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Just last night I had a kid (JV) - team down 2 with 1 second - earn two free throws. His team was down two. Had to make both to earn OT.
I will never - EVER - forget the look of fear and panic in his face. I winked at him as I tossed the ball.
The stands were nuts with stomping and pounding. He was home team. He was the smallest kid on the floor, he was the captain of the team that night. He drains the first one. Other team calls Time.
1 shot, 1 second, 1 point down.
He was so distraut his team mates had to help him to their huddle.
Resets after TO and drains the second. Overtime.
I know that young man will tell his grandkids that story in the year 2050.
Keep foul shots in the game.
PS: They lost in OT.
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"Sports do not build character. They reveal it" - Heywood H. Broun
"Officiating does not build character. It reveal's it" - Ref Daddy
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