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[Smitty]

The Nequa Valley team wasn't that good - they ended up in the "4-game guarantee" bracket, so they must have lost all their games. I know they had at least 2 teams in the Varsity brackets - one was a JV team that got absolutely creamed in every game they played. I don't see how that is a good experience for a team to travel 1000 miles to get the crap beat out of them.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Smitty

The Nequa Valley team wasn't that good - they ended up in the "4-game guarantee" bracket, so they must have lost all their games. I know they had at least 2 teams in the Varsity brackets - one was a JV team that got absolutely creamed in every game they played. I don't see how that is a good experience for a team to travel 1000 miles to get the crap beat out of them.

The team I reffed was in the JV bracket but they didn't get creamed in every game they played. They only lost the first by about 15, they won the second, won their third, and then lost in the consolation round (CREAMED!! in that round!). I agree that's not a very good reason to travel that far (more like 2000 miles). I certainly wouldn't have.

But I thought they were well on their way toward doing very well. If they can get some basics a little more established, I think they could develop into a very good varsity team.

Also, do they spell their school name "N-E-Q-U-A" or "N-E-U-Q-U-A"? I thought I saw a t-shirt with that extra U in the name, and I'm rather partial to extra U's.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

The team I reffed was in the JV bracket but they didn't get creamed in every game they played. They only lost the first by about 15, they won the second, won their third, and then lost in the consolation round (CREAMED!! in that round!). I agree that's not a very good reason to travel that far (more like 2000 miles). I certainly wouldn't have.

But I thought they were well on their way toward doing very well. If they can get some basics a little more established, I think they could develop into a very good varsity team.

Also, do they spell their school name "N-E-Q-U-A" or "N-E-U-Q-U-A"? I thought I saw a t-shirt with that extra U in the name, and I'm rather partial to extra U's.

Neuqua is the proper spelling. It is pronounce "NEEQUWA" and is often spelled incorrectly as a result.

Peace

[Smitty]

That explains it, Juulie. I didn't get their JV bracket team. I did have both their natural Varsity team and the JV team they put in the Varsity bracket. That was the team that got crushed every game.

The last game of the tourney for me yesterday - my 12th game of the weekend - I get the Neuqua Valley Varsity team in a game that went into triple OT, therefore sudden death. They manage to get the tip, but the girl caught the ball about an inch on her frontcourt side, then her momentum couldn't keep her from stepping into the backcourt. The other team scored on that next possession. Tough way to lose.

So you called a backcourt violation on a jump ball & went the other way for ballgame?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

So you called a backcourt violation on a jump ball & went the other way for ballgame?

Ask yourself this - when did the jump ball end and team control begin?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

So you called a backcourt violation on a jump ball & went the other way for ballgame?

It's called letting the kids decide the game.

Mark - I wasn't questioning the officials judgement or rules knowledge, just wanted to be clear as to what the call was & how they lost.

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

It's called letting the kids decide the game.

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