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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:06 pmIs this world run by complete morons or what ?? How do these complaining idiots even get their shoes on the right foot each morning? Shouldn't the loosing coach be fired instead of penalizing the winner? Nope. Not in the world of the stupids.
Calif. HS girls basketball coach suspended after 161-2 victory
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Troy Machir @TroyMachir
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* January 16, 2015 12:01am EST
The Arroyo Valley High School girls basketball team in San Bernardino, Calif., played the Bloomington (Calif.) High School girls basketball team on Jan. 5, and the result was, well, ugly.
Arroyo Valley, one of the better teams in the region, beat winless Bloomington High 161-2.
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That's right. 161-2.
In response, Arroyo Valley's board suspended coach Michael Anderson for two games. Anderson will return to the sideline Jan. 19.
Anderson had said he tried to keep the game as even as possible despite knowing that his team was far too good for the competition. "I didn't expect them to be that bad," he said, according to the Daily Bulletin. "I'm not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn't expect my bench to play that well. I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3s."
Bloomington coach Dale Chung didn't exactly see it that way. “People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team. They should feel sorry for his (Anderson’s) team, which isn’t learning the game the right way,” Chung said.
Arroyo Valley (15-1) used a full-court trap for the entire first half, which resulted in a 104-1 halftime score. The Hawks called off the dogs, so to speak, using a halfcourt trap in the second half, much to the chagrin of Chung.
"I've known (Anderson) for about seven years," Chung said via the Daily Bulletin. "He's a great Xs and Os coach. Ethically? Not so much. He knows what he did was wrong."
The coaches tried to implement a running clock in the third quarter, but high school rules state that a running clock can't be instituted until the fourth quarter, according to the Orange County Register.
Anderson said he did approach the referees with about six minutes remaining in the third quarter to begin a running clock, but, in accordance with high school rules, officials did not use the running clock until the fourth quarter. He said he benched his starters at the half and instructed his players not to shoot the ball until the shot clock got inside of 7 seconds in the third and fourth quarters.
The Hawks had scored more than 100 points twice before the 159-point blowout, but the backlash from the thrashing resulted in a two-game suspension for Anderson.
In the first game without their head coach, the Hawks beat Indian Springs High School 80-19 on Jan. 14. The Hawks were coached by Anderson's 19-year-old son Nicholas. Anderson spent some of his time off scouting a league opponent.
All but two of the Hawks' 15 wins this season have been by at least 30 points, and nine of them by 50 points or more.
"It wasn't a good feeling (afterward)," Anderson said, via the Register. "It's not something I'm proud of. It's not something I would put on a mantel."
Calif. HS girls basketball coach suspended after 161-2 victory
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Troy Machir @TroyMachir
Email RSS
* January 16, 2015 12:01am EST
The Arroyo Valley High School girls basketball team in San Bernardino, Calif., played the Bloomington (Calif.) High School girls basketball team on Jan. 5, and the result was, well, ugly.
Arroyo Valley, one of the better teams in the region, beat winless Bloomington High 161-2.
MORE: HS sophomore soars for monster dunk | Ohio school on both sides of blowouts
That's right. 161-2.
In response, Arroyo Valley's board suspended coach Michael Anderson for two games. Anderson will return to the sideline Jan. 19.
Anderson had said he tried to keep the game as even as possible despite knowing that his team was far too good for the competition. "I didn't expect them to be that bad," he said, according to the Daily Bulletin. "I'm not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn't expect my bench to play that well. I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3s."
Bloomington coach Dale Chung didn't exactly see it that way. “People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team. They should feel sorry for his (Anderson’s) team, which isn’t learning the game the right way,” Chung said.
Arroyo Valley (15-1) used a full-court trap for the entire first half, which resulted in a 104-1 halftime score. The Hawks called off the dogs, so to speak, using a halfcourt trap in the second half, much to the chagrin of Chung.
"I've known (Anderson) for about seven years," Chung said via the Daily Bulletin. "He's a great Xs and Os coach. Ethically? Not so much. He knows what he did was wrong."
The coaches tried to implement a running clock in the third quarter, but high school rules state that a running clock can't be instituted until the fourth quarter, according to the Orange County Register.
Anderson said he did approach the referees with about six minutes remaining in the third quarter to begin a running clock, but, in accordance with high school rules, officials did not use the running clock until the fourth quarter. He said he benched his starters at the half and instructed his players not to shoot the ball until the shot clock got inside of 7 seconds in the third and fourth quarters.
The Hawks had scored more than 100 points twice before the 159-point blowout, but the backlash from the thrashing resulted in a two-game suspension for Anderson.
In the first game without their head coach, the Hawks beat Indian Springs High School 80-19 on Jan. 14. The Hawks were coached by Anderson's 19-year-old son Nicholas. Anderson spent some of his time off scouting a league opponent.
All but two of the Hawks' 15 wins this season have been by at least 30 points, and nine of them by 50 points or more.
"It wasn't a good feeling (afterward)," Anderson said, via the Register. "It's not something I'm proud of. It's not something I would put on a mantel."
