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OT: Cooley Suspended from Georgetown

businesslawyer said:
Look, he says the family he hit are friends, so I'm sure that the one game suspension is the end of it (barring the child having been seriously injured which does not appear to be the case). But when you throw an object into the crowd, he almost certainly had no intent to hit that child, or probably anyone, but he acted recklessly in throwing an object into a dense crowd where you would have had to not care that the effect of your act very well might have been injuring someone. If the District wanted to prosecute the crime, they would have every right to do so and most likely would be able to get a conviction. (And in the case of the lawyer who threw the sandwich in DC, one, that probably was an assault but the jury wouldn't have it for political reasons, and if it wasn't an assault it's because there is no reason to think you could harm someone by throwing a grinder at them, while if you throw a bottle of fluid the risk of harming someone who gets hit by it is much, much greater.)
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Better tell fans to stop throwing hats on the ice.

Better tell NFL players to stop throwing footballs into the stands after TDs.

Better tell NBA players to be careful throwing sweatbands in the crowd.

The fact that MLB stadiums have to post alerts about foul balls is crazy.

I don’t dispute your legal arguments, I agree with them.

I just can’t stand the notion that everything that can be litigated should be because it’s an opportunity to cash in. Exposes more about the person than the situation.

But hey, I’ll go yell at the wind now.
 
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Well it didn’t go away quietly today. Was on national news with NBC both morning and night. Of course it is the whole “hit a kid” thing that is keeping it alive.

Bottle don’t lie.
 
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Interesting. 40 years ago, Bobby Knight got suspended one game for throwing a chair on the court. Apparently that’s 1/3 as bad as hitting a little kid in the face with a water bottle.
 
My take may be a little different. I get the bottle was empty, and his throw was way off, but you still just can't haul off and throw something in the crowd.
Calhoun was suspended 3 games for 'failure to create an atmosphere of compliance". I don't care who he hit, he should be gone for 5 games. For his sake and Georgetown's sake, I hope it was a fan, because he opened them up to a potential lawsuit. It is not a good look.
Finally, no one is commenting on the throw itself. Look where his eyes are and where the bottle goes. I would say Cooley throws like a girl, but after watching it a few times, that would be really insulting to half the population.
 
Spaceman213J said:
My take may be a little different. I get the bottle was empty, and his throw was way off, but you still just can't haul off and throw something in the crowd.
Calhoun was suspended 3 games for 'failure to create an atmosphere of compliance". I don't care who he hit, he should be gone for 5 games. For his sake and Georgetown's sake, I hope it was a fan, because he opened them up to a potential lawsuit. It is not a good look.
Finally, no one is commenting on the throw itself. Look where his eyes are and where the bottle goes. I would say Cooley throws like a girl, but after watching it a few times, that would be really insulting to half the population.
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He was pissed off because his team played like crap and he took out his anger in a childish way. It’s the same reason I will only play golf once with someone who throws his clubs.
 
Deepster said:
Interesting. 40 years ago, Bobby Knight got suspended one game for throwing a chair on the court. Apparently that’s 1/3 as bad as hitting a little kid in the face with a water bottle.
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It's complicated ... but here's a response - it isn’t what you throw, it’s how well you throw it

Accuracy = leadership
Errant release = enhanced penalties

Also worth noting: the chair incident occurred in a closed economic ecosystem of tax-paying adults who buy courtside tickets, drink beer, and stimulate local GDP.

The water bottle incident involved a minor who, respectfully, does not yet contribute to payroll taxes, consumer spending, or NIL collectives.

Different risk profile. Different actuarial tables.

Bottom line: if you’re going to lose your temper courtside, do it with veteran-level mechanics and proper audience selection
 
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Edward Sargent said:
He was pissed off because his team played like crap and he took out his anger in a childish way. It’s the same reason I will only play golf once with someone who throws his clubs.
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I remember playing at Crestbrook Gofl Course in Watertown, CT. I think it is the 6th hole now, but it used to be part of the back nine before they switched. It's a par 5 with a little creek in the middle and a cluster of woods to the right. My friend hit a ball down there and there people up on the green so I went into the cluster of trees to look for balls. I found 4 broken clubs, including one partly wrapped around a tree. I would loved to have known the story behind that.
 
Spaceman213J said:
For his sake and Georgetown's sake, I hope it was a fan, because he opened them up to a potential lawsuit.
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The article said Cooley knows the family.

I'll say this again, if the kid or his mom weren't hurt what exactly is the lawsuit? You have to show some kind of loss or pain and suffering. Assault? You have to show it was intentional. Highly doubt Cooley was trying to hit the kid with the bottle because he wanted to hurt him.

It's a bad look and Cooley deserves to be suspended and or fined. But sued? For what? For being a hot head?
 
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Spaceman213J said:
I remember playing at Crestbrook Gofl Course in Watertown, CT. I think it is the 6th hole now, but it used to be part of the back nine before they switched. It's a par 5 with a little creek in the middle and a cluster of woods to the right. My friend hit a ball down there and there people up on the green so I went into the cluster of trees to look for balls. I found 4 broken clubs, including one partly wrapped around a tree. I would loved to have known the story behind that.
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It was probably Judge Smails….

 
HooperScooper said:
The article said Cooley knows the family.

I'll say this again, if the kid or his mom weren't hurt what exactly is the lawsuit? You have to show some kind of loss or pain and suffering. Assault? You have to show it was intentional. Highly doubt Cooley was trying to hit the kid with the bottle because he wanted to hurt him.

It's a bad look and Cooley deserves to be suspended and or fined. But sued? For what? For being a hot head?
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Reckless endangerment?
Kid cowers when he sees a water bottle.
Kid is now afraid to leave the house.
Mother has to hire staff to stay with the kid when she's not home.
BUT, since they were in the second row, they know somebody who knows somebody, so this will end with no trauma and the woman will get two tickets to every home game for the next two seasons.............
 
Scrutineer said:
Reckless endangerment?
Kid cowers when he sees a water bottle.
Kid is now afraid to leave the house.
Mother has to hire staff to stay with the kid when she's not home.
BUT, since they were in the second row, they know somebody who knows somebody, so this will end with no trauma and the woman will get two tickets to every home game for the next two seasons.............
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This sounds as bad as Brian Walshe's lame defense that he panicked when his wife died in her sleep and he chopped up her body and disposed of it in multiple locations in Eastern Massachusetts. Maybe the mother should hire Brian Walshe's attorney. 😂
 
Scrutineer said:
Kid is now afraid to leave the house.
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And perpetually dehydrated due to his fear of water.

Blazing Heat Wave GIF
 
I remember the time Coach Calhoun took chewing gum out of his mouth and threw it across the court as play moved on up the other end. No one was hit or was their a target and the boy under the basket, who wipes up sweat from the floor, quickly removed the ball of gum - end if story.
 
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Chief00 said:
I remember the time Coach Calhoun took chewing gum out of his mouth and threw it across the court as play moved on up the other end. No one was hit or was their a target and the boy under the basket, who wipes up sweat from the floor, quickly removed the ball of gum - end if story.
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Not true!

That is not at all "end if story". I was at that game, gave the guy $10 for that piece of, now legendary, ABC guy from the mouth of the legendary Jim Calhoon, spat out and hurled, in legendary fashion, across the court, retrieved, and hermetically sealed in a custom fashioned lucite box in an inert nitrogen atmosphere, and in a climate controlled atmosphere, protected from UV radiation....

What am I bid?
 
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