southend Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Is this statement saying, on that day or over all for the season, a better team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, southend said: Is this statement saying, on that day or over all for the season, a better team? Neither is true in my opinion. It's a funny game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 New York Jets 16 Baltimore Colts 7 USA 4 USSR 3 NCS 54 Houston 52 Buster Douglass knocks out Mike Tyson George Mason vs. Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State, UConn..... Japan 3 USA 1 John Daly 91 PGA Shall I go on? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southend Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 So just lucky! For that game or event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachVeatch Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I would say the team with more TALENT doesn't always win. But if a team plays better for one night and wins, well in my not so important opinion they were the better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleDriver Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Better team always wins I believe it. The team with the point advantage at the end of any contest is the better team. Team includes coaches & players . Or shall we say program which includes coaches & players . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Single elimination tournaments are designed to crown a champion, not parse out who the best team is. In my examples above, the losers win those games 9 times out of 10. Herb Brooks said it best in his pregame speech to the US Hockey Team before the game with the USSR in 1980, if we play them 10 times, they will win 9, but not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysander Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: Single elimination tournaments are designed to crown a champion, not parse out who the best team is. In my examples above, the losers win those games 9 times out of 10. Herb Brooks said it best in his pregame speech to the US Hockey Team before the game with the USSR in 1980, if we play them 10 times, they will win 9, but not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world. I was literally just trying to cut and paste that scene from “Miracle”. ”T’night, we are da’ greatest hockey team in da’ world!” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, Lysander said: I was literally just trying to cut and paste that scene from “Miracle”. ”T’night, we are da’ greatest hockey team in da’ world!” You're just slow old man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysander Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: You're just slow old man! Add “computer illiterate” and you’ve got me covered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzoron Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said: New York Jets 16 Baltimore Colts 7 USA 4 USSR 3 NCS 54 Houston 52 Buster Douglass knocks out Mike Tyson George Mason vs. Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State, UConn..... Japan 3 USA 1 John Daly 91 PGA Shall I go on? Not that this was really an upset, or related to this thread, but I've been thinking about this while keeping an eye on reputation counts and just want a reason to post it.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Once you get to tourney season, it's all about the point in time as opposed to a stretch of time. If you can't muster enough to be the better team by the end of the gametime, all the stuff before or after doesn't really matter to that final score. Similarly, if a team has struggled all season long, that doesn't matter if you can get it together for 48 minutes on that one night. Of course, to stick around, you have to get it together for the next time too. I'll tell the players that I coach that they should be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. The gracious in defeat means not taking away from an opponent's victory over us by making excuses or talking about luck or talking about what might happen next time ... it ultimately comes down to the opponent was the better team when it mattered; when the game clock read 0:00 at the end of the 4th quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyfan Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 In all scenarios....the statement holds up. The Better Team Always Wins. If you add anything to the statement, it falls apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleDriver Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, troyfan said: In all scenarios....the statement holds up. The Better Team Always Wins. If you add anything to the statement, it falls apart. Thank you for saying what I couldnt. Well stated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Too many variables for me to buy in. Seen it too many times at all levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanka Jahari Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Temptation said: Too many variables for me to buy in. Seen it too many times at all levels. "When it comes to the play-offs, anything isn't not possible." Abe Lincolns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysander Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said: "When it comes to the play-offs, anything isn't not possible." Abe Lincolns One of my favorite quotes of Lincolns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHJIrish Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 The better team doesn't always win. For example the Indiana Pacers, yes I know it's basketball, lost to Charlotte 122-120 in OT Tuesday night but Charlotte attempted 42 free throws and the Pacers attempted 7. Sometimes there are outside forces that determine the outcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan32 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 The best team.....that night....wins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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