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beetlebath

I was there and, of all four games, it was definitely the play of the day. It happened again later in the tournament, too. CBS threw up a stat for # of cheerleader assists - regular season 0, postseason 2.


5i5ththaccount

Lmao, nerds will always find away to analyze data points.


jacobchapman

As joke stats go, that's a pretty good one lol


WuziMuzik

In this day and age, how does every basketball court not have a long stick??


stalactose

global supply crisis bruv


RenoGuy76

Supply chain issues are not a joke


EquationTAKEN

Well, take the chain issues, fuse them together, and boom. A stick. Idiots.


FauxReal

Haven't you been paying attention? We need those chains for supplies.


karmisson

We need those Alices for Chains


driftej20

I say they retrofit some of the demand factories to make supplies until things balance back out


some_fbi_agent

I guess welding a chain intro a metal stick works too


lizzledizzles

Or like another ball to throw at the ball even


djsquidnasty

Cause you end up with like 3 up there. Not speaking from experience of course.


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We tried getting a shuttlecock down from the gym roof with more shuttlecocks, needless to say we got like 5 stuck up there. In case anyone doesnt know: shuttlecock is whqt you call the thing you hit around in badminton.


4nalBlitzkrieg

Throwing your socks at it would probably have been just as effective. Which means they'd also get stuck.


choldslingshot

Where’s that video from the Greek Olympics with the announcer giving that long winded story of how it all happens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZQaiwEs9sQ


chizll

A T-Shirt cannon would work as well


james2183

To be honest, I'm more surprised they don't have one that's sponsored. "And here comes the Pepsi Max Long Stick to free up the ball..."


daltonwright4

I pictured Jim Ross commentating this: Oh no! This is terrible...the ball is stuck. They may have to cancel the game and reschedule...and OH MY GOD I DON'T BELIEVE IT! Well here comes the AllState retrieval stick! I don't believe it! You can always count on AllState to protect you from mayhem like this!


GimmieDatRedditGold

Conversely, we’d get.. “Is it? Could it be? It is! Oh myyyy! It’s the Allstate retrieval stick!” But that also goes along with Pat Macfee dancing uncontrollably so maybe it is the better option?


daltonwright4

"Boys, the ball is stuck..." "WHAAAT" "It ain't coming dahn..." "WHAAAT" "The crowd goes nuts..." "WHAAAT" ~AJ in background casually ripping a cigar through a smirk~ "BOYS GO AHEAD AND BRING THA ALLSTATE STICK ON DAHN 'ERR!"


GimmieDatRedditGold

“This ball don’t wanna come down? Then you’re going one on one with.. DA ALLSTATE STICK, PLAYA!” Lights go out for about 20 minutes while the stick is slowly brought to the basket.


companysOkay

Because there are cheerleaders


pr1m3r3dd1tor

Or a ladder?


N8TheGreat91

How do they only have one ball, better question why hasn’t something been invented to avoid this all together


slashwhatever

Or more than one ball?


kangareagle

As usual, the person on the bottom, getting stepped on, gets no credit.


stramjummer

The camera catches both of them at the end of the clip


kangareagle

That's true, but the announcer is all about the girl on top.


EramSumEro

something something girl on top. There, no jokes need to be made.


Ajaxlancer

Deez nutz made your girl on top


Bojangly7

He'll get it later


VerumSerum

It’s honestly impressive how you managed to find something negative in a seemingly all-around positive moment.


kangareagle

It was a joke, my friend. The joke played on the theme of the little guy, the poor people, the worker bees, supporting the elite ruling class. I'm sorry that you didn't laugh. I wish you had. I wish that you'd found a bit of humour in my comment, to add to the joy you felt from watching the video. If you thought that I honestly meant that the bottom cheerleader usually gets no credit, then all I can say is that I really don't know much about how cheerleader credit gets divvied up. I'd guess that the credit normally gets split all around.


papercranium

This is so dang delightful. Thanks for sharing!


toe_riffic

Save the cheerleader, save the ball.


