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by zeke41 » Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:18 pm
Well, I know for a fact that the East Kentucky Miners scored 194 points in a CBA game against the Atlanta Krunk (I had 5 of them). The CBA, unlike the ABA, was recognized by FIBA (I know the ABA was not, hearing that directly from Brent Baumberger from USA Basketball).
That 194, according to my research and knowledge, was the most by a FIBA/USA Basketball "recognized" league. Personally, I think this was a classless record. We scored 45 in the 1st quarter of a game, and when talk about gong for 200 points came up during the huddle before the 2nd quarter, one of my players stepped up and said "I have a problem with that, coach!" We decided to downshift and just enjoy the game, playing some of the guys who wouldn't normally play as much.
Here's a debate we can all engage in - is this type of exposure helping or hurting minor league basketball? Any team that scores 200 points in a game is doing something very difficult, but...does it diminish the quality and perception that fans will have of minor league basketball? Does it reduce it to some sort of cheap, but entertaining magic show?
Personally, I wouldn't sit through a shalacking like that. In the ABA, Jax seems to be having a regular occurance of these types of games. They've scored 200 twice (maybe even more), and regularly score in the 150-170's, beating opponents by 50+ points (and sometimes more).
Is this a good thing?
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