freeper-class density and anger issues.
and
:toast:
right back atcha.

[Sherman A1]

28. Yup,

and me thinks I got a nasty gram, but hard to tell......

But, the question I would ask is....

It's a heartwarming story of some kids doing something nice for some other kids who were dealing with a tragic event.... Why does this have to become a issue that raises so much anger in at least one person.


:shrug:

[LanternWaste]

19. Pop culture reference from the movie Stripes

Pop culture reference from the movie Stripes-- a young recruit was getting pissed off and hostile at things that were absurd to get hostile or pissed off about. One of his petty and petulant whines was, "My name is Francis, but if you call me that, I'll kill you" to which the the reply was "lighten up, Francis."

Petulance, thy name is Francis.

[taterguy]

23. What do you expect? It's just a cracker university

Two can play at this "Obscure movie quote" game

[LanternWaste]

27. I wouldn't necessarily consider Stripes an obscure movie

I wouldn't necessarily consider Stripes an obscure movie, but maybe to some people it very well is. Regardless, it's a quote that appears quite often on DU in a variety of contexts.

Either way, I was simply answering a question posed rather than playing someone's projected game. :shrug:

[damonm]

30. You're an intelligent person, LW,

So he won't understand you.
Or maybe it's just my "delicate sensibilities" acting up again...:P

[taterguy]

32. If you're ignoring me why are you posting about me?

I admit it, I'm not "smart" enough to understand that

[LanternWaste]

35. Damn your delicate sensibilities!!!

Damn your delicate sensibilities!!!

And to be honest-- I'm not really that intelligent... it's my awesome, legendary, award-winning humility that gets me all the babes!!! :evilgrin:

[madinmaryland]

25. They let you out of the lounge, Francis??

:wtf:

[Sherman A1]

31. Brilliant

loved the response!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[keroro gunsou]

43. francis, from stripes

the token psycho in bill murray's group. his name is francis but prefered to be called something else. the line was spoken by drill sargent hulka.

good film.

[taterguy]

44. Thanks for the clarification. I thought he was talking about the Pixies lead singer Black Francis

ps: Any film where Sean Young takes her clothes off is a good film.

It's in the rule book.

Look it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0CJqMK6f0&feature=PlayList&p=8A3B6589E6FED2FA&playnext=1&index=1

[tkmorris]

38. They were awarded two free throws for the technical foul

That is the penalty for a technical foul of that type. I'm really not seeing your point, though clearly you are quite angry about something that escaped my attention.

[taterguy]

45. I wish I could remember what I was angry about but I was PUI

Sure hope I didn't post anything that offended anyone

[LanternWaste]

9. I imagine most people want to be the kind of person who does that

I imagine most people want to be the kind of person who does that-- but I also imagine that doing your best sometimes entails walking away from Pyrrhic victories to maintain or even enhance one's honor, class and dignity.

[Lost in CT]

2. Heartwarming story...

[glowing]

3. Its stories like this that make the "end of the world" scenario's silly.

Most people are good. The filth seems to worm itself into power or creep along the bottom.. but most try to do good.

[JVS]

7. HS kids throwing games. What a fucked up thing to do.

[damonm]

12. Did you not read the full story?

Or are you just freeper-class thick?

[elocs]

17. I read this earlier and it is a heartwarming story.

This thread has given me the opportunity to place 2 absolute jerks on my "Ignore" list and I bet other posters (even them) will have no trouble figuring out who they may be.

[damonm]

37. Now , WHO could you possibly be talking about???

No idea. Really.
(Do I need the sarcasm smilie?)

[elocs]

42. No you don't, no you don't. Life is really too short to deal with that sort. n/t

[FSogol]

39. I'm guessing they hit a lot of ignore lists tonight. n/t

[elocs]

41. One in particular was a no-brainer. n/t

[taught_me_patience]

20. Good story about sportsmanship

This is what high school sports are about.

[tjwash]

29. Fuck sports.

nt

[damonm]

34. Back to your playpen, junior - the ADULTS are talking.

[LanternWaste]

40. I imagine that High School sports programs...

I imagine that High School sports programs, like drama programs, music programs and other extracurricular activities are all part and parcel of the fundamental quest to instill in the students concepts such as team-work, discipline, and integrity in a venue that the particular student enjoys and/or values.

And it would appear that, at least in this instance, it paid off. Rather dramatically, I might add...

[blonndee]

33. This is a touching story.

And this thread shows that there will always be jackasses who love pissin in everyone else's Cheerios just to be contentious. Yuck.

[FSogol]

36. Great story. Thanks for posting. n/t