Thursday, January 20, 2011

It's a physical game

Julian's team won big today, 56 - 16.  Julian had 6 pts and 2 assists.  But my blog today is not about their victory.  I have a question for everyone, are you allow to cry in a basketball game?  Julian took someone out of the game today at beginning of the second half.  They were on offense and Julian was down low, got the ball just under the basket.  This boy who is a bit taller than Julian came up behind him to stick him.  So Julian, remember what Ryan and I taught him thinking to himself that this guy is as big as I am so I better bump him a little harder, dribble the ball once, use his shoulder to bump this guy to make room for himself and lay up, the ball went it.  Perfect play in the paint, that's how it's done.  While he's was going up for the lay up, he heard the boy fell behind him, ug oh, I'm going to fall on him.  I don't want to step on him so I'm going to lift my leg but I'm going to fall on him.  Their big bodies tangled and Julian got up and the other boy remain on the ground, hurt and crying.  It took him like 10 minutes to get up and the crowd clapped but he was out the rest of the game.  The coach gave him a bandage.  Personally, an injury that a bandage can fix should not keep you out of the game.  On the way out after the game, one of the dad from the other team was behind Julian and me.  I heard him saying things like 'he's probably 6'2", 200 lbs' and I thought he was talking about how rough Julian was so I said to Julian 'he's a sore loser'.  Came to find out he was talking about the boy who was crying.  I didn't hear the last part of his sentence which was 'on the floor crying'.  He was saying, 'he's probably 6'2", 200 lbs, on the floor crying like a baby'  and he said it like 5 times.  Now it make sense, thinking back in the game, after the incident, his daughter fell and immediately, he yelled to his daughter 'GET UP'.  Funny, but really, can you cry in a basketball game?

2 comments:

SeeMyBestFinds! said...

hmmm, no. If he is really in pain and couldn't help it then I say ok, he can cry. But Julian should say sorry about that at some point I guess. Or maybe Julian can help the other boy up. That will show good sportsmanship. Good coaching Ryan & Shi.

Gaw said...

No, no sorry. That's the game. Help him up is fine but I don't think he could have gotten up anyway. He's always been a cry baby. I know how he is.