Kentucky kid's halfcourt shot

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His foot was on the line...

"Where do you draw the line?" He either complied with the rules, or didn't. Popular opinion is a moot issue on this. Of course, KENTUCKIANS always draw their own lines, don't they? Thank God for the Ohio River...
 
BankShot said:
His foot was on the line...

"Where do you draw the line?" He either complied with the rules, or didn't. Popular opinion is a moot issue on this. Of course, KENTUCKIANS always draw their own lines, don't they? Thank God for the Ohio River...
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It isn't exactly a clearly drawn situation. If he was feet in front of it, make him shoot it again...
 
Does an inch or two really make that much of a difference when you're taking a halfcourt shot? It's PR/entertainment and we're not talking about $1 million prize here.
 
Ya, I know...but at some point, we've gotta TEACH ourselves that RULES are RULES. When the $10k doesn't come from your pocket, this is EASY to say. However, some lessons are hard learned. Gotta wonder how far they would've budged on this...if only his heel had touched the line (w/ 3/4 of his foot in violation) would they have succumbed to popular opinion? The next guy hits the shot and is 3' past the line upon release...is his shot valid? Selective enforcement then becomes a LEGAL issue to Kroger.
 
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Fair point, but if they're going to put up the $10,000 they better assume they'll have to pay it. That should be small change for a company like Kroger. In the future, use tape or something else to clearly mark the line and emphasize it's importance before the person takes the shot.
 

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bent20 said:
Fair point, but if they're going to put up the $10,000 they better assume they'll have to pay it. That should be small change for a company like Kroger. In the future, use tape or something else to clearly mark the line and emphasize it's importance before the person takes the shot.
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Agree...those 1/2 court logos w/o a visible continuance of the division line need to outlawed by the NCAA.
 
BankShot said:
Agree...those 1/2 court logos w/o a visible continuance of the division line need to outlawed by the NCAA.
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How in the world do refs decide back court violations on these things? I know it's meant to be decorative but for christs sake. If it was even a foot in from of the line I would make him retake the shot but since it's so close on an undefined surface.
 
Bank let it go lol. People sign an agreement when they compete, so basically if someone were to step over the line in the future they would avoid any legal action against them, sign an agreement your bound by that agreement or as much as Kroger allows outside of that - in this case a few inches. Each case or shooter has his or her contract so each case can be treated differently if they chose.

Secondly, Kroger got great value here. 10k really they were the lead story on Yahoo and the video has thousands of hits - this has worked out better than they could have ever hoped. Let's say for a second the kid is 5 feet behind the line hits it. This is not a national story - more of a local story and we never hear about it. Now we can go man that Kroger - glad they stepped up and paid the guy because they certainly didn't have to do that.
 
Just because you sign an "Agreement" doesn't preclude possible legal action...physicians (among other professionals) would love to have all their clients believe this, wouldn't they?

BTW..I was a paralegal for 10 yrs. in Florida, working primarily in action involving medical malpractice and matters involving tort/personal injury.
 
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BankShot said:
Just because you sign an "Agreement" doesn't preclude possible legal action...physicians (among other professionals) would love to have all their clients believe this, wouldn't they?

BTW..I was a paralegal for 10 yrs. in Florida, working primarily in action involving medical malpractice and matters involving tort/personal injury.
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Why am I not surprised by this? You have lived a full life...
 

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