Post here when coaches do something stupid-- the draft
10-09-2017
, 02:36 AM
you're quite right that Gretzky was old and washed up by that point, he retired the following year. and he also was notoriously bad on breakaways during his career (think he even admitted as much during his prime).
of course Gretzky didn't help matters at all by pouting on the bench like a baby back *****, really hanging Crawford out to dry. think he's carried on like that ever since. i get being a competitor and getting mad about it, but come on.
plus it wouldn't have mattered, nobody was beating Hasek those days, dude was an absolute animal.
and in that 1998 Olympic tournament:
stopped 17/17 shots vs Finland
21/23 shots vs Kazakhstan
29/31 shots vs Russia
38/39 shots vs USA (quarterfinal)
29/30 shots vs Canada, and 5/5 in the shootout (semifinal)
20/20 shots vs Russia (final)
so just 154/160 in the tournament for a 0.99gaa & .963sv%
(0.65gaa & .979sv% in the knockout round)
also, 1 goal in that spot would have just brought us even in the shootout, not won the damn game. and we shot first.
(and then we got wrecked by something called Ari Sulander in the bronze medal game, sure forgot about that one... lol)
10-09-2017
, 10:37 AM
12-01-2019
, 08:10 PM
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Gonna go way off the board here, but this is perhaps my favorite botching of the clock of all time-- OF ALL TIME.
The Coach
Just look at that turd. Shaved head, mustache, fat, he looks like every dumb gym teacher you've ever had. How is he toiling away at a ****ty ACC school and not being groomed as the heir apparent to FAT MIKE? He deserves a bigger stage.
The Situation
So, you didn't watch this game. It's all right, I didn't watch the first 58 minutes of this game either, but all the other noon games had ended and I saw that BC and Wake Forest were locked in a thrilling 3-0 battle, so I flipped over for the final few minutes, and boy was I rewarded.
After trading turnovers deep in Wake Forest territory, BC started off the final drive of the game with 1st and 10 from the Wake 11 with 56 seconds to go, down 3-0 as I said earlier. After establishing twice, BC found themselves with first and goal at the 1.
Now in college, the clock stops after a first down, so this should be a fairly simple situation for a well coached team. Ideally they would simply line up and run a play quickly, preferably a quick throw into the end zone. Seems like a good time for a FADE to me.
Now a team that has mediocre coaching might not be prepared for a situation like. OK, not great, but they could have lined up and immediately spiked it. They waste a down, but then they could huddle up and THINK ABOUT IT and still probably get three plays off. Not ideal, but an acceptable outcome.
But alas, that was not the plan either. Instead, sheer confusion was the order of the day. It's a shame I can't find the full clip as the confusion prior to snapping the ball was the best part. According to ESPN, they had first and goal with 29 seconds to go. You'll notice in the clip that they snapped it with 18 seconds to go. So yeah, they let a full 11 seconds plus however long the clock was stopped for run off. NOT GREAT BOB STEVE.
However, they still could have easily salvaged this situation. 18 seconds is cutting it slightly close, but they could have gotten four plays off if they went quick. They did not go quick.
Instead, in the finest tradition of terrible coaches, Fat Steve decided to ESTABLISH. Sadly for him but hilariously for us, the BC running back was stoned in the backfield and dropped for a loss, and the remaining time ticked away as the Wake Forest defense slowly took their time getting off the pile. As the hilarious cherry on top, just after the clock stuck 0:00 BC finally was able to snap the ball and attempt a futile spike. I don't think I will ever see a team butcher a clock this badly ever again, nor do I even think it's possible.
And finally, let's hear it from all three people who caught the end of the game in the gameday thread, with a special appearance from brother of Dudd Joe Pulaski.
The Coach
Just look at that turd. Shaved head, mustache, fat, he looks like every dumb gym teacher you've ever had. How is he toiling away at a ****ty ACC school and not being groomed as the heir apparent to FAT MIKE? He deserves a bigger stage.
The Situation
So, you didn't watch this game. It's all right, I didn't watch the first 58 minutes of this game either, but all the other noon games had ended and I saw that BC and Wake Forest were locked in a thrilling 3-0 battle, so I flipped over for the final few minutes, and boy was I rewarded.
After trading turnovers deep in Wake Forest territory, BC started off the final drive of the game with 1st and 10 from the Wake 11 with 56 seconds to go, down 3-0 as I said earlier. After establishing twice, BC found themselves with first and goal at the 1.
Now in college, the clock stops after a first down, so this should be a fairly simple situation for a well coached team. Ideally they would simply line up and run a play quickly, preferably a quick throw into the end zone. Seems like a good time for a FADE to me.
Now a team that has mediocre coaching might not be prepared for a situation like. OK, not great, but they could have lined up and immediately spiked it. They waste a down, but then they could huddle up and THINK ABOUT IT and still probably get three plays off. Not ideal, but an acceptable outcome.
But alas, that was not the plan either. Instead, sheer confusion was the order of the day. It's a shame I can't find the full clip as the confusion prior to snapping the ball was the best part. According to ESPN, they had first and goal with 29 seconds to go. You'll notice in the clip that they snapped it with 18 seconds to go. So yeah, they let a full 11 seconds plus however long the clock was stopped for run off. NOT GREAT BOB STEVE.
However, they still could have easily salvaged this situation. 18 seconds is cutting it slightly close, but they could have gotten four plays off if they went quick. They did not go quick.
Instead, in the finest tradition of terrible coaches, Fat Steve decided to ESTABLISH. Sadly for him but hilariously for us, the BC running back was stoned in the backfield and dropped for a loss, and the remaining time ticked away as the Wake Forest defense slowly took their time getting off the pile. As the hilarious cherry on top, just after the clock stuck 0:00 BC finally was able to snap the ball and attempt a futile spike. I don't think I will ever see a team butcher a clock this badly ever again, nor do I even think it's possible.
And finally, let's hear it from all three people who caught the end of the game in the gameday thread, with a special appearance from brother of Dudd Joe Pulaski.