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Old Fri Feb 23, 2018, 12:43pm
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Why leave Starter A in the game when they are up by 40 points? The clock running - or not - doesn't prevent this injury.
Also why I said "and the coach called off the dogs". Starter A got hurt late in the 4th. If the clock ran, game is over 10 minutes ago.

It's completely the coach's fault, but a running clock makes the game shorter, reducing the chance of something stupid like a pissed off kid committing an intentional/flagrant foul.
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