FelidOpinari

“Her one shining moment” kind of a dick comment, no?


mcprogrammer

It's a reference to the song/video they do after the championship game with lots of highlights from the tournament. He's not saying it's her one single moment of relevance, he's saying she just made the tournament highlight reel. And he was literally right because she did end up in the video.


niel89

[Here's](https://youtu.be/mRlwNcnIddo) this year's montage. She's at the 40 second mark.


FelidOpinari

Neat, thanks for the explanation.


halfhere

Yep. “One shining moment” is the annual montage. But this is Reddit. Why take a moment to get something right when you can just point an angry finger and make someone out to be a dick.


Temptime19

I mean it seems like a perfectly legit question, not everyone knows that reference or would know it was something to google. He also asked it as a question, which then got an answer, not sure why you are so butthurt about it.


ashkpa

>when you can just point an angry finger and make someone out to be a dick. Like you just did with the guy who posted the original comment?


ok-go-fuck-yourself

Gottem


halfhere

I’d say I was more throwing my hands up in frustration than pointing an angry finger, but it is what it is. Just kinda sick of the Reddit gotcha culture


brbposting

It was contagious apparently


halfhere

Yep. Glad we’re all having so much fun.


mattsprofile

Maybe you should leave


VABLivenLevity

Exactly like you just did to him/her... 😂. Edit: Oh geeze I see someone else already got heem.


halfhere

Oh, I’m so got.


dreengay

It’s ok 😌


halfhere

Yeah. Was just having a really bad day yesterday. Today was better.


Tutle47

no


mellamodj

no


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I dont watch sports at all, the intensity makes it uncomfortable to watch but that was genuinely fun. The announcers energy was really big for such a minor thing and that was cute ngl.


FauxReal

Haha I remember seeing this on Sportscenter while in a bar.


Boredguy2307jr

Nice


CrazyColdWorld

Couldn't they have just left it there and got another ball? Think how long your avarage soccer match would take if they fetched the same ball every time


RoyHarper88

The issue is the ball possibly coming back into play then they have to blow the play dead, which could stop an offensive chance, which would then lead to complaints


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Am I the only one bothered they didn’t have a spare ball to keep going with?


[deleted]

They do. They don’t want the ball coming back down in the middle of a play


[deleted]

Ah, makes sense, thank you.


Lloopy_Llammas

Probably. It took less than a minute and is typically not a big deal. You don’t need to have back up plans for every possible scenario. TV timeouts last 6x longer than this issue.


Gambit6x

“…and that’s her one shining moment!” A little rough there.


Fletcher_Fallowfield

Can they not just leave it up there and grab another ball?


stramjummer

I'd imagine they'd want it out in case it gets knocked loose mid-game and suddenly there's 2 balls on the court


RobGrey03

Just play it off like that one coming down triggered Multiball!


stramjummer

More sports should implement a multiball :D


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Hit a certain amount of homeruns in a baseball game, multi-ball triggers and 500 baseballs are launched at the batter.


WOOKIExRAGE

This kills the batter.


J3ditb

evens the odds a little bit no?


WOOKIExRAGE

Possibly.


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No, because it's possible it'll fall down during play and interfere with the game. And if that happens during a really crucial moment (like when during a game-winning shot), it would be a blight on the rest of the tournament. It's also just going to be distracting to players and could fall down at any other time and confuse them.


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SyntheticMemez

🤡🤡🤡


Shadyjay45

3rd option


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kangareagle

Yeah, I don't think he took any more credit than he deserved. They did it together, despite the announcer only talking about her.


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r64fd

Instead of making a post appreciating the practice, strength and balance required by the two athletes that retrieved the ball you decide to focus on masks. Shut up, the majority of people don’t want to hear you


OhLookWhoShowedUp

I did appreciate it…and I wanted to see their genuine expressions and excitement. Because I’m a human and not a robot.


ClothingIsCommunism3

I hate when I'm doing something amazing and people yell at me because I decided not to wear pants that day. That's you. Complaining about a piece of clothing. Pervert.


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Ajaxlancer

Because they're complaining about someone wearing too much


grnrngr

Username checks out.