The other coach couldn't figure out a thing to do?

I guess not, but he ended up winning any way, so why fuck with a good thing, right?

nm, the stalling team lost.
Kinda embarrassing then.

Well like he losing coach said in the video, if they had hit the threes, then they would have won and he'd have been hailed as a genius.

They lost by more points than they scored, so no, it clearly wasn't a good strategy.

They were also clearly out-matched.

Yeah, is it common to have that much of a skill gap in a state final? My school came in second in the state last year, and I think at least one of those guys is gonna be a pro. It just seems odd that such a poor team would get to the state finals.

Also, Springfield won 53-23 in the semi-finals, much more of a blowout than 16-7

off topic, but any one else think the floor of that arena looks like a puddle of dried piss? It is supposed to be a forest, i know, the color choice is just disgusting

Yes it does indeed.

No shot clock? That's an exploitable.

A good coach will look for exploitables and... well.. exploit them.

If it had worked they would fix the rules so you can't exploit anymore (much like the 3 second in the paint rule or w/e it is). It's not a big deal.

It would have been poor sportsmanship if they had won. The fact that they lost handily, just makes it embarrassing.

As an official for multiple sports: the problem isn't the strategy as much as the rules. No shot clock and no time limit for holding the ball was the problem.

This is why football has so many rules and 'official interpretations'. Coaches will bend the rules beyond their intent to try to win. Look at the A-11 offense. The rule (called the 'numbering exception' rule) used to allow for 'pass eligible numbers' to be on the offensive line when the offense lined up in scrimmage formtion (punts or field goals, but defined by the receiver of the snap to be 7 or more yards behind the LoS). This was put in place for really small schools who have to use backup TEs and WRs on special teams. Well the A-11 was used by super-sized catholic schools taking advantage of that rule. While the A-11 was banned last year by a rule change, unfortunately, the rule (for HS) says that the 'numbering exception' rule is only valid on 4th down........ so what happens when the game is on the line, there is 3 seconds left, the team is down by 2, in FG range...... and it's 1st down? Well, I guess they are screwed over.
Sorry, sidetracked, but pissed by how a knee-jerk rule change screwed people over.

So FK, with that in mind, why don't hockey teams finally bring in like an 800 lb goalie and just have him sit his fat ass in front of the net, obscuring it completely?

this would force them to make it bigger and actually make hockey worth watching once in a while.

I think that if you put a big guy there, he'd get hit with so many pucks he'd be injured in the first period. Think about it. Most goalies can block pucks with their hands or their sticks. Taking a body shot from Sydney Crosby can't feel good, especially to an 800lb'er.

And if you had to do a goalie change, it would take forever (and possible crack the ice?).

nah FK they are geared up so it doesn't matter where you get smacked, it doesn't hurt. Pay me NHL rates I'll take those shots easy.

well if you don't have a shot clock in a game, and if it's legal, then go for it.

There are equipment restrictions on goalie pads, so the whole fat goalie thing wouldn't work.

One of those crummy sports science shows put a sumo wrestler in the net and let Paros (great mustache, not so great shot) shoot on him. A fat guy doesn't take up nearly as much room as you think.

Couple of notes from an Oregonian.

First, these two teams had already played twice during the regular season and Springfield won all three games. Having already lost twice to them the coach decided on desperate measures.

I agree it is unsportsmanlike to waste clock and I am glad they lost. I imagine that they don't have a shot clock at the high school level due to the costs involved in the equipment perhaps. Just a guess.

As for the matchup, well, that is what you get with single elimination tournaments. A lesser team can get the breaks to get past better teams and end up looking silly in the end.

I watched part of the 5A boys game online and saw the Oregon Duck's floor for the first time and frankly think it looks really good. And I'm a Beaver so that is saying something. The image of the surrounding trees represents the western half of the state of Oregon very well.

"First, these two teams had already played twice during the regular season and Springfield won all three games. Having already lost twice to them the coach decided on desperate measures."
I believe that the article states that, but thanks for reiterating.

I didn't see it the first time I read through it and just rescanned it and still don't see it. But perhaps it was stated in the video that I didn't watch. Or I'm just missing it.