The Kibitzer Memorial Badass Award

[MSGRET]

I picture the city’s mayor and councilman coming out after each game to post the bad ass flag with the townspeople lingering around to hear and then applauding.
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“Caroline! Ya! Sie ist gut!”​

Been there, done that. Had 4 of those in 77 while I was at the NCO Academy in Germany. They had to carry me back to the barracks.

 

[Jingo]

I haven’t seen this much whining since they told me that Happy Hour was cancelled at the pub. Refs or no refs, a 6’1” freshman went in the paint and ate a 6’5” senior’s lunch. She out hustled and out fought our bigs To the tune of 30 points and 13 rebounds. She wanted it more then they did. Maybe she got away with some stuff that could have been called but either way, she was the most dominant, most impactful player on the court last night. Games like that are played every night in the SEC. We play one physical game in the BE, and the players cower and the fans moan about the refs. Time to get…….

Were the refs biased? Did they change the game? Liv fouled out; Morrow - the bull in the china shop - didn't. Ridiculous!

 

[AgStatesman]

May - expressing possibility. Thus May not - expressing impossibility

Guys I have a Doctorate of English Word Usage. My dissertation was on the grammatical usage of modal verbs in sentence structure. Trust me - Caroline is not eligible for the BA Award. She is disqualified. For those of you piling on the dislikes against me, know this... I will remember who you are and I will not forget!

 

[NU2BY]

@AgStatesman - Well, wouldn't the person who wrote the original rules need the same lofty specialized educational degree as you then? Because the overwhelming percentage would write cannot if they truly desired a player to be disqualified because they were the high scorer? Cannot most certainly could not be mistaken as to its meaning. May not, on the other hand, would definitely leave room for the possibility in the eyes of most members here.

Badass in the mind of most, would imply a large degree of greatness. Someone defined as "a tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person."

How would it make sense that a player should be disqualified from this award simply because they were the high scorer? It doesn't! I believe the author of the rules meant, that just being the high scorer shouldn't qualify the player for this award. That's very understandable. Caroline Ducharme was not only the high scorer, her final basket won the game, her coach called her his "go to player" and he trusted only her to have the ball in that situation. She came through for him, her teammates and all of us. Additionally, her play and steady as a rock persona inspires her teammates. She's a leader. A player who our beloved Paige Bueckers calls the "Silent Assassin." To me, and countless others, Caroline Ducharme deserves the Badass award for her accomplishments in this game.