OT: St. Johns's MBB To Refrain from Postgame Handshake

[HooperScooper]

Baseball doesn’t have a handshake line.

Is there no respect there?

Do they do it in college baseball? I think that's a better comparison. I haven't been to a college baseball game in a long time so I'm not sure.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

yes Prince, most common courtesies are "artificial gestures". Point of fact, good manners are "artificial gestures". I am so glad I am middle aged. I would hate to grow up with this freaking generation.

Lol....

 

[mussels]

Baseball doesn’t have a handshake line.

Is there no respect there?

I‘m sure there is, but I‘m also sure where it exists its the result of prior coaches, and other adults emphasizing the importance of sportsmanship. I dont think it just organically happens.

So when you have an established tradition that emphasizes the right things, why kill it just because other sports don’t have the same tradition?

Should we get rid of the band and cheerleaders because baseball doesnt have them?

 

[Deepster]

I‘m sure there is, but I‘m also sure where it exists its the result of prior coaches, and other adults emphasizing the importance of sportsmanship. I dont think it just organically happens.

So when you have an established tradition that emphasizes the right things, why kill it just because other sports don’t have the same tradition?

Should we get rid of the band and cheerleaders because baseball doesnt have them?

Try to see it outside your own view. You see it as this longstanding tradition of honor and sportsmanship. I see it as a forced halfassed formality the players and fans don’t care about.

And while you brought it up, I’m shocked cheerleaders are still around. Where do you want to start the equality, DEI and misogyny discussion there?

 

[mussels]

Try to see it outside your own view. You see it as this longstanding tradition of honor and sportsmanship. I see it as a forced halfassed formality the players and fans don’t care about.

And while you brought it up, I’m shocked cheerleaders are still around. Where do you want to start the equality, DEI and misogyny discussion there?

I understand the opposing viewpoint. You asked why someone might feel differently, and I did my best to clearly answer.

So on to the cheerleaders. There are both male and female cheerleaders, everyone is fully clothed, they don’t compete but are clearly athletes, and its voluntary. Where’s the misogny?

 

[Deepster]

I understand the opposing viewpoint. You asked why someone might feel differently, and I did my best to clearly answer.

So on to the cheerleaders. There are both male and female cheerleaders, everyone is fully clothed, they don’t compete but are clearly athletes, and its voluntary. Where’s the misogny?

Not in the NFL or NBA.

They do nothing for the game other than provide perverted drunk male fans some eye candy. No?

 

[Palatine]

I think the Big East tradition is a handshake line after the game. Surprised by Pitino.

 

[mussels]

Not in the NFL or NBA.

They do nothing for the game other than provide perverted drunk male fans some eye candy. No?

Not sure I‘d go quite that far, but I’ll concede that on the continuum extending from nun to stripper, the professional cheerleader would be closer to the latter.

If they went away tomorrow I don‘t think anyone would care. Ditto all the lights lasers, and piped in sound system.

 

[jibsey]

These college cheerleaders are not the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader if you have checked lately. They are inclusive of all body types, types that would never get on a pro team so they are not sexist. For grumpy old bastards out there it’s called school spirit. The kids like it. YOU don’t like it? Too bad.
Look, this whole thing can be summed up succinctly. There are 350 college teams and all US high school basketball teams that do the handshake line. Case closed. And…….Pitino is looking for controversy and an edge for his team In a nutshell. He is also a POS.

 

[superjohn]

These college cheerleaders are not the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader if you have checked lately. They are inclusive of all body types, types that would never get on a pro team so they are not sexist.

What schools are you talking about? I watch a ton of college sports and I'm not seeing this all inclusive body type thing with the cheerleaders. Northeast schools aren't up to par with ASU and Georgia but they still look like cheerleaders.