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Basketball cliches you dont like (and other sports too)

Uconn/Cincy games were rough and tough but they were not "fistfights in a phone booth."
 
"Johnny-on-the-spot" means the ball bounced a certain way and you got lucky to be there...
 
He's a "pure athlete." As opposed to an "impure athlete," or one with chemical and/or elemental impurities?
 
"He really brought his stuff tonight." As opposed to not packing any luggage for a long road trip?
 
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Whenever a sports meathead is being interviewed, and is asked a question, and this is their immediate answer…

“No question,” followed by an answer.

Uh, meathead, it’s a question, you were asked one.
 
UCfor3 said:
"He hates to lose." I mean who likes losing? As if everyone else doesn't care and the player in question is special.
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There are definitely a lot of players like that. We talk about recruiting "winners" all the time as UConn fans, and not just guys trying to get their stats and make the NBA
 
UCfor3 said:
"He hates to lose." I mean who likes losing? As if everyone else doesn't care and the player in question is special.
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This is a good one. It reminds me of the way overused "they wanted it more". This accepts as fact the silly notion that both teams have players of exactly equal ability but one team lacked desire as a unit which accounted for the loss. We use this to explain losing to a bad team because it's easier than admitting our team is not very good.
 
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I absolutely hate all the modern, current basketball sneakers. Zero ankle protection. Might as well play in Crocs. And I don’t wanna hear a NERD tell me that the high tops from the 80’s and 90’s don’t offer more protection than the sandals that are worn today. The legends played in canvas high tops and NEVER got injured as much.
 
The name of the game needs to be changed from basketball to netball.

Jimmy Naismith ain't walkin' through that door.
 
The kid is a thoroughbred.

He's an absolute stud.

What a wingspan.
 
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The one that irks me every time I hear it is "score the ball." It literally makes no sense. The last two words are completely unnecessary.
 
When a player is "in the zone' does not actually mean he is in the zone (defense).
 
"We lacked focus" and "We were focused". What drivel.

But my all-time dislike is not spoken, it's visual. Why must directors pan the crowd/parents/teammates/coaches, etc following a scoring play? Meanwhile play continues, sometimes well beyond half-court, out of view. Show us the reactions during STOPPAGES in play.
 
Oh come on you cliche haters, where would sports announcing be without cliches?

 
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aburks41 said:
"They don't need a 3 here"...when they absolutely need a 3 there
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This is the worst. 85% of the time an announcer says it, everyone watching knows either:
  • it's over already, and they needed threes the last three trips, or
  • they absolutely need a three.
 
AzHusky said:
This is used a lot in hockey, when a goalie gives up a bad goal and they say, "He wasn't ready for that shot." What is he doing in net if he isn't ready?
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Standing on his head?
 
exit velocity

Baseball announcers (especially the Mets) are enamored with exit velocity. Exit velocity is meaningless. A ball hit with an exit velo of 100 but is caught is an out, A ball ht with an exit velo of 75 but drops in for a hit is a hit,

Which is better?
 
How about when you lose a game the talk is about heart and the other teams wanting it more .
 
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