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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 2145890, member: 3535"] Overall I like Mike Lupica because I heard him on the radio and the guy would take calls and never be arrogant to the callers-. It's so unlike his persona and some of those shows he's on. But in this case he is out to lunch. Point 1: You do NOT let the COLLEGE players "play" at the end of games unless they are doing great. Especially when they are struggling. There is a reason why they are college players and not pros. His comparison of grown professional players vs college players is laughable. Sorry Mike I love ya-- but your point is just wrong. Point 2-- I assume Mike is part of tough northeast NBA appreciation back in 60's 70'2 80's. These teams vs the softer but athletic West was sort of a source of pride how physical the East played. In this case Mike is just taking the narrow point of view of the foul that shouldn't have been called. It's BS however. I'm sure if Mike was good at basketball/competitive too and playing a pickup game and someone was being very physical with him the whole day and he got caught with an elbow like that in the throat late in the game, I can't believe he - the tough guy-- wouldn't have thrown a punch at the other guy. He'd have done it because it's perceived a dirty play caused by the defender. You got no business going to the throat/ head. If that is how you play defense they you reap what you sow. You can't have it both ways. Mike! If the defense in the last 30 seconds is allowed to crack heads and chuck elbows to the throat that otherwise would have been grounds for throwing punches, then the defense went too far. IMO Mike should have had a little more appreciation of what a competitor from New York would have done if he or she took a shot like that in a highly competitive pickup game. The offensive player wouldn't take that crap. Because the defense went too far. If the defense is physical enough that you'd throw a punch in even a less competitive situation than what Lou was in - then it's gone too far. :) Point 3- Mike's qualifier is laughable that if UConn would have won the game - the would have been handed the game. How many close games could someone throw out a qualifier? Unfortunately Mikes just comes across as a but whiney if things weren;'t to go his way. Because-- Miss State still had a decent chance to win the game despite the call. SO to say IF UCONN scored .. . well Mike -- they just need to stop them from scoring. Stop them from scoring and please don't whine Mike. The point is-- the game wasn't given to UCONN. After the foul Miss State had to stop them. They stopped UCONN. They won. Miss State still had their chance to determine the outcome. I don't know about Miss State. But the points of the foul on Lou and a blanket statement to let the players play and comparing that to grown pros is just sooo wrong. [/QUOTE]

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