Basketball cliches you dont like (and other sports too)

[huskyhaven]

He's got a great motor.

 

[Dove]

The name of the game needs to be changed from basketball to netball.

Jimmy Naismith ain't walkin' through that door.

 

[Dove]

The kid is a thoroughbred.

He's an absolute stud.

What a wingspan.

 

[RichZ]

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.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I hate nba culture calling winning a title a chip. That’s so stupid.

 

[tennmike]

When a player is "in the zone' does not actually mean he is in the zone (defense).

 

[Viet Vet]

"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.

 

[Palatine]

He has ice water in his veins.

......so why isn't he dead?

 

[mussels]

Oh come on you cliche haters, where would sports announcing be without cliches?

 

[Yardigan]

"They don't need a 3 here"...when they absolutely need a 3 there

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.

 

[Yardigan]

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?

Standing on his head?

 

[cullaville]

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?

 

[JohnFSilver]

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

 

[Yardigan]

He just needs to stay within himself...

 

[dennismenace]

"It's a slam dunk". Used universally.

 

[Greathusky]

"We just have to play harder out there"

 

[temery]

Refs must have money on the game

 

[Yardigan]

Needs to just make sure he doesn't try to do too much

 

[Yardigan]

sweeper