December 04, 2006
Local Division III College Team Scores 200 Points, Feasts On Innards Of Opponents In Refreshing Post-Game Meal
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And, uh, they did, to the tune of a 201-78 victory Marion, setting boatloads of NCAA records in the process. Sam Wylie shot 44 times in just 24 minutes, setting a record with 21 three-pointers. The Lions also set a record for margin of victory, previously held by Eureka College in a 1989 game against a school called Borat. (Eureka vs. Borat: A game for the ages.)
Strangely, though, no one to my knowledge has yet asked Lincoln head coach Garfield Yuille why he decided to press the entire game. (Even worse, he didn't put in any white players! Erhm.) Yes, despite scoring 97 points in the first half, the Lions decided to press the obviously overmatched Marion team the entire game. Of course, Wylie has an explanation for that:
"Our coach tells us to go out there and kill opponents with an ax. We score most of our points off defense pressure. That's the way we played today. We pressed the whole game. Sure, some people might look at it like we ran it up, but we play like we practice."
Some people might look like you ran it up? Although I do get it now. You practice to prepare for games, and then when the game is already in hand in record fashion, you just turn it into a practice! And kill your opponents with an ax!
All of Lincoln University must be proud.
Lincoln sets D-III record for points in game, half [ESPN.com]
Posted by D-Mac on December 4, 2006 09:32 AM
Posted to Axes
, Basketball
, Lincoln University
, Sami Wylie
, Sportsmanship
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The NBA? Are you kidding me? This kid has about as much chance to make it in the NBA as I do at becoming president. This was a deplorable act by a classless institution. A disgrace to collegiate athletics.
I believe in playing how you practice, and playing to win, but come on. At some point during this game this guy has to have the rationality to realize what he is doing. OSU-Marion had six players. SIX! The Lincoln coach said he had 18 on his bench.
This really was a detestible act by what I'm having trouble with even calling a "university." Read Lincoln University's mission statement, what a joke. I think this whole institution is a joke.
Hey coach if you think that game was a waste of time, I'm sure I could round up four guys from my local YMCA and return the favor.
What a joke. This university should be ashamed of itself. I have zero respect for anyone associated with this dump.
Posted by: Scott at December 5, 2006 11:20 AM
Well, sports aren't just about exercise, they're also about learning valuable lessons, such as destroying your enemies and crushing those weaker than you. If the kid doesn't make it to the NBA, at least he has a career in politics.
Posted by: ChrisV82 at December 4, 2006 03:25 PM